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Passivehaus or Passive House?
What is a passive house? What is the difference between the…
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Will Cuts to the EPA Diminish the Sustainability Movement?
With recent threats of a 31% budget cut to the EPA, many of my…
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How Composting Toilets Improve Water Quality, Reduce Municipal Overhead and Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid of Them
Reasons for Saving Water:
As climate change continues to impact…
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Healthy Building Materials Research
Building Products Material Vetting: Looking at product health,…
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Resilient Design – Designing for Potential Disaster
In recent years since Hurricane Katrina and Sandy, resiliency…
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Permaculture – not just another “buzz” word.
In today's fast paced world, with new ideas and technologies…
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The WELL Building Standard – Healthy Buildings, Healthy People
As we become more aware of the importance of building "green"…
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The Living Building Challenge – Beyond Sustainable and into Regenerative Design
The Living Building Challenge (LBC) is a rating system similar…
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What is an EPD?
EPD stands for Environmental Product Declaration and quantifies…
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When is LEEDv4 required and what are the major changes?
LEEDv4 is the USGBC’s newest version of the LEED Rating…