Sentences with phrase «green building materials made»

Cali Bamboo, a premier manufacturer of green building materials made entirely from bamboo, and the Surfrider Foundation today launched the National «2010 Green Home Challenge.»

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As the Green Party candidate, a party founded on environmental issues, Levy says he wants a ban on nuclear power plants in New York and also wants to see affordable housing and other buildings in New York made with eco-friendly and sustainable materials and practices.

«We can also make it a clean energy program by having them have solar rooftops, green roofs, micro-wind and building materials that sequester carbon,» said Hawkins, who works for a trucking firm in Syracuse.

«Building green» is an umbrella phrase that encompasses numerous small but interconnected decisions we can make about materials, design, and building methods that collectively reduce energy use, improve health, and achieve other environmentaBuilding green» is an umbrella phrase that encompasses numerous small but interconnected decisions we can make about materials, design, and building methods that collectively reduce energy use, improve health, and achieve other environmentabuilding methods that collectively reduce energy use, improve health, and achieve other environmental goals.

If you think the Xbox is overpriced, I suggest you check out (except for the hard drives and controllers, which are grossly overpriced in a way that made Steve Jobs green with envy) the cost of materials to build the system.

On the green lawn outside the North Entrance, Elaine Cameron - Weir will build a military - style pillbox bunker, filled with natural and man - made materials as well as parts of her own sculptures — glimpses of which will only be possible through a discrete door.

Hempcrete, which sounds rather like a made up hippie word instead of an alternative building material, is a fascinating green construction option that uses the hurds, or inner woody core of the hemp stalk (as opposed to the bast fibers, which are used for textiles and cordage), in a mineral matrix, to form a non-toxic, carbon - negative, and energy - efficient material.

Austrian CLT is among the world's greenest building materials, made from sustainably harvested wood from managed forests.

Mixt Greens was built following the USGBC's guidelines for green building and the space includes FSC certified wood, formaldehyde free plywood, zero - VOC paints, renewable and recycled materials and energy efficient appliances, making it not only impressive but totally hip too.

Bamboo not only makes for beautiful bikes, it is one of the greener building materials we've got: It has a low CO2 footprint compared to aluminum and steel, is renewable, and even

While concrete may not be a very sustainable material to work with when building houses, the newly completed MeMo House makes up for it in other green features.

So while Gizmo Green makes some contributions to reducing energy required to construct buildings by calling for materials extracted and regionally, living traditions do the same, and they also prefer materials that have been processed less, embodying less energy.

If the reduce, reuse, recycle mantra has a built embodiment, it's arguably the recently completed Rediscovery Centre in Ballymun, Dublin — a 1960s boiler house for a much maligned early district heating system that's been transformed into a sustainability education centre, and that makes use of a remarkably large palette of green materials and sustainable technologies.

San Diego - based Cali Bamboo manufactures green building products for residential and commercial projects made entirely from bamboo; one of the world's most durable, sustainable and renewable materials.

Lindal supplies only the building materials package (which is enough to qualify our homes at the ANSI National Green Building Standard Bronze level) however most of our dealers are Certified Green Professionals and can help the homeowner make the right decisions throughout the planning and building process (and beyond) in order to easily surpabuilding materials package (which is enough to qualify our homes at the ANSI National Green Building Standard Bronze level) however most of our dealers are Certified Green Professionals and can help the homeowner make the right decisions throughout the planning and building process (and beyond) in order to easily surpaBuilding Standard Bronze level) however most of our dealers are Certified Green Professionals and can help the homeowner make the right decisions throughout the planning and building process (and beyond) in order to easily surpabuilding process (and beyond) in order to easily surpass that.

It's being fought in the states and in Congress, as the green building industry tries to minimize the use of plastics made from toxic materials, fossil fuels, and flame retardants, and the giant chemical industry and its plastic empire loyalists fight to defend their plastic turf.

Highlights • Passive House solar design • Certified Passive House, PHIUS + and GreenStar Gold • Photovoltaic and solar thermal renewable energy systems • Modern custom design, compact floorpan layout • Sustainable and durable construction • Rooftop terrace and green roof • Green building materials • Extensive gardening • German - made Optiwin windows and motorized exterior sunshades • Heat - recovery ventilation system with earthloop preheater • Passionate design team and home green roof • Green building materials • Extensive gardening • German - made Optiwin windows and motorized exterior sunshades • Heat - recovery ventilation system with earthloop preheater • Passionate design team and home Green building materials • Extensive gardening • German - made Optiwin windows and motorized exterior sunshades • Heat - recovery ventilation system with earthloop preheater • Passionate design team and home owner

They will be building the «greenest store in the world» — a supermarket made from entirely recyclable materials.

The architects have specified building products made from recycled materials, and the project will register for the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certifbuilding products made from recycled materials, and the project will register for the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certifBuilding Council's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification.

The firm picked up four awards at the UK Structural Timber Awards, held in Birmingham on October 19, winning best low energy project and best use of timber frame for the Enterprise Centre at the University of East Anglia, a passive - certified building built with local timber that makes extensive use of natural materials, and has been dubbed the UK's greenest building.

With new building materials, updated building codes and constantly evolving building technologies, Freeman says it just makes sense for sales reps to educate themselves about «green» building.

ANSWER: Green homes are made with non-toxic building materials, are energy efficient via efficient appliances and Windows and ventilation systems, may generate energy via solar panels or windmills, will try to use recycled materials and furnishings, will use materials from renewable resources, will be environmentally conscious of the building site, and will use materials manufactured locally.

Build better: If you're adding on to your home or remodeling, consider green building materials that will make your home more energy efficient.