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Climate Change, Part 5: It’s All About the Straws, Isn’t It?
This is this the final installment to the Climate Change series I’ve been writing for the last month or so, based on Bill Gates’s blog post. Since I’m wrapping it up, it seems timely to explain why I referenced straws as t… more...
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0 replies | 2640 views | Posted on: 02/04/2019 | Last updated: 02/13/2023
The Emergence of Mass Timber for Urban Building Projects
During the wood-age of building, nearly every metropolitan city had a giant fire, some more than once: Boston in 1872; London in 1666 (and 1212…and 1130…1135…and so on…London is one of the most well-known tinderb… more...
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0 replies | 4977 views | Posted on: 02/07/2019 | Last updated: 02/11/2023
Former Massachusetts Coal-Fired Power Plant Now Solar Farm
The Mount Tom Station coal-fired power plant was run in Holyoke, MA for more than 50 years. The plant generated energy for the city, but was also held accountable for resident’s health problems. In 2009, the plant was no longer profit… more...
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0 replies | 8443 views | Posted on: 02/21/2019 | Last updated: 02/11/2023
Smart Buildings: Rising to the Challenge of the Future
By definition, the Internet of Things, or IoT, is the network of connected devices that contain electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and connectivity which enables these things to connect, interact, and exchange data. It goes beyond t… more...
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0 replies | 2451 views | Posted on: 02/28/2019 | Last updated: 02/11/2023
Details / Specifications
Is there a company that supplies detailed drawings / specifications for the various green construction methods such as straw bale walls, recycled bottle walls etc more...
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5 replies | 2124 views | Posted on: 03/14/2019 | Last updated: 02/11/2023
Saving Energy with Daylighting Design
In a previous five-part series, Climate Change: It’s All About the Straws, Isn’t it?, I explored the five main things that are effecting climate change, according to Bill Gates. He lists electricity (25%), agriculture (24%)… more...
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0 replies | 10760 views | Posted on: 03/25/2019 | Last updated: 02/11/2023
Educating rural communities
Has anyone had any experience in educating rural communities in the use of sustainable design techniques and construction technologies? more...
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1 replies | 2395 views | Posted on: 03/26/2019 | Last updated: 02/11/2023
Million Cool Roof Challenge (Solar Reflective Roofs)
The Million Cool Roofs Challenge is a $2 million global competition to rapidly scale up the deployment of highly solar-reflective “cool” roofs in developing countries suffering heat stress and lacking widespread access to coolin… more...
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0 replies | 4087 views | Posted on: 04/05/2019 | Last updated: 02/11/2023
Overview of the USGBC’s Living Standard Research Report
In November 2018, at the Greenbuild International Conference, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced their plans for creating a new living standard. The USGBC’s President and CEO, Mahesh Ramanujam, said in the announcement,… more...
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0 replies | 1315 views | Posted on: 04/10/2019 | Last updated: 02/10/2023
Making Affordable Multifamily Housing More Energy Efficient- a Guide to Healthier Upgrade Materials
A group of organizations including Energy Efficiency for All and The Healthy Building Network released a significant report in September, 2018, “Making Affordable Multifamily Housing More Energy Efficient: a Guide to Healthier Upgrade… more...
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1 replies | 7920 views | Posted on: 04/15/2019 | Last updated: 02/10/2023
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