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The importance of selecting healthy materials for K-12 projects

BD+C

The importance of selecting healthy materials for K-12 projects 0 qpurcell Mon, 09/30/2024 - 13:17 K-12 Schools Clark Nexsen interior designers Anna Claire Beethoven and Brittney Just, CID, IIDA, LEED Green Associate, share why it is imperative to specify healthy building materials in K-12 schools.

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Sustainable solutions: Integrating green roofing and insulation

Construction Specifier

While there are many innovative materials and design principles that can help improve a structure’s sustainability, one trending practice is the implementation of green roofs. What are green roofs? A green roof (also known as a rooftop garden) is a layer of vegetation grown on the roof surface.

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Taos Builder Strives to Work with Green Materials

Natural Building

In 1995, he and his wife bought land near Taos and built the first of many straw bale homes that they would design and fabricate; theirs was off-the-grid. With highly insulative materials homes require fewer inputs of hot and cold air.

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Innovative Approaches to Industrial Construction Project Management

Construction Marketing

This has obviously led to large-scale improvements in the way structures are designed and building materials are fabricated. Sure, adding solar panels, PV windows, the best insulation for exterior walls , and water harvesting are all wonderful ideas for creating green buildings.

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MATERIALS FOR FORMWORK

The Constructor

Timber: This is the most common material used for bracing members to the form face. Steel: Steel is also used in pre-fabricated formwork. Purpose made steel forms are fabricated when dimensional tolerances are critical, or when the forms are planned to be re-used. Like plywood, it can be easily cut to size on site.

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Enterprise Green Communities Criteria Being Updated

Green Building Law Update

In 2015 the use of LEED v4 will become mandatory, a new 2015 International Green Construction Code will be available, an updated ASHRAE 189.1 will be published, the new ICC 700 National Green Building Standard will be approved, and there will be a 2015 Enterprise Green Communities Criteria. Location + Neighborhood Fabric, 3.

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Build lean, clean, and green: Exploring off-site heavy timber construction

Construction Specifier

Heavy timber stands out as a sustainable building material and is embraced by builders worldwide. Monitored manufacturing settings equipped with precise fabrication tools, automated processes, and standardized workflows create quality control (QC) and consistency levels that surpass what is possible on a construction site.

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