Sentences with phrase «very green building material»

While concrete may not be a very green building material, it does provide excellent thermal mass, so the home is quite energy efficient.

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Although, a very simple building, displaying a flat facade to the road, the Registry is an object lesson in the harmonious use of materials (a smooth faced ashlar, a rough sandstone and grey - green slate), and the careful composition and subtle arrangement of the different elements to produce an eye - catching yet superbly refined building.

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.

It is an incredibly efficient and green technology using very little material; Kris De Decker noted in a wonderful article that «The timbrel vault allowed for structures that today no architect would dare to build without steel reinforcements.

Modular manufacturing by its very nature is Green building by recycling materials, reducing material waste and a having a low environmental impact on the job site.