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REGREEN Residential Remodeling
Welcome to REGREEN, the residential remodeling program created by ASID and USGBC. We’ve designed this online platform to provide the information you need to embark on your next remodeling project; from green case study projects to an interactive tool that can identify just the right green application for your very own project and much more, REGREEN provides the information you need. So come on in and check it out!Building Green - Green Products and Services Links
This free directory of sustainable products and accredited green building professionals contains resources for both residential and commercial builders. This website provides step-by-step guidance to earning LEED credits while achieving the best possible environmental benefit. It is published by BuildingGreen and supported by the U.S. Green Building Council. IDCE is a non-profit organization that promotes community sustainability and develops and disseminates tools for scientifically robust and efficient lifecycle analysis of common materials. The Whole Building Design Guide, developed by the National Institute of Building Sciences, provides a variety of life cycle cost and assessment tools.
LEEDuser has added another essential tool you've been asking for: sample LEED Online forms. Through a special arrangement with USGBC, LEEDuser has integrated these sample forms into the member toolkit we provide. Yes, the Department of Defense is using ASHRAE 189.1 and other guidelines--but a code is not the same as a rating system, says an Army spokesperson. Blogger Chris Cheatham of the Green Building Law Update raised alarms about LEED's future earlier this week with this eye-popping headline: "Army Abandons LEED Certification." Citing testimony by Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Dorothy Robyn…
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The 2012 International Green Construction Code (IgCC), released today, will increase the energy-efficiency of structures, while providing governments direction and oversight of green design and construction, according to the International Code Council (ICC) the code's author and one of several U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) partners in the effort. USGBC, makers of the LEED green building certification system and co-authors of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES/USGBC Standard 189.1, applauds this new model code that serves as an important new policy option for state and local governments looking to codify green building practice Read the release »
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The 2012 International Green Construction Code (IgCC), released today, will increase the energy-efficiency of structures, while providing governments direction and oversight of green design and construction, according to the International Code Council (ICC) the code's author and one of several U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) partners in the effort. USGBC, makers of the LEED green building certification system and co-authors of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES/USGBC Standard 189.1, applauds this new model code that serves as an important new policy option for state and local governments looking to codify green building practice Read the release »
"Lisa Schroder gives a thorough description in Adobe Homes for all Climates of the techniques of adobe construction in the United States. . . and guides the eager builder in great detail through the intricacies of earth construction. As we mud freaks know, earth architecture is eminently the solution for the future." — Simone Swan , designer/builder and founder of the Adobe Alliance The lay-up of adobe bricks is an easy, forgiving way to achieve a solid masonry-wall system.
Adobe Homes for All Climates by Lisa Schroder, Vince Ogletree - Chelsea Green
RuralZED zero carbon houses achieve level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes
ruralZED is a fast to construct, proven and affordable route to building zero carbon homes. It is a high quality eco-housing system that combines micro-generation and small biomass renewable technologies to achieve Level 6 of 'The Code For Sustainable homes' . Traditional construction materials provide sustainable architecture with a solid aspriational aesthetic.Led by John Spears, Sustainable Design Group is based in Maryland and comprised of LEED certified green architects and builders, specializing in sustainable, green, custom home design and construction including energy efficient passive solar homes, passive solar additions, green home renovation, and green home remodeling and construction.
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Minimal Retrofit Retreat in The Netherlands | Inhabitat – Green Design Will Save the World | Centor4
Green-Roofed Japanese School Boasts a Transforming Interior | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World - Le blogue du Green-Building
This beautiful preschool in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan is a light-filled space that rises from a sea of rice fields. Designed by UZU Architects , Otonoha School features a clean, bright design that seamlessly blends the outdoors and indoors while offering abundant spaces to play. The school is dedicated to music and agriculture and it offers a large open floor plan that easily transforms into small discrete environments thanks to a sophisticated movable wall system. Capped off with plenty of daylight and passive heating, the school is a perfect environment in which to learn about the environment.
Une maison passive en bois testée, mesurée et contrôlée pendant 5 ans - Innovation chantiers - Le Moniteur.fr - Le blogue du Green-Building
Autonomie Le rez-de-chaussée est conçu comme un espace de vie totalement autonome, accessible aux personnes à mobilité réduite. Il repose en partie sur des poteaux bois fixés sur des plots côté Nord-Est, un porte-à-faux permettant de bénéficier d'un abri véhicules en rez-de-jardin. Il est également prolongé d'une terrasse. Véritable laboratoire, la Maison Carrée 21, en cours de réalisation, veut prouver qu'il est possible, avec une construction bois, de répondre aux enjeux environnementaux. Une démonstration grâce à une batterie de mesures.
Who we are The Built Environment Team (BET) transforms the built environment into a sustainable and regenerative global ecology. We’re an international leader in the green building industry and serve as both consultants and a conceptual think-tank to enhance collaboration between all aspects of the built environment and facilitate implementation of sustainable high-performance solutions through collaborative integrated design. With expertise in energy efficiency, daylighting, and the LEED rating system, we’ve contributed to the design of hundreds of successful projects throughout the world that span diverse climates and building types. Since the high school's completion three years ago it has realized a savings of over $270,000 that has allowed administrators to redirect funds from maintenance back to the classroom.