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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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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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Neolith SKYLINE + PURETi Receives Gold Edison Award

The Edison Awards™, celebrating 31 years of honoring the best in innovation and excellence in the development of new products and services, announced that Neolith SKYLINE + PURETi was voted the Gold Collective Disruption Winner. The Neolith SKYLINE + PURETi treatment offers architects and designers a sustainable surface for residential...

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SSAB Introduces GreenCoat Purl BT

GreenCoat Pural from SSAB is now available as an upgraded version using the patented Bio-based Technology (BT) coating, which is made from Swedish rapeseed oil. The new product is named GreenCoat Pural BT and is part of the GreenCoat® premium steel product range. For almost 30...

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Going Green with Architectural Design

As interest in sustainable building and construction continues to grow, Americans are looking for more ways to reduce their carbon footprint. In an article on Forbes.com Lara O’Keefe gives insight into materials architects and designers can use to make projects more sustainable. Among the materials recommended are:...

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Arcollab – A New Architecture Firm is Launched

The founders of Bork Design, Inc. and Hall Smith Office, two award-winning and long-standing architecture firms in Georgia, have combined their expertise and created Architectural Collaborative LLC., branded as Arcollab. Principals Lori Bork Newcomer, Joseph Smith, and Gabriel Comstock will lead the new firm, located in...

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Construction with Recycled Plastic Bottles

In this video from Samarpan Foundation a unique building process is presented. With the use of recycled plastic bottles and fishing net, affordable housing is being constructed for impoverished communities and disaster areas across India, Nepal and Africa. The construction is done without the use of any steel...

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Trump Administration Could Set Back Green Building

A group of influential architects and green-building advocates have expressed concerns about the future of the sustainable building movement under the administration of President Donald Trump. These concerns were recently brought to light in an article published in the Architectural Record: What the New Administration Could...

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US Open Goes Sustainable

In our search for all things green, recycled and sustainable, we came across this interesting post about the U.S. Open on Vetrazzo’s blog. The U.S. Open organization and the United States Tennis Association have been diligently working to lessen the environmental impact of the event. With initiatives...