Green building (also known as green construction, sustainable building, or eco-friendly building) refers to both a structure and the application of processes...
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The Cecil and Ida Green Building, also called the Green Building or Building 54, is an academic and research building at the Massachusetts Institute of...
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Sustainable architecture (redirect from Green building techniques)
considered through the lens of building technology and its transformations. Going beyond the technical sphere of "green design", invention and expertise...
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conventional building. The Indian green building council (IGBC) is the leading green building movement in the country. Throughout the building lifecycle, green buildings...
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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), founded in 1993, is a private 501(c)3, membership-based non-profit organization that promotes sustainability in...
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Green building certification systems are a set of rating systems and tools that are used to assess a building or a construction project's performance...
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The Green Building Initiative (GBI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that owns and administers the Green Globes green building assessment and certification...
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Chile Green Building Council China Green Building Council Colombia Green Building Council Green Building Council Costa Rica Croatia Green Building Council...
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intentional part of the design process of many new buildings and other structures, usually green buildings. A building is 'a structure that has a roof and walls...
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2020. "What is green building?". World Green Building Council. World Green Building Council. Retrieved 5 November 2020. "Green Building". EPA. Environmental...
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Green buildings in Australia are assessed and rated by a variety of government and independent ratings systems. The Green Building Council of Australia...
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David Gottfried (section Green Building Councils)
developer, author, and green building activist. As the founder of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the World Green Building Council, he is known...
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Scotland Yard, formerly known as the Curtis Green Building and before that, Whitehall Police Station, is a building in Westminster, London. Since November...
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needs to be taken to ensure the building loads are not excessively increased due to solar gain. The intent of a green building design is to curtail the demand...
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Helsinki Central Library Oodi's use of wood on its exterior Green building is a technique that aims to create structures that are environmentally responsible...
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A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing...
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Taipei 101 (redirect from Taipei 101 Building)
efficiency and environmental design, becoming the tallest and largest green building in the world. The structure regularly appears as an icon of Taipei in...
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natural materials Glass in green buildings Green building and wood List of commercially available roofing material Red List building materials Outline of construction...
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The Green Building purports to be an environmentally conscious mixed-use development situated in Manchester, England. It was designed by Farrells, who...
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change, air pollution, environment, sustainability, green building, energy and water management. Going green way addresses ecological challenges and also makes...
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Retrofitting (section Building efficiency and greening)
Existing Buildings. Some governments offer funding towards green retrofits as existing buildings make up a majority of operational buildings and have...
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design and functionality; and recapitalization costs. BIM in green building, or "green BIM", is a process that can help architecture, engineering and...
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Sustainable city (redirect from Green cities)
driving difficult. Optimal building density to make public transport viable but avoid the creation of urban heat islands. Green roofs alter the surface energy...
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The William Green Building is a 530-foot (160 m), 33-floor skyscraper in Columbus, Ohio, United States. It was constructed from 1987 to 1990, and was topped...
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block in 1896. This building became the present Bethnal Green Library. A history of Poor's Land and Bethnal House is included in The Green, written by A.J...
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Construction (redirect from Building construction)
The Green Transition In Construction: Logical, Cost-Effective, And Inevitable". Forbes. "Bringing embodied carbon upfront". World Green Building Council...
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The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) is a non-profit organisation and global network of national Green Building Councils (GBCs). It has member councils...
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LEED (redirect from LEED building)
Environmental Design (LEED) is a green building certification program used worldwide. Developed by the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), it includes...
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The Bowling Green Offices Building (also known as the Bowling Green Building, Bowling Green Offices, or 11 Broadway) is an office building located at 11 Broadway...
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Arcology (redirect from City in a building)
economically self-sufficient. An arcology is distinguished from a merely large building in that it is designed to lessen the impact of human habitation on any...
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