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Construction Waste Recycling

  • Consol Energy Center

    With the 2010 hockey season is underway, the 2008 Stanley Cup Champions Pittsburgh Penguins are adjusting to their new LEED Gold-certified arena.

     
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    Code Green

    Examining the prognosis of sustainability in healthcare through five projects.

     
  • Innovative Green Projects: 2009

    Seven of the most innovative green projects of 2009.

     
  • 10 West St.

    This student residence hall achieved LEED for Commercial Interiors Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, Washington, D.C.

     
  • Materials Reuse

    On a pleasant day in one of Chicago’s suburbs, a deconstruction contractor and his crew remove an original, custom-made window for salvage from a 1923 home.

     
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    Supper Club Incorporates Sustainability

    Sustainability is woven into the Red Stag Supper Club, Minneapolis, so well its patrons may not notice the conservation measures.

     
  • A Mixed-Use Townhouse Development Offers a Healthy Environment

    The city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada made the decision to create a green, pedestrian-friendly, transit-oriented urban community on the site of the old hospital.

     
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    Houston Schools Divert Carpet From Landfills

    In summer of 2008, five Houston school districts recycled their carpet during the remodeling of 17 buildings.

     
  • Recycling opportunities are growing

    After a recent demolition, though, the remodeler found himself with huge steel girders and other scrap metal that he knew he had no use for. He called 20 different people to offer it for free, before he found someone willing to salvage it.

     
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    Builders Are Urged To Consider the Green Benefits of Deconstruction Vs. Demolition

    Demolishing an existing house for a renovation or infill project may be quick and easy, but a lot of those building materials unnecessarily end up in land fills. According to the EPA's 2003 estimates, 164 million tons of waste was generated from building activities, including construction...

     
 
 
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