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Wildfire-Proof Prefab Camp Closes Up When You’re Gonegreenbuildingelements.com » Green Building Elements - Nov 16, 2008 If you live in dangerous drought conditions, wildfires are a worry. So imagine a campsite dwelling designed so that you can easily just close it up entirely, completely concealed inside a fireproof sheath, whenever … Also tagged: design, prefab, energy efficiency, mudgee, fire proof housing, harvesting rainwater, casey brown |
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First LEED Certified Green Data Centergreenbuildingelements.com » Green Building Elements - Oct 24, 2008 Mostly when we talk about LEED certified buildings we think about office buildings or government centers but here we scope out another first. The Advanced Data Center building in Sac-town already became the first data … Also tagged: business, energy, design, materials, residential, construction, energy efficiency, energy use, first data, grey water, water flow, doing the right thing, brownfield, cooling systems, economizer, pacific coast, green building tour, water use and 38 plumbing, heating and 38 cooling, ventilation and 38 indoor air quality, cooling tower, government centers, mcclellan air force base, leed certified buildings, water fixtures, sac town, energy hogs, roof rainwater, polluted groundwater, flow design, municipal water system |
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The Future of Home Solar Power: Costs, Tax Breaks, and Return on Investmentgreenbuildingelements.com » Green Building Elements - Oct 9, 2008 It’s a Bright New Day for Home Solar Hidden in the fine print of the massive Wall Street Bailout bill that was signed into law last week was a tax credit extension that had alternative energy companies, especially … Also tagged: energy, news, money, alternative energy, solar, solar power, photovoltaic, tax credit, bailout bill, home solar |
greenbuildingelements.com » Green Building Elements - Aug 26, 2008
Across the arctic and subarctic, many native tribes still occupy their traditional lands — but most do so in decidedly non-traditional ways. Western products of every description have been adopted by northern peoples …
Also tagged: energy, construction, affordable housing, arctic, sustainable housing, earth berm, subarctic, circumpolar
greenbuildingelements.com » Green Building Elements - Jul 29, 2008
The AIA and dwell Magazine have announced the winners for their “How Green Are You?” contest. (For background on the contest, see “The AIA and Dwell Magazine Team Up to Spread the Word about Sustainability,” published …
Also tagged: energy, design, contest, uncategorized, winners, sustainability, aia, dwell magazine
greenbuildingelements.com » Green Building Elements - Jul 12, 2008
A new study, "Awnings in Residential Buildings: The Impact on Energy Use and Peak Demand," conducted by the Center for Sustainable Building Research at the University of Minnesota, has found that awnings over windows …
Also tagged: energy, energy efficiency, energy costs, awnings, passive heating