Ray Anderson’s new book, “Confessions of a Radical Industrialist”
Reade Palmer, president, Sustainable Surfaces, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., the agency for Toli and Ceres throughout most of Florida, applauded the addition of the new brands. “The addition of new product segments that address clear needs in our industry allows CBC to potentially gain a greater share of the resilient flooring market and, in turn, offers our client base a wider range of product from a company they already know and trust.”
Construction | tagged Fabric Structures Article on the different views of Sustainable design and the field of Fabric Structures. The article is written by Sam Armijos, the leading expert in the field of Fabric Structures.
Construction | tagged Sustainable Concepts The principles of sustainable development now encompass everything from the production of environmentally friendly fire exit signs (photoluminescent exit signs) to sustainable architecture. Officially beginning in 1973 with the publication of E.F. Schumacher’s book, Small is Beautiful, the concepts of sustainable development now apply to almost every commercial aspect of our lives.
Construction | tagged Green Trends "Green Building" is a broad term used to describe the design and construction of sustainable and environmentally conscious buildings. The driving force behind this is to lower our negative impact on the environment and, at the same time, make the buildings we live and work in safer and healthier for us.
Tech & Innovation | tagged Green Building Trends Are you about to build a structure to live or to work? If yes, please do read on. Earth Advantage Institute, a leading non-profit Green Building Certification organization in Portland has announced its choice selections for top ten green building trends in 2010. The trends vary from energy scores for homes to web-based displays which track real-time energy consumption, and were acknowledged by the Institute based on dealings with builders, architects, real estate brokers, lenders, appraisers and homeowners throughout 2009. A list of the trends follows.
