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Green Building End-of-Spring Round Up!

June 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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In addition to some of the issues and pointers we've covered here on this humble green blog of ours, there have been lots and lots of excellent posts out there  that talk about what's coming next in the world of green building innovations, trends, news, technology. So, I thought I'd search the Internet high-and-low for some examples. One of the things that interests me in this area is that ideas about how to create a more efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally responsible world is a constantly … [Read more...]

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Passive Design and Modern Green Building

October 20, 2009 By 4 Comments

Before being introduced to the world of building materials and construction, it never really occurred to me to think that the process of designing and constructing a building  should be any different from location to location.  Well, I suppose there is a question of greater heat retention in a place like Winnipeg, or North Dakota, where winters are more severe than they would be in, say, Palm Springs. Yet, even in these cases it is assumed that we've got large scale HVAC systems to account for … [Read more...]

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