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HYUNDAI L&C (Living & Culture) USA announced that all of its products within its HanStone Quartz and Hanex Solid Surfaces premium surfaces brands portfolio have Health Product Declarations (HPDs). The Health Product Declaration (HPD) Open Standard provides a framework for product manufacturers and their ingredient suppliers...
GBCI was founded in 2008 to drive implementation of LEED and for more than a decade, has proved instrumental in ensuring LEED remains the world’s most widely used green building program. Thanks to GBCI’s stewardship, there are now more than 104,000 registered and certified LEED commercial projects, nearly...
HYUNDAI L&C (Living & Culture) USA announced that all of its products within its HanStone Quartz and Hanex Solid Surfaces premium surfaces brands portfolio have Health Product Declarations (HPDs). The Health Product Declaration (HPD) Open Standard provides a framework for product manufacturers and their ingredient suppliers...
Carbon neutrality has been achieved for the entire life cycle of Dekton® (from cradle to grave), covering Scopes 1, 2 and 3, from the extraction of the raw material, to the use of the product and the end of its life. This recognition, obtained through emission...
Many universities across the country are striving to design new residence halls based on the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The latest version of these standards, LEED version 4 (LEED v4), officially launched in November...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an overview of a webinar conducted in June 2018 and announced that it is now available on-demand. The webinar is titled Routine Cleaning and Maintenance for a Healthy School Environment. Although the focus is on the importance of Green and...
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,...
In an article on ReliablePlant.com Mike Stone expounds on the importance of maintaining a green building beyond the design of environmentally friendly edifices. Stone outlines some useful methods to ensure that the building will continue to operate efficiently throughout its life cycle. The U.S. Green Building...
With summer upon us, it is the time of year when the industry is busy with new construction and renovations. This makes it the perfect time for developers, owners and managers to start thinking about sustainability. To properly plan construction projects with sustainability in mind, Stephen...
The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) recently announced the top five green building trends that it will be prioritizing in 2018. 1. Zero Carbon not Zero Energy Energy efficiency has long been used as the measure of how “green” a building is. It’s also been used...
Innovative city building will be front and center at the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) 2018 Spring Meeting, set for May 1-3 at the Cobo Center in downtown Detroit. A major focus for the 2018 gathering will be the reinvention of urban areas into thriving places that...
Michels Corporation, in its commitment to sustainable business practices, achieved certification of two of its red granite quarries in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Red Granite Quarry and Wausau Red Granite Quarry achieved certification to the ANSI/NSC 373 Sustainable Production of Natural Dimension Stone Standard. Michels also completed...
Despite the current Administration of the United States disregarding global efforts of sustainable development throughout 2017, sustainable building will continue to trend throughout 2018 and long into the future. Individual states, cities, and businesses have persisted in moving forward in a fight for green developments in...
U.S.-based non-profit Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced earlier this month that it has completed acquisition of the global rights to Green Globes ®, a leading sustainability rating system for commercial and multi-family buildings. This acquisition from JLL now allows GBI to support existing Green Globes users...
As the World Architecture Festival (WAF) celebrates its 10-year anniversary, the organization launched its first ever manifesto and an award to go with it, the WAFX 2017 Prize. The WAFX 2017 Prize awards future architectural projects that identify key challenges facing society in the next 10 years. The...
According to the Ashkin Group, a consulting firm specializing in green cleaning, a new study shows that companies are turning to sustainability in order to reduce risks. The study conducted by Deloitte Resources is known simply as the Deloittle Resources 2017 Study and is based on...
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