Author: LEED Blogger
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Compelling Green Building Benefits?
A comprehensive report recently released by the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) highlights that there are a large number of compelling benefits from green buildings received by different stakeholders throughout the life cycle of a building. &nb…
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Compelling Green Building Benefits?
A comprehensive report recently released by the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) highlights that there are a large number of compelling benefits from green buildings received by different stakeholders throughout the life cycle of a building. &nb…
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Ultra-Low Passivhaus Energy Standard Met by Dwell Development’s Columbia Station Micro-Community
The first spec home in the Pacific Northwest to meet Passivhaus standards is in the Columbia Station green micro-community built by the award-winning design+build boutique firm, Dwell Development. Passivhaus is an energy standard that is more difficult to achieve than LEED with respect to energy efficiency. Homes that meet the Passivhaus standard must reach thermal…
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Tvzeb Studio Home is Zero-Energy, Insulates Itself Using 40,000 Recycled Plastic Bottles
Located in the wooded hills of Vicenza, Italy, this zero-energy studio uses all sorts of creative design strategies to produce its own energy and insulation. Geothermal power, solar power, and a Corten steel shell are some of most prominent factors in energy generation, but it’s the 40,000 recycled plastic bottles making up the wall and…
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How to Calculate Your Carbon Footprint
Time to dig into the real data and turn those greenhouse gas emissions into hard numbers.More…