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RECYCLING CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS With $100 billion in new construction each year in the United States, and $126 billion in renovations, the recovery of materials from construction and demolition (C&D) has important economic and environmental implications. To the extent that the debris from construction and demolition can be reused or recycled rather than thrown away, demand for virgin resources is reduced, the embedded energy in these materials is recaptured, and the need for increasingly limited landfill space is reduced.
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IN THE LANDSCAPE OF MURCUTT In July, 2001 a group of travel-weary, anxious architects, students, and teachers from around the world stepped off a bus and descended a steep one-lane road to the Bundannon property on the Shoalhaven River, about three hours south of Sydney.
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More Environment Every Londoner Must Have Access To Green Space And Nature, Says Mayor — Architects' Journal, 2001.0925Historic Building Honored for Energy Conservation — PR Newswire at Excite, 2001.0920 Creating New, Sky-High Power — Wired, 2001.0918 Call For Green Revolution In Agricultural Buildings — Scotsman Online, 2001.0916 Disaster Site Divided Up For Cleanup — ENR, 2001.0914 Energy Dept. Funds 4 Teams To Develop Zero Energy Homebuilding — Building Online, 2001.0911 Meaningful Brownfields Legislation Must Address Petroleum Sites and Liability Issues — NAHB, 2001.0910 Is This The End Of The Road For The Big New House? — U.K. Sunday Times, 2001.0909 `Green' gas station might get a red light in Davis — Sacramento Business Journal, 2001.0907 Getting Down To Earth — CT Now, 2001.0905 Sustainable Design Draws Homeowner Interest — Atlanta Business Chronicle, 2001.0903 Building Efficiency By Design — Scotsman Online, 2001.0901 Alliance Launching Broad-Based Venture to Increase Commercial Building Efficiency — News Data Press Release, 2001.09 Edition Department of Energy Selects Burns & McDonnell to Participate in Ground-Breaking Energy Project — Individual, 2001.0831 Energy Crisis Brings Builders and Solar Electric Suppliers Together — BusinessWire at Excite, 2001.0830
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