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3 Tips in Choosing LEED Contractors

The decision to build green is not always an easy one.   You know the drill: there’s tedious paperwork to be done, strict rules to consider, and very little leeway. USGBC, championing green buiding(Image from www.bestpracticesconstructionlaw.com) Thankfully, that’s where LEED contractors…
neoli
August 24, 2013
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Benefits of Biking for the Newbie

I'm in the market for a new bike. It occurred to me that I know how to ride a bike, but there is absolutely no bike in the house.  Also, I've never bothered learning how to drive a car.  I…
neoli
August 19, 2013
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Why Graphene is Our New Favorite Material

You’ve probably heard about graphene before.  It’s this new revolutionary material that’s tougher than diamond, more elastic than rubber, a much better conductor than copper, and it can even repair itself. A perfect hexagonal lattice of graphene.  (Image from www.bbc.co.uk)…
neoli
August 11, 2013
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LEED Now Encourages Cradle to Cradle Certification

As we wait for the November launch of LEED v4, it’s worth noting that our favorite sustainable building rating system now includes Cradle to Cradle Certification.  This is the result of a majority vote (a whopping 85{e3829ec1db02d54faaf9fa2de0d48db26af01d7a7944a63c3b26976124791cab}) by members of…
neoli
July 24, 2013
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Living Simply in a Small, Simple House

A recent trip to Davao, a city in Mindanao, Philippines made us realize the various degrees of sustainable living.  As with any city, the farther you get from the center, the simpler the people’s lifestyle becomes.  Farther still—in the outer…
neoli
July 20, 2013
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Saving Elephants Through Radioactive Carbon

Yes, this is supposed to be a blog on sustainable building, but once in a while let’s veer away from all that and delve into something about the natural world.   Specifically, saving elephants. A baby elephant follows its parent. (Image…
neoli
July 12, 2013
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Green Museum for a Green World

Seasoned travelers know well enough to stay away from museums when visiting a new city.  It’s in the outdoors where life and culture thrives, they argue.  Not within the safe, enclosed walls of buildings. But there is still something to…
neoli
July 3, 2013
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Quick Green Buildings in a Fast-Paced World

The quest to raise the world’s tallest skyscraper is officially on.  Named Sky City, the 220-floor green building is an ambitious well-intentioned project by the Chinese firm Broad Sustainable Construction.  After much delay from securing construction permits and other bureaucratic…
neoli
June 11, 2013