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Building Materials
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Panelized Wood Roof Systems Speed Commercial Framing and Cut Carbon
As developers seek rapid decarbonization in large-footprint logistics and light-industrial facilities, panelized wood roof systems offer a proven structural alternative to traditional steel bar joists and metal decking, combining ground-level pre-assembly safety with installation rates that can exceed 100,000 square feet per week.
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ILFI Opens Timber Specifications to Indigenous and Community Forests
A practice guide from the International Living Future Institute broadens wood procurement under the Living Building Challenge beyond conventional third-party labels. The framework establishes verifiable ecological benchmarks that let design teams specify timber from Tribal nations and community forests without sacrificing chain-of-custody rigor or facing compliance penalties.
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Ecocity World Summit 2022 is Virtual
Now in its 14th edition, the Ecocity World Summit, the longest running conference on sustainable cities, has come a long way since the first Summit held in Berkeley, California in 1990, making its way throughout the world, from Australia to China, from Turkey to the UAE. Looking back, I have had the opportunity to volunteer…
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1.5°C COP26 Side Event
The Architecture 2030 and ASHRAE official COP26 Side Event took place at COP (UN Climate Change Conference) in Glasgow on November 10th, featuring the 1.5°C COP26 Communiqué and select signatory organizations. The event set the tone for the Cities, Regions & Built Environment Day at COP26 on November 11th, demonstrating that the leading building industry professionals and…
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Webinars: Electrification Training Series
The What: BayREN provides free engineering technical assistance to help local governments in the San Francisco Bay Area save energy and money while reducing their carbon footprints. The Municipal ZNE/ZNC Assistance program helps municipalities retrofit or construct buildings to meet zero net energy (ZNE) or zero net carbon (ZNC) goals by providing engineering analysis and…
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Webinar: The New Federal Sustainability Executive Order – Everything You Need to Know
With the signing of the new Federal Sustainability Executive Order the current administration has set forth aggressive goals to make the Federal government a leader in creating net-zero emissions buildings, utilizing carbon pollution-free electricity and a developing a net-zero emissions procurement plan. Join Greenbuild to kick off 2022 with a 1 hour webinar featuring Federal…
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Breakthrough Coating Regulates Temperature Without Consuming Energy
Scientists have developed an all-season smart-roof coating that keeps homes warm during the winter and cool during the summer without consuming natural gas or electricity. Research findings reported in the journal Science point to a groundbreaking technology that outperforms commercial cool-roof systems in energy savings. “Our all-season roof coating automatically switches from keeping you cool…
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CarbonPositive RESET! 1.5°C Global Teach-In
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From Sustainable to Circular
The What: The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute will soon be presenting its seminar – From Sustainable to Circular: How the Right Materials Choices Can Make Green Buildings Greener in city near you in the upcoming months. Global support for the circular economy is gathering momentum — and the building industry is quickly beginning…
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Swiss Village School Doubles As Communal Power Station
Neue Schule Port, an energy-plus building and MINERGIE-A rated elementary school, is located in a residential neighborhood in the Swiss village of Port. With its distinctive folded roof structure, the school’s roof design references the pitched roofs of the surrounding houses, the rural history of the region and the smooth hills of the Jura Mountains.…