Rebuilt Kansas Community Now Powered Completely by Wind
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Fuller Challenge Passes Over Living Building Challenge, Recognizes “Operation Hope”
The annual Buckminster Fuller Challenge awarded its $100,000 prize to an African project to reverse desertification. The Living Building Challenge was among five other finalists.
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“LEED for Landscapes” Opens Pilot, Attracts Brownfield Rehabilitation Projects
The Sustainable Sites Initiative has announced a two-year pilot of its rating system for landscapes, which addresses environmental and social issues.
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LEED Policy on Certified Wood Gets Only Minor Changes
USGBC has opened new revisions of its policy on certified wood in LEED to public comment. The changes solidify a controversial move made during the last revisions.
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Avoiding the Global Warming Impact of Insulation
Insulation is key to reducing carbon emissions from buildings. But the blowing agent in extruded polystyrene and spray polyurethane foam offsets much
of that benefit.
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Bamboo Dimensional Lumber? Lumboo is Here
Cali Bamboo’s Lumboo provides a durable, termite-resistant alternative to conventional wood lumber.
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