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March 2009

New product listings in the GreenSpec Directory are available online.


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Featured New GreenSpec Listing

Integrity Block's structural, compacted earth concrete masonry unit (CMU) is made from a proprietary mix that includes 50% pre-consumer recycled content (byproduct from mining or quarrying operations) and a portland cement binder. Integrity Block meets ASTM C-90 for load-bearing block yet uses 40% less energy to produce than standard concrete products. 
 

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Case Study Highlight
Friends Committee on National Legislation Headquarters
The client in this rehab of a 150-year-old building asked that the project manifest the Quaker philosophy: "We seek an earth restored." 
 

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