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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 ...
The developer, Arnie J. Martel, of AJM Construction, wants to build 159 single-family townhouses on 120 acres, according to town documents. Specifically, Martel has said he would like to construct ...
The underground storage tank will collect the first flow of stormwater—the equivalent of 1 inch (25 mm) of rainfall containing the highest concentration of pollution—during heavy rainfalls and raw sewage from three of the city’s CSOs and store it until it can be pumped to the East End Treatment Plant, located around 0.7 miles (1.1 km) to the northeast, beside Tukey's Bridge.
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]
Construction projects say wood is sustainable. Those claims don't always check out. | Opinion. Gannett. Brian Raff. June 4, 2024 at 6:01 AM. Residents of Milwaukee may have noticed a recent surge ...
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).
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]
Unity Environmental University (formerly Unity College) is a private liberal arts university in New Gloucester, Maine, United States.It offers in-person and online associate, baccalaureate, and master's degree programs on sustainability and environmental science.