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18 hours ago ago from Your daily dose of Photovoltaic Technology Developments and Solar News - Photovoltaics International
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By : William Sutton, LEED AP A careful integration of the historic facade, renewable energy, and stringent green building practices gave birth to The Campus Square Building in Midtown Harrisburg, Pa. Campus Square is a landmark mixed-use facility in the community and plans to become the first LEED® Gold - Core and Shell Building in Harrisburg, Pa. This building is part of a major revitalization by the city which, in Midtown, ...
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17 hours ago ago from Norsteel
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The median size of new homes in the U.S. increased from just over 1,500 square feet in 1973 (the first year the Census Bureau began tracking new home size) to 2,309 square feet at its peak in 2007. The median size has declined almost 10% since then. Will the trend to smaller-sized homes persist? Let’s consider the rising cost of energy. The depth of the downturn may, for the first time in at least 40 years, reduce real median household ...
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In the famously rainy city of Portland, Oregon, everyone knows that a leaky house is a recipe for disaster. But Portland-based architect Milo JovanoviÄ isn t worried so much about water seepage as the more insidious and common leakage of air from a poorly sealed building, which hinders indoor climate control and wastes massive amounts of energy. While green building benchmarks set by the United States in recent years have contributed to ...
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