Natural Building

MARCH 12, 2020

I attended my first natural building workshop in Oregon in 1993. Building with locally-harvested materials reduces GHG emissions from both the manufacturing and transportation sectors, sometimes nearly to zero. Incorporating wood, straw and other plant materials into long-lasting buildings also helps sequester carbon.

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Materials Sustainability Travel Regulation 97

Pro Builder

JANUARY 9, 2023

Square footage: 390 sf Builder/Remodeler (entrant): New Urban Home Builders, Grand Rapids Architect + Interior Designer: Deidre Interiors, Grand Rapids Green Verifier: GreenEdge of Michigan , Holland, Mich. Green Verifier/Rater: Moffet Energy Modeling , Tualatin, Ore. Photographer: Geoff Shirley Photography. had a vision.

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Jacksonville Remodeling Design Housing 98

Construction Specifier

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

From Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon, many cities are contending with government and school buildings from the last century, built with solid masonry bearing walls. Many are leaking,” according to Carmi Bee, FAIA, of RKTB Architects.

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Portland New York Concrete Foundation 52

Natural Building

MAY 2, 2021

Learn skills, techniques, and design theory to create your own beautiful, durable, energy-efficient home from local and site-harvested materials. This workshop teaches a wide variety of techniques that you can choose depending on your climate and local material availability.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 19, 2013

The IEER report has implications for SMR companies headquartered—or with planned test sites—in Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee. This is because the surface area per kilowatt of capacity, which dominates materials cost and much of the labor cost, goes up as reactor size is decreased.

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United States Risk South Carolina Industrial 49

Business Facilities

AUGUST 1, 2014

Most of the states that were clobbered by the housing market collapse, including Florida, Nevada, California and Oregon, made it into the top 10 in our Employment Recovery Leaders ranking. They were joined by Rust Belt giants Michigan and Ohio, which rode the wave of a resurgent U.S. automotive industry. Herbert told us. Far West U.S.

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Construction Test

MAY 5, 2020

In keeping with his devotion to timber as a building material, Kuma’s design of the hotel’s lobby is infused with wood as a means of crafting a calm, elegant and distinctively Japanese environment for guests. JAPANESE GARDEN CULTURAL VILLAGE, PORTLAND, OREGON, US. Bamboo Entrance to Nezu Museum. Photo: Getty Images.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 14, 2017

Designed by The Poggemeyer Design Group of Bowling Green, OH, the warehouse featured several elements that optimize energy efficiency while minimizing operating cost, as well as long-term maintenance cost. For example, Oregon based Townsend Farms, a leading grower, buyer, processor and shipper of frozen fruits throughout the U.S.,

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Industrial Indiana New Jersey Products 60

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

Sales and Use Tax Exemptions: Alabama also has statutory exemptions from sales and use tax: Raw materials used by manufacturers or compounders. The refund is eligible for taxes paid on construction materials, and machinery and equipment associated with the approved project. Pollution control equipment.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 21, 2014

The sites include the Greene and Sumter Renewal Community, made up of both counties, the Mobile Renewal Community, which includes Prichard and a section of east Mobile, and the Southern Alabama Renewal Community, which includes Wilcox County and parts of Butler, Conecuh, Dallas, Hale, Lowndes, Marengo, Monroe and Perry Counties.

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Income Finance Zoning Equipment 75

Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Jay has become the “go-to VDC guy” for many of Miron’s high profile clients such as the Green Bay Packers, Fincantieri, and ThedaCare. “Jay’s leadership has helped establish Miron’s Virtual Construction team as a pioneer in Wisconsin and the Midwest as it relates to VDC. Portland, Oregon. Betsy Bice.

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Construction BIM San Francisco Management 52

Construction Specifier

JULY 16, 2024

Though there were some green shoots for optimism on an individual country basis, such as the gradual fall in emissions in France and the Netherlands, and some uplift in Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) data in the U.K., 2 Read “Bringing embodied carbon upfront” by the World Green Building Council. 3 See the insights in “The 1.5-degree

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Environment Residential Renovating Sustainability 59

Construction Specifier

MARCH 27, 2025

By Adam Shoemaker, CSI, CDT, LEED AP BD+C Photo -/stock.adobe.com In December 2021, the United States placed a federal emphasis on climate-friendly construction materials by implementing the Buy Clean initiative. Each choice along the way, from raw materials to manufacturing processes, influences the sustainability of the final product.

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Life Cycle Products Materials Sustainability 59