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Reed Construction Data announced today that the year-to-date value of U.S. construction starts through September 2007, excluding residential contracts, totaled $233.6 billion, 17.9% higher than in 2006 and down 8.6% from August. Because September is seasonally weaker than August, the month-to-month decline may not include any negative impact spilling over from the liquidity problems set off by the collapse of the subprime residential mortgage market.
Building Integrated Photovoltaics offers the potential to incorporate solar electricity generation into the very fabric of buildings, starting with its architectural design.
Reusing and recycling construction and demolition waste is the “environmentally friendly” thing to do, and could also result in cost savings.
A new and innovative component of the green building movement is building deconstruction, an alternative to demolition for the removal of unwanted structures.
The Xeros project is sited within a 1950s-era neighbourhood, where Phoenix’s urban grid is overtaken by the organic landforms of the North Mountain Preserve. Located at the end of two dead-end streets, the Xeros residence is positioned upon the upward slope of a double lot facing the mountain preserve to the north and the city centre to the south.
Building code changes, evolving materials and technologies are just some of the items required on a building checklist.
Passive ventilation and natural cooling are combined with mechanical systems to create healthier indoor environments and even better energy efficiency.
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The RAIC will be offering a course to enable architects, engineers and others in the industry to understand how to offer fully integrated project delivery using this powerful new tool.
Chesterfield Farms is working to recycle yard trimmings and wood waste into growing media for planting, green roof applications and bio-retention purposes.
