Sentences with phrase «future of green building»

More than one - third of respondents — 41 % of corporate users and 33 % of developers — say the future of green building is pegged to energy prices.

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The way this particular Passivhaus was built also presents British Columbia policy makers with a trail map to the future of green building — and points the way to new opportunities for the struggling B.C. wood products industry.

«New Orleans had an immediate reaction as it started rebuilding to be the future of green building,» says Shelton.

Switzerland's NEST High Rise is a Modular Test Bed for the Future of Green Building Technology NEST is a collective research project by the ETH Domain that is supported by Empa, Eawag, ZJA Zwarts & Jansma Architects, Supermanoeuvre ETH Zurich, and EPF Lausanne.

Canada's first Passivhaus points to the future of green building with wood.

Are underground «earthscrapers» the future of green building?

In recent years, Harvard faculty members have made many vital contributions in this area, such as creating an artificial leaf that mimics photosynthesis, designing new chemical processes to reduce fossil fuel dependence, developing new battery technologies, envisioning the future of green buildings and cities, proposing carbon pricing models, and helping to shape progress on international climate agreements, US energy policy, and strategies to reduce emissions in China.

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If the interest is sustainable «green» home living, building that home gives the luxury effect with some amount of future savings.

Farmer - Veteran Coalition The mission of the Farmer - Veteran Coalition (FVC) is to mobilize our food and farming community to create healthy and viable futures for America's veterans by enlisting their help in building our green economy, rebuilding our rural communities, and securing a safe and healthy food supply for all.

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Outlining the «sad history of orange and green» that has marred the province, Mr Adams spoke of the need to «build a new relationship between orange and green where every citizen can share a prosperous and just future».

The Welsh Liberal Democrats today unveiled their manifesto ahead of next month's assembly election, promising to build «a fair future, a green future,» if elected.

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This is why we need to protect buildings as well as humans in cities in future urban planning, so the strategic placing of hedges, trees and other green infrastructure can have a direct benefit as an air pollution control measure in cities.»

Spurred by a challenge from The Wall Street Journal to build the «Green House of the Future,» RCHS started designing the Incredible Edible House.

It's a great tragedy that one of the first measures following the last election was the cancelling of the Building Schools for the Future Programme, after David Cameron, Prime Minister, declaring it was going to be «the greenest government ever».

In 2010, Steve formed Future Is Now Schools, built on the successful secondary Green Dot Public Schools model, union reform and systemic district change, to take the foundational principles, lessons learned and successes achieved on the local level of Southern California and expanded this base to other communities around the country.

Most of the hundreds of attendees who turned out for a meeting on the future of Uptown school buildings wanted one of four things: renovations for Sophie B. Wright Charter School, a permanent commitment for Samuel J. Green Charter School, the reopening of the Mary Church Terrell campus in Gert Town or a new school in the Hoffman Triangle.

As «The Sole Survivor,» you're on the hunt for your kidnapped son, and your decisions will mold the future of the Commonwealth — as well as which of several warring factions win control of the area, including Diamond City, a flourishing town built in the shadow of the Red Sox's iconic Green Monster.

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Regardless of what the Heritage Foundation thinks, the government can and does have a role to play... cut taxes on businesses and individuals who help us build a green future, conduct research or provide subsidies for private companies to do it, help people make their homes energy efficient, and educate, educate, educate the American people as to what's at stake if we don't pry ourselves away from the oil / coal / gas faucet.

2) User nolakate is looking for some solar and green building experts: «i am purchasing a manufactured (trailer) home on the coast of south carolina and trying to keep future electric costs down as i am retired.

Keeping track of what worked, documenting best practices and using this information as a benchmark level for future projects has kept the university from reinventing the wheel on each new green building.

«At its heart, the green building movement has always been about creating healthy and efficient places for people — central in the creation of a sustainable future.

The Green Building Council of Australia and the International Living Future Institute recognize the value of multiple certifications for projects pursuing both Green Star and Living Building Challenge in order to promote holistic environmental and social outcomes at a buildinBuilding Council of Australia and the International Living Future Institute recognize the value of multiple certifications for projects pursuing both Green Star and Living Building Challenge in order to promote holistic environmental and social outcomes at a buildinBuilding Challenge in order to promote holistic environmental and social outcomes at a buildingbuilding level.

The Green Schools Conference & Expo is the premier education and engagement opportunity for teachers, parents, students, school and district staff, educational leaders, building industry professionals, non-profit partners and others who are passionate about the future of green schools throughout the country and around the wGreen Schools Conference & Expo is the premier education and engagement opportunity for teachers, parents, students, school and district staff, educational leaders, building industry professionals, non-profit partners and others who are passionate about the future of green schools throughout the country and around the wgreen schools throughout the country and around the world.

Generation Green is part of the first wave of groundbreaking publications in the Living Building Challenge Series documenting the path to a sustainable future.

Only then can it build up a competitive and strong green economy of the future.

bearing in mind that only a small percentage of earths population have access to electricity, if we enabled all under developed countries in the world with fossil fuel electricity and heating systems, we would likely have to cover every sq inch of farmland in trees to combat climate change.rather than outright fighting the building of wind turbines (that in future times can be repaired at a fraction of the impact and pollution of replacing them) we should be putting pressure on the manufacturers of these systems and technologies to invest more in finding green solutions to using the polluting chemicals in the construction of turbines.

«Following the Paris climate agreement, we must now take bold action to protect our planet for future generations,» says its president Jim Yong Kim, harping on the need to help nations transition to renewable sources of energy, produce green transport, and build livable, sustainable urban cities.

Allyson Wendt of Building Green also added her thoughts on the future possibilities of affordable, green prGreen also added her thoughts on the future possibilities of affordable, green prgreen prefab.

Under the Living Future Umbrella, Jason operates the Cascadia Green Building Council, the Pacific Northwest's leading organization in the field of green building and sustainable developGreen Building Council, the Pacific Northwest's leading organization in the field of green building and sustainable deveBuilding Council, the Pacific Northwest's leading organization in the field of green building and sustainable developgreen building and sustainable devebuilding and sustainable development.

«Details of the sham agreement are spreading far and wide and I am now being contacted by boat builders who fear Tasmania's wooden boat building industry will be ruined... Despite the fact that 90 per cent of two key iconic species, Celery Top Pine and King Bill Pine, are already in reserves the Greens are still not satisfied... More than 70 per cent of remaining sources of these timbers are in the 430,000 hectares rubber stamped by former Wilderness Society director Jonathan West in his flimsy advice accepted by the Prime Minister and the Premier last week... The wooden boat industry has an estimated annual value of $ 50 million but without a timber supply it has no future.»

As President of Siemens Industry Inc. and an expert in sustainable technology, Andreas Schierenbeck discusses cities of the future; addressing all aspects of sustainable city infrastructure, including transportation, traffic systems, airport technology, water and waste management, green buildings, mobility and how together they work to enable sustainable consumption.

Architizer profiles CGBC's project «to convert its headquarters, a 1924 stick - built house in Cambridge, into HouseZero, a sustainable system that is expected to set a precedent for the future of green reconstruction around the world.»

The USGBC warns that buildings are responsible for 39 per cent of American CO2 emissions, and promises that a commitment to green building can meet 85 per cent of that nation's future demand for energy while generating 2.5 million new jobs.

This policy document presents UNEP's past, present and future activities in the area of climate change and shows how the Programme is building partnerships with governments, civil society organizations, the private sector and other United Nations entities to foster a Green Economy.

Whether or not it ever gets built will depend on how serious GM is about becoming a leader in green vehicle design; future climate legislation (namely, the price we put on carbon); hydrogen infrastructure, and how that hydrogen is made; the cost of fuel cells; and the cost of batteries.

This has exciting future implications for green building — instead of cutting down, quarrying, hauling and processing building materials, one could have the option of growing them from scratch — and even eating them later.

So how will future green buildings look and perform if the relevance of passive solar design wanes in the face of new green building tech?

Cutting edge data centers of the future will require less of a physical human presence, and are likely to: â $ cents Rely on a VIL to optimize equipment management and provide for virtual remote control capable of instant changes, switches and adds â $ cents Achieve LEED certification for the physical building â $ cents Rely on more efficient water cooling that potentially takes advantage of an on - site tower to chill water for cooling the system (thus reducing energy consumption by using nature's natural cooling power to chill water) â $ cents Use fluid dynamics models to precisely design the interior of the building to maximize the efficiency of the HV / AC system for air - cooled computing systems â $ cents Tap into a mixed energy grid that relies on green energy sources such as solar, wind or hydroelectric (depending on geographic feasibility), along with a reliable city grid thus avoiding the need for the standard back - up Uninterruptible Power Supply (which will reduce equipment costs, minimize floor space used, and increase energy efficiency because systems that employ a UPS convert AC to DC and back, incurring substantial energy losses).

Essentially, they're seeking design entries for buildings that minimize waste, reuse materials, cut greenhouse gas emissions and support cost - effective disassembly by anticipating the future reuse of building materials, and they'll also accept designs for innovative green building materials that cut down on waste that goes to landfills.

One of the museum's current exhibits, to coincide with the Climate Change Conference, is «Green Architecture for the Future,» presenting new inventions, materials, processes, and methods for the built environment and more sustainable development.

«We are grateful to ACR and Winrock International for this honor and look forward to working together as we build on the work of the past and grow toward a greener future.»

For all of us who want to build a strong, future - proof, and inclusive B.C., the NDP - Green agreement is a promising start.

However, by the time Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, launched the government's consultation on the process — Building a Greener Future: Towards Zero Carbon Development — a week later, the timetable had already slipped to 2016.

Speaking at Inner Temple, London last week to launch his report, The Future of the Bar, Green said: «A larger set has greater flexibility: to employ practice managers and support staff; to invest in new business models; to improve and renovate buildings; to invest in IT; and to organise seminars and marketing.»

The changes will include replacing the two - day core course and one - day elective courses with three one - day courses: Green 100: Real Estate for a Sustainable Future (day 1); Green 200: The Science of Green Building (day 2); and Green 300: Greening Your Real Estate Business (day 3).

By enhancing budgets for building departments and through promotion of codes and standards, policymakers can help to increase code compliance and ensure that green practices are implemented from the very beginning of a home, paving the way for great savings in the future.