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By adopting sustainable construction, contractors would make the construction plan or sustainable site plan to minimize the environmental impact of the project. According to a study took place in Sri Lanka, [ 20 ] considerations of sustainability may influence the contractor to choose more sustainable, locally sourced products and materials ...
In the United States, governments and private organizations have established several sustainable design organizations and programs in green building.. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a non-profit trade organization that promotes sustainability in how buildings are designed, built and operated.
Green building (also known as green construction, sustainable building, or eco-friendly building) refers to both a structure and the application of processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle: from planning to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition. [1]
Opinion: Mass timber’s rise comes at a time when sustainability is a necessity, but data on wood’s environmental impact is often confusing.
The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Bosarge Family Education Center, completed in 2011, achieved LEED Platinum certification and became known as "Maine's greenest building". [183] In October 2011 Apogee Stadium at the University of North Texas became the first newly built stadium in the country to achieve Platinum-level certification. [184]
Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment (formerly Wolfe's Neck Farm) [2] is a sustainable coastal farm in Freeport, Maine, United States.Located at 184 Burnett Road, the farm was established in 1959 by Philadelphia natives Eleanor Houston Smith (1910–1987) [3] and Lawrence Smith (1902–1975).
The Living Building Challenge is an international sustainable building certification program created in 2006. It is managed by the non-profit International Living Future Institute. [ 1 ] It is described by the Institute as a philosophy, advocacy tool and certification program that promotes the measurement of sustainability in the built ...
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