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RIT has opened its first ‘green’ building, as part of its ongoing sustainability efforts. The new College of Applied Science and Technology Building was designed to meet the standards of the ...

"This project is a work-in-progress on HygroStructures (‘hygro’ from the root Greek word ‘hugros’, meaning ‘wet’), a new class of physical structures that conserve form, material and process.

The world is rapidly shifting toward sustainable living as environmental concerns grow and the effects of climate change become more apparent. Green technology—also known as eco-technology or clean ...

The National Green Building Standard, known as ICC-700, was approved on January 29 as an American National Standard. The new Standard provides guidance for safe and sustainable building practices for ...

One of the first LEED Platinum buildings in the nation and only the third U.S. building designed to LEED standards, the Chicago Center for Green Technology has been educating the public and AEC ...

Rising demand for housing in most major cities around the world is increasingly at odds with efforts to reduce greenhouse emissions, as the literal building blocks—concrete and cement—of the ...

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