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How the Living Building Challenge Moves the Green Building Industry Forward
Being an intern at RateItGreen.com, I learned a lot of vocabulary and catchy names along the way. The things that really stuck out to me the most were things that came up fr… more...
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Certifications/Labels and Transparency
0 replies | 3129 views | Posted on: 01/02/2020 | Last updated: 02/08/2023
Indoor Air Quality 101
Ensuring high ventilation rates to dilute CO2 and other gases that cause negative effects on humans should be a priority in commercial and industrial buildings, but that is not always the case. It is a common practice to close outdoor … more...
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Health and Air Quality
0 replies | 3497 views | Posted on: 01/09/2020 | Last updated: 02/08/2023
The World’s First LEED Zero Water Certification
The USGBC has on August 14th, 2019, certified the first LEED Zero Water to the Eurobusiness, a commercial office building located in Curitiba, Brazil. The building had already achieved the Platinum certification in 2016, the highest LEED ac… more...
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0 replies | 6330 views | Posted on: 01/12/2020 | Last updated: 02/08/2023
Tiny Home Communities in Development for Homeless Veterans - Nine-Line Foundation and Veterans Community Project (VCP)
The Nine-Line Foundation has partnered with the Golden Isles Veterans Village to build a new development of tiny homes for homeless veterans in Brunswick, Georgia. Between 30 and 40 homes will be located on the property. Nine-Lin… more...
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Tiny Houses
0 replies | 4121 views | Posted on: 01/26/2020 | Last updated: 02/08/2023
Arizona Public Service Company (APS) Announces a Commitment to Carbon-Free Energy Production by 2050
Arizona Public Service Company (APS) CEO Jeff Guldner announced that the company will produce all electricity from carbon-free sources by 2050 and will produce 45% of power from renewable sources by 2030. The decision seems impres… more...
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0 replies | 2400 views | Posted on: 01/27/2020 | Last updated: 02/07/2023
Microsoft Pledges to Go Carbon Negative by 2030 Including a $1 Billion Climate Innovation Fund
Microsoft took an impressive climate leadership position this week when the company announced a promise to remove all of the carbon the company has ever put in the atmosphere directly or by consumption - back to the company’s founding… more...
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0 replies | 2947 views | Posted on: 01/27/2020 | Last updated: 02/07/2023
Video: Common Sense Dos and Don'ts for Dealing with COVID-19 and Indoor Air Quality in Your Homes and Workplace
Matt Hoots of Sawhorse Design, Inc. has created a video explaining some of the most important factors we should consider in managing cleaning, disinfecting and general safety as we spend more time at home and slow or close office buil… more...
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0 replies | 4905 views | Posted on: 03/26/2020 | Last updated: 02/06/2023
R56 Communication Site Installer
The R56 Communication Site Installer is the trained professional who would be involved in the set-up, supervision, routing, distributing, and switching as required by the telephone and dialing equipment that would be used in the main office… more...
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0 replies | 548 views | Posted on: 05/26/2020 | Last updated: 02/06/2023
What green cleaning products do you use in your house?
The CDC came out with a report for 2020 Q1 showing that poison control calls were uo by 20% for cleaners and dissinfectants. We all know that bleach can kill about anything including us. With COVID19 out there still I can imagin… more...
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0 replies | 891 views | Posted on: 06/17/2020 | Last updated: 02/04/2023
Dodge Data & Analytics and NAHB Publish 2020 Green Single Family and MultiFamily Homes SmartMarket Brief
Dodge Data & Analytics, in partnership with The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), recently released the “2020 Green Single Family and MultiFamily Homes SmartMarket Brief.” The study was conducted in order to… more...
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0 replies | 1459 views | Posted on: 06/23/2020 | Last updated: 02/04/2023
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