Envirosink
The average family wastes gallons a day when rinsing fruit and vegetables, or when waiting for hot or cold water. What if you could save that water? What if everyone did? Introducing Envirosink! [...]
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Archive for March, 2009
Urban Hardwoods Table
furniture [...]
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Freed: Design Winner Will Build Actual City Block
My friends over at Sensible City recently offered me the opportunity to interview Eric Corey Freed. It’s not everyday I get to interview someone who was just interviewed by the New York Times so I jumped at the chance. Even better, Eric is an "organic architect" and studied under a former student of Frank Lloyd [...]
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New LEED 2009 Reference Guides: The BIG Overview
NOTE – This is the longest post in Real Life LEED history. You may groan at the thought of reading the text below, but I assure you it’s a much quicker way to get up to speed with the changes in the new LEED 2009 systems then reading through the new reference guide as [...]
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Green Building Thoughts: The Stimulus, The Bond, LEED AP, and Rock Chalk
It may surprise you to learn that I have a real job. Seriously, I do and I love it! I am a construction litigator and I am currently involved in a major construction delay claim. I have been preparing a motion the last few days, hence the late filing of today’s post.
There is a lot [...]
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Gov. Kaine Supports LEED and Green Globes
While we have all (or at least I have) been focusing on the federal stimulus and its effect on the green building industry, an interesting development occurred in Virginia that may impact the future of a statewide green building regulation.
In past posts, I highlighted Governor Tim Kaine’s attempts to pass a statewide green building [...]
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The First Annual Real Life LEED Index!
It’s hard to believe it, but Real Life LEED just turned ONE! For those of you that don’t know I’m a giant data geek, and in the spirit of the Feltron Report (Full Disclosure: the following will be nowhere near as obsessively awesome), I’ve decided to share a few statistics about who’s been using [...]
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Granitstone® Sprayed Stucco Coated Wall Panels
Granitstone® Sprayed Stucco Coated Wall Panels Granitstone® coatings add to the many advantages of lightweight insulated panels with the architectural [...]
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Whirlwind Solar Energy systems
Solar Solar energy is one of the easiest ways to help save on energy costs while protecting the environment. Whirlwind had created Whirlwind Solar Energy Systems to offer our customers a renewable energy option. Available on four of our Standing Seam roof panels, Whirlwind Solar Energy Systems offers 3 Kilowatts to [...]
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Composite Floor System
All detailing of shop and erection drawings for the Ecospan™ Composite Floor System are detailed at our Nucor Detailing Center located in Norfolk, NE. This saves the customer and design [...]
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