by creedla | Nov 21, 2017 | Aesthetics And Renovations, Green Construction
Greensburg, KS rebuilt their community to be green after a tornado destroyed the town. A decade ago, an immense EF-5 tornado reduced the town of Greensburg, KS to rubble. Steve Hewitt, the city administrator was talking to (then) Gov. Kathleen Sebelius about...
by creedla | Nov 3, 2017 | Environmental News, Green Construction
A “Cool” Solution to a “Heated” Issue. Bioclimatic architecture could enable buildings to eschew air conditioning systems, saving energy and preventing heat gain into the environment An ubiquitous sight on the rooftops of almost any modern structure are large central...
by creedla | Sep 22, 2017 | Environmental News, Green Construction
LEED-Certified Buildings Possess Higher Resale Values Compared to Their Non-Certified Counterparts Within the realm of green building construction there exists LEED, or Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design. A component of the U.S. Green Building Council...
by creedla | Aug 25, 2017 | Green Construction
Net-Zero energy building techniques are trickling into the California housing sector. Eager students have been invited to “take the ball and run with it” by teachers as a means of continuing learning that had previously taken place. The enthusiasm seen by the teacher...
by creedla | Jun 23, 2017 | Environmental News, Green Construction
Ford Motor Company has a living roof on its River Rouge facility which serves a number of useful purposes. Most of Henry Ford’s accomplishments took place at a gargantuan facility called the River Rouge Factory. At a mile long and 1.5 miles wide, there is 16 million...
by creedla | May 5, 2017 | Environmental News, Green Construction
Thanks to passive solar heating and energy efficient skylights, buildings can save energy. When architects have the freedom to design a structure on a plot of land as they see fit, they’ll often incorporate passive solar heating into the design. Since the Sun’s...
