Constructed wetlands, when used to treat wastewater, can keep nitrogen and phosphorous from the water supply and cut costs by controlling the size of needed drainfields.

Environmental Building News—August 1, 2009

Thermal Bridging

Thermal bridging, when one material conducts heat much better than materials around it, can reduce the effectiveness of insulation to a surprising extent.

Environmental Building News—July 1, 2009

Brominated Flame Retardants

Keeping furnishings, appliances, and building materials from catching fire and burning up is important, but many flame retardants aren't good for us or the environment.

Environmental Building News—June 1, 2009

Adaptive Thermal Comfort

Adaptive thermal comfort broadens our understanding of the comfort zone by accounting for human behavior and perception, and factors like amount of clothing and air movement.

Environmental Building News—May 1, 2009

Porous Paving

Pavement that allows infiltration of stormwater comes in a variety of types, and offers many environmental and even cost benefits.

Environmental Building News—April 1, 2009

Graywater Collection and Use

If properly stored and separated from potable water, graywater collected from sinks, showers, and clothes washers can be used to irrigate landscaping.

Environmental Building News—March 1, 2009

Using Fly Ash in Concrete

Fly ash lowers the environmental footprint of concrete and improves durability. Pouring and curing concrete with high levels of fly ash requires special treatment.

Environmental Building News—February 1, 2009

Weighting Environmental Impact Categories

Life-cycle assessments (LCAs) score products or design options across a series of environmental impact categories. To compare two products with different impact profiles, it becomes necessary to weight those categories, a difficult process.

Environmental Building News—January 1, 2009

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