Natural Building
OCTOBER 16, 2019
Rebecca Tasker, with a crew of apprentices, is building two straw bale houses near Escondido, California. People like sustainability,” Tasker said. Another sustainable feature of the houses will be a rainwater capture system that will collect 600 gallons for every inch of rain. So the building project is also a teaching site.
Natural Building
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Believe it or not, straw bale houses are some of the few that survived some of the California fires,” she said. Meanwhile, the former co-chairwoman of the Victor Sustainability Advisory Committee will carry on in her role as U.S. I’ve been in the world of sustainability for 10 years now. Draper said no.
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ENR Construction
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Symbolizing Cal Poly Pomona’s commitment to sustainability, this facility sets a new standard for LEED Platinum buildings for the entire California State University system.
Green Building Law Update
DECEMBER 29, 2014
DD Green is a green building certification program that will assist franchisees build sustainable, energy efficient restaurants. The five stages of the DD Green program include Site Development, Store Efficiency, Healthy Indoors, Sustainable Operations and Innovation and Community. 7th Street in Long Beach, California.
BD+C
MAY 6, 2024
Photo courtesy Skanska Sustainability is a priority on this project, so to reduce our carbon emissions, we are using regionally sourced wood for the roof of the project. Sustainability components include views of the outdoors for nearly all 43 workstations, and low or no emission material maintains healthier indoor air quality.
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 2, 2018
The San Dieguito Earl Warren Middle School project in Solana Beach replaces the original 1954 facility with a sustainable and high-tech learning environment.
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Trish Donnally MFPRO+ Blog Higher Education University Buildings Multifamily Housing Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Student Housing Designers Architects Projects Sustainable Development To say the United States is facing an affordable housing crisis is a major understatement. And that’s just California. It gets worse.
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