Sentences with phrase «sustainable wood building»

Buildings from Quebec never get the exposure that english North American ones do; there is no reason that a firm the size of Gallienne Moisan should have such a lousy website, without any photographs of a building that has been completed for a couple of years, or that the english architectural press would appear to ignore an eighty thousand square foot sustainable wood building, but they do.

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At the forefront of sustainable hospitality, the building itself is a retrofitted factory warehouse designed with recycled wood and reclaimed bricks.

We work with CFEs across the tropics to help them develop sustainable forest management plans, apply best forestry practices in the field, build their administrative capacities, invest in strategies to increase the value of their products, and penetrate premium markets for wood and other forest products.

All local California locations will leverage reclaimed wood from California ports and, where possible, newly built restaurants will incorporate more sustainable landscape features such as solar panel canopies over drive - thrus and reclaimed water for irrigation.

Certified sustainable wood is used to construct the sturdy base and core, which meets Green Building Standards and contains no formaldehyde.

Materials were sourced locally and all furnishings created with traditional skills: huge marble baths carved from single blocks of Romblon marble and wooden baths crafted using traditional boat - building techniques; local wood and rattan sourced from sustainable supplies; cushions made from tribal fabrics, woven by craftspeople from Mindanao in the South; and intricate wooden chests carved by indigenous Palawan woodcarvers.

The RV Amazon Star offers modern facilities including on - board WiFi (limited), yet still retains its expedition charm, having been classically designed and built using locally - sourced, sustainable woods and furnished to a high standard.

The hotel has 60 junior suites built with sustainable materials such as bamboo floors and Guanacaste wood accents.

I have many facts and fascinating stories to share with you about the politics of the local six campasinos who control the core preserves.The Mexican NGO Alternare has worked to educate the 37 campasinos within the preserve to practice sustainable organic farming methods to prevent erosion, pesticide pollution, as well as to teach them to build their houses with adobe bricks rather than wood.

Today's feature, «Slippery Shelves» by Cambium Studio, are available in bamboo, though can also be built with other sustainable woods like coconut palm, FSC - certified walnut, and salvaged urban trees, and they're designed for people on the move.

I do go on about how I think that wood is the most sustainable building material; instead of creating carbon dioxide, it absorbs it and stores it.

We go on about how wood from properly managed forests is the most sustainable building material, being renewable and storing carbon for the life of the building.

The terminal was built from natural wood and stone from forests that were sustainable.

When it comes from a responsibly managed forest, wood is one of the most sustainable building materials.

leed certified is a joke, i build leed certified commercial jobs, for example reclaimed wood takes more energy to recover then sustainable regrowth, wood has to be reclaimed then transported to a wood shop, then reworked using less energy efficient methods than used by large sawmills, then transported again using less economical methods.

The strategy aims to create more sustainable NES platforms through converting existing fossil fuel steam - heat networks to wood chips, and creating systems for both new developments and existing buildings.

It summarizes key points from 51 technical presentations and panel and plenary discussions of 6 thematic sessions: afforestation and reforestation, reduced deforestation and degradation, changing forest management practices, wood energy, green building and sustainable packaging.

If you can build a cottage that's energy efficient, made from sustainable wood, and makes for a fantastic getaway in the great outdoors, awesome.

Now one could argue the point that there are other naturally sustainable building materials, such as cork, bamboo, hemp and straw, but wood certainly is up there, and is one of our favorites.

This Centre celebrates wood as a handsome and sustainable material, and demonstrates its viability for tall buildings.

A&A considers themselves stewards of the forests they manage through supporting local communities, conserving wildlife, maintaining soil and water quality, creating jobs, and providing sustainable wood products that are used to produce environmentally responsible building materials.

The building itself has been renovated to a high ecological, sustainable standard, including limecrete and recycled wood flooring, recycled furnishings (the counter is made of woven rubber bicycle tires) and greywater lavatory.

The structure is made up of prefabricated wood modules and aims to create a cozy atmosphere without disrupting the environment, and appears to be the prototype of a proposed new building system made from sustainable materials.

The Magno Wooden Radio is a product that filled a need and revitalised a community: made of sustainable wood and built by local labour in Indonesia.

Olympic authorities published a Sustainable Sourcing Code for Timber, setting out its strategy for sourcing the wood used to construct the building over the next three years.

Increasingly, the public is looking for sustainable and renewable resources in construction, and — especially in the Pacific Northwest — there is a strong appeal for natural, exposed wood buildings, says Juliana Ruble, program administrator of the TallWood Design Institute of Oregon State University.

A key component of green building is using sustainable wood.