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21st Edition of Global Conference on Catalysis, Chemical Engineering & Technology
Discover the future of catalysis and chemical engineering at the 21st Edition of the Global Conference on Catalysis, Chemical Engineering & Technology (CAT 2025)! Taking place in the vibrant city of Valencia, Spain, from September 11-13… more...
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0 replies | 64 views | Posted on: 03/06/2025 | Last updated: 03/06/2025
USGBC California's Wildfire Education Efforts - Working to Rebuild and Prevent Future Loss and Damage
I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge and point people to the great work being done by USGBC California (USGBCCA) regarding wildfires, both in support of the long road to recovery for those affected by these and other fires and to help… more...
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Wildfire Safety and Resources
0 replies | 321 views | Posted on: 02/10/2025 | Last updated: 03/04/2025
Global Green Development Goals: The Need For Sustainable Cities
There is a direct correlation between climate change and buildings, according to the World Green Building Council (WGBC) CEO Terri Willis. With the increasing incidence of dangerous climatic events such as flooding, heat waves, earthquakes,… more...
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Environment
0 replies | 7250 views | Posted on: 07/29/2016 | Last updated: 03/04/2025
A Rate It Green Content Guide to: Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
Indoor air quality, or IAQ, awareness has been growing in recent years due in some part to the COVID pandemic and increasing outdoor air pollution concerns such as wildfire exhaust/pollution, which enters buildings and irritates and cau… more...
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Health and Air Quality
0 replies | 1917 views | Posted on: 12/21/2021 | Last updated: 03/04/2025
Sustainable Demolition - Donating Furnishings and Building Materials (Reduce Waste AND Save on Taxes!)
As Matt Hoots of Sawhorse Inc. reminds us, part of green building is wasting less. There are quite a few ways to reduce waste, but among the simpler methods are throwing fewer items into landfills in the first place, and reusing… more...
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#1920sMakeoverATL
0 replies | 3528 views | Posted on: 12/02/2022 | Last updated: 03/04/2025
Showcase Opportunity - Join Matt Hoots on an Exciting 1920s Deep Energy Retrofit! Follow along with the #1920sMakeoverATL Project!
Matt Hoots of Sawhorse, Inc. is working on an exciting new whole house renovation and deep energy retrofit. You’re invited to get involved with your products or services, OR you can follow along and enjoy the step-by… more...
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#1920sMakeoverATL
0 replies | 6207 views | Posted on: 04/27/2021 | Last updated: 03/04/2025
Throwaway Nation: The Ugly Truth about American Garbage, by Jeff Dondero
According to author Jeff Dondero, "Americans are burying ourselves in our own waste. It’s befouling our air, land, waters, food, and bodies.” In Throwaway Nation, Dondero takes a thoroughly resear… more...
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Green Building and Green Living Books
1 replies | 7810 views | Posted on: 08/13/2019 | Last updated: 03/04/2025
Clean Energy-Powered Affordable Housing Startup in Chicago: 548 Capital LLC
Robert "A.J." Patton and Erica Johnson, childhood friends who grew up in low-income communities, recently launched 548 Capital LLC, a company that aims to provide better quality and more sustainable housing to lower-income re… more...
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Green Affordable Housing
0 replies | 7170 views | Posted on: 09/08/2019 | Last updated: 03/04/2025
9 Keys to Avoiding Sick Building Syndrome (Study)
Researchers from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health have compiled a guide for improved health in commercial buildings; they seek to address the causes of “Sick Building Syndrome” (SBS), a term coined in 1982 by th… more...
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0 replies | 11494 views | Posted on: 07/23/2019 | Last updated: 03/04/2025
Solar experiment lets neighbors trade energy among themselves
Brooklyn is known the world over for things small-batch and local, like designer clogs, craft bourbon, and artisanal sauerkraut. Now, it is trying to add electricity to the list. In a promising experiment in an affluent swath of the borough… more...
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0 replies | 7049 views | Posted on: 03/16/2017 | Last updated: 03/04/2025
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