The Challenges of Green Building

Green building has obvious benefits for consumers as well as builders and investors - namely energy efficiency, recycled materials, and environmentally friendly processes and technologies - but there..

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The Legal Constraints of Off-Grid Building

As the cost of living increases, off-grid building is becoming more appealing as is a desire to live in a more environmentally conscious way. There has also been a growing trend toward escaping urban..

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Consistent Trends in Green Building

Green building is becoming more and more ubiquitous, as various aspects of the building process from raw materials to heating and cooling systems and beyond become more environmentally conscious in..

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Harnessing the Sun - Solar Energy & Construction

With green building technology becoming more and more ubiquitous, solar energy is one of its most common features. This article will break down the benefits and challenges of solar panels in new home..

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The LEED Rating System Explained

When it comes to green design, there is one internationally recognized benchmark that you’ll come across time and time again - The LEED Rating System. An abbreviation of Leadership in Energy and..

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The Seven Components of Green Building

Green building is on the rise and builders, developers, investors, brokers and architects are learning the ins and outs of the process. Green building encompasses several things and can be applied to..

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Technology & Efficiency: Green Tech & Smart Contracts

The world of technology is rapidly evolving and the construction industry is starting to catch up. With these technological advances, it can be difficult to know which technologies are right for your..

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Incorporating Green Material in Construction

Green building, or green construction, has been around for decades but wasn't truly formalized until the 1990s. The LEED rating system's pilot program was launched in 1998, but the US government..

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What is Green Building? Make it Work for You

As humans use of man-made resources increased over the years, we learned that our carbon footprint was destroying our planet. In the 1960s, people started to realize that if we wanted to keep our..

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Integrating Green Tech with Green Construction

The goal of green technology is the same as anything else that is green: To provide sustainable solutions with minimal impact on the environment. When integrating green tech with green construction,..

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