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Learning from the Best: The 2019 COTE Top Ten
The 2019 winners of AIA’s COTE Top Ten are all about education and connection to place. Read more »
Do Flame Retardants Work? Putting Foam Insulation to the Test
A deeper look at California’s decision to allow flame-retardant-free foam under concrete slabs. Read more »
Product Review:
A New Foam-Free Sub-Slab Insulation
Foam glass aggregate made from post-consumer recycled glass bottles can replace both foam insulation and aggregate below grade. Read more »
Op-Ed:
The Green New Deal—an Opportunity for the Green Building Industry
Achieving the goals of the Green New Deal will be tremendously challenging—but not impossible. Read more »
Stemming Illegal Logging with a New LEED Credit
Timber Traceability is one group’s answer to the controversial Legal Wood pilot path. Read more »
Chlorine and Plastic: Part Two
The Healthy Building Network has released an extensive study detailing Asia’s chlorine production used to make PVC and other plastics. Read more »
The World’s First LEED Zero Building
Engineering firm Petinelli has scored LEED Zero Energy certification with its headquarters in Curitiba, Brazil. Read more »
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