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As the GSA considers which green building rating system to use, its Green Building Advisory Committee officially recommends LEED for all GSA buildings.
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This OSB flooring should not warp, sag, or cup.
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After evaluating 17 building energy-performance assessments from around the world, a new research paper proposes a classification framework for energy-efficiency evaluation.
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Eight outstanding green-building professionals are under consideration for the 2013 award, which includes a $50,000 prize, from The Hanley Foundation, ECOHOME, and BUILDER.
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In a letter to Congress, more than 350 associations and companies voiced opposition to special interest efforts to gut energy conservation requirements for federal buildings.
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Now featuring Down Pore self-draining technology, Weyerhaeuser’s Edge Gold OSB flooring panels are designed to channel water from the panel surfaces and drain it off the joists below to further enhance the panels’ resistance to rain and moisture.
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Reducing its energy use by 52 percent in one year, Demarest Elementary School in Bloomfield, N.J., wins the EPA's 2012 Energy Star Battle of the Buildings competition.
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With more clients demanding fact-based design, architects and builders increasingly will need to collect and analyze occupancy data on their projects. A recent study of DLR Group’s high-performance schools shows how a firm can benefit from this data collection.
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These OSB panels feature a thin sheet of aluminum laminated to LP OSB sheathing and include vents that allow the panels to dry quickly from construction moisture.
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A range of project types, with a majority from the West Coast, round out this year’s Top Ten Green Projects from the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment.