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2. Green roof - Wikipedia

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   Green roof at the British Horse Society headquarters. A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane.

3. Siding (construction) - Wikipedia

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   Highly decorative wood-shingle siding on a house in Clatskanie, Oregon, U.S. Siding or wall cladding is the protective material attached to the exterior side of a wall of a house or other building. Along with the roof, it forms the first line of defense against the elements, most importantly sun, rain/snow, heat and cold, thus creating a stable ...

4. List of commercially available roofing materials - Wikipedia

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   Asphalt shingle made of bitumen embedded in an organic or fiberglass mat, usually covered with colored, man-made ceramic grit. Cheaper than slate or tiles. Cheaper than slate or tiles. The reduced cost of this particular style of roofing is especially apparent in its application and removal.

5. BREEAM - Wikipedia

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   BREEAM Refurbishment provides a design and assessment method for sustainable housing refurbishment projects, helping to cost-effectively improve the sustainability and environmental performance of existing dwellings in a robust way. A scheme for non-housing refurbishment and fit out was launched as "RFO 2014".

6. Green building - Wikipedia

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   The concept of sustainable development can be traced to the energy (especially fossil oil) crisis and environmental pollution concerns of the 1960s and 1970s. [20] The Rachel Carson book, "Silent Spring", [21] published in 1962, is considered to be one of the first initial efforts to describe sustainable development as related to green building ...

7. Narcissists maintain control through ‘bright siding.’ Here’s ...

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   "Try to see the good in people." "Come on − he can't be that bad." "You should be grateful to even be in a relationship.". If you've heard these phrases before, chances are you've been "bright ...

8. Social Security Fairness Act could restore benefits, but ...

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   "In essence, this money has been stolen from all of us for all these years," said an 84-year-old woman whose late husband's Social Security benefits were slashed. "It's not fair."

9. Exterior insulation finishing system - Wikipedia

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   In the United States, the International Building Code and ASTM International define Exterior Insulation and Finish System (EIFS) as a non-load-bearing exterior wall cladding system that consists of an insulation board attached either adhesively, mechanically, or both, to the substrate; an integrally reinforced base coat; and a textured protective finish coat.