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The LionForce team was well represented at the awards. From left to right: Vic Neuhaus, Frank Zoch, Marion Zoch, Kim Drennan, Greg Edwards, Pam Edwards, Betty Orth
Laurie Baker, the master Indian architect writes about how mud can be used to create elegant and viable houses.
Copyright City of Philadelphia. Photograph by Samantha Madera.
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The concrete shear wall of the CSL is going up. This is where visitors will be able to walk out onto the green roof. Photo by Paul g. Wiegman.
Outside view of a pod off a moon cocoon.
It uses long bags. and pvc pipe and bucket buit in windows. I think that looks too cool for plaster.
Grant hall is UIC's first renovated classroom building built to new environmental standards. It houses general classrooms, UIC's Writing Center, and the Sandi Errant Port Language and Cultural Center, supporting the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences language programs.
Premier SIPS Help Create a Tight, Well-Insulated Building Envelope for Finn Hill Junior High
The SIP panels will help the school district reduce energy costs, and allow for smaller, more cost-effective mechanical systems. Reducing heating and cooling consumption was critical for the building’s “net-zero energy ready” design, meaning that the potential area for the roof-mounted solar panels is sufficient to power all the school’s needs. The school will open with one of the largest solar panel installations in the state.
Finn Hill Junior High Project Summary:
Location: Kirkland, Washington (Seattle area)
Building size: 120,000 square feet (approx.)
Structural Insulated Panel area (walls and roof): 200,000 square feet (approx.)
Project status: Complete, opened Fall 2011
Funding source: 2006 school district bond measure
Design Team: Mahlum Architects, Seattle; Arup (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Telecom), Seattle; Cascade Design Collaborative (Landscape), Seattle; Coughlin Porter Lundeen (Civil, Structural), Seattle
General Contractor: Babbit Neuman Construction, Steilacoom, Wash.
SIP Manufacturer: Premier SIPS
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15 1/4” Diameter drain with perforated standpipe.
Medium (8 1/2 Dia.) surface or planting area drain.
Standpipe allows limited sub-surface drainage.
For more information about Jay R. Smith Mfg. Co.'s Green Building Products, please visit www.jrsmith.com/green_building
Starbird Youth Center, a Redevelopment Agency project, has been awarded SILVER LEED® certification, established by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI).
The 3,840 square feet center was constructed with extensive use of recycled materials. It also boasts windows designed to capture sunrays, clerstory windows that allow the hot air to escape from the building, as well as a climate-controlled system that is maintained by a large fan to draw in air in the evening to cool down the building in the summer and a radiant floor heating system to heat the building in the winter. The Center’s large windows naturally illuminate the classrooms and lounge where neighborhood youth are tutored and socialize.
The total cost of the project was approximately $3.2 million, including $2.6 million from the San Jose Redevelopment Agency and $550,000 from Park Trust Funds.
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Built Green Homes by ECOnstruction NW-Green Designed home by Structures NW and constructed by ECOnstruction NW in Ridgefield, WA. The owners have chosen to build an energy efficient, sustainable, and healthy home on their small farm (Inspiration Plantation).
Inspiration Plantation ~ Caretakers of Creation
Simplicity ~ Sustainability ~ Serenity ~ In this ever changing, fast paced world of high consumption and low level of true Bliss, we have found ourselves longing for for a simpler, more sustainable lifestyle. In addition to finding peace, serenity and joy for ourselves, we hope to inspire, educate and empower others to find theirs, whatever that looks like to them. This blog is a journal of our journey: www.inspiration-plantation.com/
Constructed: ECOnstruction NW
Designed: Structures NW
SIPs: Premier Building Systems
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Great simple demonstration of how a roman arch works. Even with no mortar, this wall keeps the "doorway" intact. The wall is built around the form, and then the form is removed.
The 24,350-square-foot CSL was designed and will be built by citizens of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania. The design team is led by The Design Alliance Architects.
See more info on this Helmut Jahn-designed "green building" here: greenbean.typepad.com/greenbean/2006/09/near_north_sro.html
Premier SIPS Help Create a Tight, Well-Insulated Building Envelope for Finn Hill Junior High
The SIP panels will help the school district reduce energy costs, and allow for smaller, more cost-effective mechanical systems. Reducing heating and cooling consumption was critical for the building’s “net-zero energy ready” design, meaning that the potential area for the roof-mounted solar panels is sufficient to power all the school’s needs. The school will open with one of the largest solar panel installations in the state.
Finn Hill Junior High Project Summary:
Location: Kirkland, Washington (Seattle area)
Building size: 120,000 square feet (approx.)
Structural Insulated Panel area (walls and roof): 200,000 square feet (approx.)
Project status: Complete, opened Fall 2011
Funding source: 2006 school district bond measure
Design Team: Mahlum Architects, Seattle; Arup (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Telecom), Seattle; Cascade Design Collaborative (Landscape), Seattle; Coughlin Porter Lundeen (Civil, Structural), Seattle
General Contractor: Babbit Neuman Construction, Steilacoom, Wash.
SIP Manufacturer: Premier SIPS
Contact us for more info: www.premiersips.com/
Premier on Twitter: twitter.com/#!/PremierSIPs
Premier on Facebook: www.facebook.com/PremierSIPS?ref=ts
Robert Somerville who teaches on the Schumacher Certificate in Natural Building describes some of the materials used to make cob - a key ingredient in the new Cob Barn!
I witnessed this in Southampton, NY. What a fantastic way to sell a green building company than with a Hummer company car complete with a picture of a McMansion screened on the side.
The United Kingdom’s considerable track-record of expertise and leadership in the green building sector was demonstrated in October through the presence of several British companies and organizations at the annual Greenbuild Conference and Expo in Toronto, Canada.
The companies – including the UK Trade & Investment’s largest ever Greenbuild delegation of ten organizations – represented the country’s deep capabilities in sustainable building practices ranging from design and architecture to construction and environmental assessment.
The United Kingdom’s considerable track-record of expertise and leadership in the green building sector was demonstrated in October through the presence of several British companies and organizations at the annual Greenbuild Conference and Expo in Toronto, Canada.
The companies – including the UK Trade & Investment’s largest ever Greenbuild delegation of ten organizations – represented the country’s deep capabilities in sustainable building practices ranging from design and architecture to construction and environmental assessment.
The United Kingdom’s considerable track-record of expertise and leadership in the green building sector was demonstrated in October through the presence of several British companies and organizations at the annual Greenbuild Conference and Expo in Toronto, Canada.
The companies – including the UK Trade & Investment’s largest ever Greenbuild delegation of ten organizations – represented the country’s deep capabilities in sustainable building practices ranging from design and architecture to construction and environmental assessment.