Category: Eco-friendly Surfacing News

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GBI Announces Approval of ANSI-GBI 01-2019

The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced the approval by GBI’s Board of Directors of ANSI-GBI 01-2019: Green Globes Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings. It was formally approved by ANSI as a consensus document at the end of April and subsequently published as an approved Standard in...

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Phipps Conservatory Opens Exhibit Staging Center, Setting a New Standard in Green Buildings

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens continues to lead in sustainable building design and construction with the unveiling of the Exhibit Staging Center (ESC). Formerly an old public works building, the ESC showcases the latest advancements in green building technology on an existing site, transforming a dilapidated...

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Greenbuild Extends Call For Proposals Deadline

The Greenbuild call for proposals period crossed several major holidays, so it’s completely understandable if submitting a session may have fallen off your radar. But if you have knowledge about sustainability in the built environment, you can still lend your voice to Greenbuild 2019. This conference features...

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2018 International Green Construction Code Is Released

The 2018 International Green Construction Code (2018-IgCC) was recently released by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), International Code Council, ASHRAE and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). The IgCC is a model code that has wide applicability for incorporating resilient, high-performance green building strategies into building...

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Lapitec Wins Iconic Award 2018 “Innovative Material” Category

Lapitec full-body sintered stone has earned the title of “Innovative Material” with an Iconic Award 2018: Innovative Architecture prize, an independent, international architecture and design contest founded by the German Design Council. With five historical categories (Architecture, Interior, Product, Communication and Concept), this year the award...

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Vetrazzo Offers Recycled Glass CEU Events

Vetrazzo offers designers, architects and other trade members the opportunity to earn continuing education credits at day and evening events to satisfy memberships in GBCI, NKBA, IDCEC and AIA. Guests to these two hour events, 1.5 hours for the presentation, include kitchen and bath designers, dealers,...

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Wilsonart Announces Second Annual National Day of Learning

A year after launching its educational initiative, Understanding Wood: Sourcing Against the Grain, Wilsonart announced a renewed commitment to help educate architects and designers (A&D) about using responsibly sourced wood materials. To further support the A&D community, Wilsonart is conducting a second National Day of Learning...