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For Green Building, Carpe Diem

March 8, 2012

When it comes to building more sustainably, the time is now. A feasible rebuttal could be, “The time to build greener buildings has been every day for the past decade.” This would be true. However, the current conditions present a ripe opportunity for buildings with more ecological stewardship not only because building greener makes sense, but because we may be at a point where an advance in green building practices can make the most difference for the industry’s future growth.

But the construction market is strapped now? Precisely. Continue Reading…

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Greener Buildings Need Less Goop

October 13, 2010

Architects and engineers have developed numerous advances in building technology that have allowed for the construction of taller, stronger, brighter, safer structures. As a result, contemporary designers have taken these systems and utilized them to help create a modern language of our building stock. At the same time, the lifespan of buildings still falls back on the weakest link of their components. Today, this is often sealants and adhesives, or “goop”, that are used to prevent moisture and air infiltration. Buildings need to solve the goop problem if they are going to last as long as the older buildings they are sitting next to.

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