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EXPLAINING GREEN MATERIALS Now, more than ever, homeowners and builders are getting serious about choosing sustainable building materials for their next remodel or construction project. Yet their interest may exceed the availability of information. A common question from people interested in "green" materials is: "Where can I find out about them?"
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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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More Environment From Zero to Green Hero — Guardian Unlimited, 2002.0804Remodeling Industry to Unveil Green Certification Program — Hoover's, 2002.0801 Learning Sustainability outside the Academy — Metropolis, 2002.08/09 Edition Pierre Koenig Builds with Microclimates — Metropolis, 2002.08/09 Edition Pedestrian Cities — Metropolis, 2002.08/09 Edition Collaborating with Nature — Metropolis, 2002.08/09 Edition Straw-House Project Builds Citizenship, Understanding — Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2002.0730 Energy-Savvy Homes do a Power of Good — Sydney Morning Herald, 2002.0730 Praise Grows for Lush Roof in Chicago — Des Moines Register, 2002.0729 Environmental Group Buys Timber Rights on Ranch — ENN, 2002.0725 California Governor Signs Landmark Auto Emissions Law — Reuters at ENN, 2002.0723 Planners Praise 'Green' Buildings — AP at New York Times, 2002.0721 Mara Baum Designs Green Living in Architecture — St. Louis Business Journal, 2002.0719 Nature Center to Demonstrate Environmental Message — Schmidt Copeland Parker Stevens press release, 2002.0719 California Credits Conservation in Averting Summer 2001 Blackouts — Con.Web, 2002.0718 Two Montana Hotels Earn Energy Star Label — Con.WEB, 2002.0718 Green Buildings Bloom around the US — Christian Science Monitor, 2002.0718 China Eyes Reusable Olympic Venues — AP at San Antonio Express-News, 2002.0718 Energy Efficiency Promoted with Launch of New BetterBricks — Press Release at Yahoo, 2002.0718 Sustainable Design Can Be an Asset to the Bottom Line — EDC, 2002.0715
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