Here you will find a list of Green related articles.
Not too long before summer rolled around, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) introduced their online green building certification process, LEED Version 3 (LEED v3). Designed with a better user experience in mind, LEED v3 consists of three main components.
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In any business, large or small, there is one mantra that gets chanted over and over anytime the economy goes even a little weak: cut costs. Of course when the economy completely tanks and ordinary citizens start wondering if they should keep their money in their mattresses instead of the major banks, the mantra does seem to get noticeably louder.
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Except for the manufacture of solar energy equipment, collecting and using solar energy results in none of the greenhouse or acid gas emissions associated with the combustion of fossil fuels.
Building green needs to get easier. From both an environmental and technological perspective, the building industry has made incredible strides forward, but we’re not there yet. Ratings systems like LEED, CHPS and others that require specific metrics from products have set the bar for responsible building. And while BIM sets the standard for how we’ll work tomorrow, simplifying the documentation process that proves we’ve done the right thing needs to be integrated into that process.
RCD delivered strong results in the first half of 2009 and has shown a strategy, product portfolio and business model in recent years that closely aligns with the rest of the Reed Elsevier group. RCD has added to that a level of performance which has enabled us to both deliver growth and instill confidence in our future potential.
Certified wood should be used for any wood application for which it is available. Certified wood comes from well-managed forests that seek to balance the sometimes competing economic, community and environmental concerns associated with lumber harvesting and production.
How can you as a contractor increase your chances of being invited to bid on a project in this competitive market? Here are a few tips from those in the business.
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