Author: LEED Blogger
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Facilities Management Benefits Local Economies
Building expenditures shown to benefit workers, businesses. More…
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Pre-Fab Home for the Young and Single
The construction firm Heijmans of Holland has just unveiled a prototype for a prefabricated home, which they plan to erect in city areas and rent out to single young people looking for their first home. This first version of the home is called Heijmans ONE and should be launched soon. The Heijmans ONE is a…
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Jerry Yudelson Presents to Leading Building Industry Professionals
Jerry Yudelson, President of the Green Building Initiative (GBI), a nonprofit organization committed to accelerating the adoption of sustainable building practices and providers of the Green Globes® rating system will give a presentation to the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) Chicago Chapter tonight at 5:00 PM in Chicago’s Union League Club. The CSI’s monthly dinners usually draw an audience of up…
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Fragrances Influence Impression of Retail Spaces
Scent “temperatures” shown to have measurable effect on consumer behavior. More…
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Israel Gets a Shipping Container Student Village
A brand new student village recently opened its doors in the town of Sderot in Israel. What sets it apart from other such villages is the fact that it was built entirely out of used shipping containers. All the work was also done by the students themselves, many with no prior construction experience, under the…