The majority of the energy used by buildings is wasted, resulting in increased energy costs and air pollution. Among C40 cities, this translates to between 50 percent and 75 percent of citywide carbon emissions. Therefore, due to the sheer amount of energy consumed by buildings, urban decision-makers […]
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Tom Mills (host of GreenShortz): I’m with Gretchen Sweeney, and she is part of the USGBC [United States Green Building Council] LEED Team, LEED of course being a building certification program, certify buildings’ performance, but a certification is only as
The sun being a resource worth tapping into is now globally accepted, but how to do it in the most efficient way is still an ongoing conversation. The obvious choice is to put solar panels in regions with lots of sun,
Chris Phillips: Hi, my name is Chris Phillips and I’m the president of Greening Homes. Greening Homes is a renovations company whose mandate is to minimize our environmental impact on our projects as much as possible. We’ve recently been retained
Screen reader version: Happy Feet: Eco-Friendly Alternatives Bamboo Best for: Pros: Cons: Cost Per Square Foot: Cork Best for: Pros: Cons Cost Per Square Foot: FSC-Certified Wood Best for: Pros: Cons: Cost Per Square Foot: Natural-Fiber Carpet Best for: Pros:
My name’s Graham Robertson. I’ve been here for about five months, working on construction and getting the infrastructure set up. So what I’ve been doing, as opposed to trying to fill the wall, like all the cracks and holes in
Your living room might already be set up the way you like it. You might own a cushy sofa or recliner, a big-screen TV and a little robot that does the vacuuming. But could it get even better? The answer
Narrator: Here at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, community members strive to live sustainably, and this plays into all aspects of daily living, including diet, energy consumption and housing. Members build their own homes from sustainable and natural resources, including straw bales,
The Hunt for Pallets It’s not hard to find pallets for reclamation because they’re used to ship so many materials and products. The trick is to locate pallets that are in fairly decent shape and that aren’t spoken for. Although
