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The heat pump renaissance — exploring the latest trends shaping sustainable building solutions

Heat pumps are growing in importance due to climate change. Extensive investment in heat pump technology has led to higher heating capacities and smaller equipment sizes.




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Environmental Science experts to teach and train in environmentally-friendly, sustainable building

TORONTO, ON — The University of Toronto Scarborough broke ground today (Oct. 8) on the technologically advanced Environmental Science and Chemistry Building (ESCB). Since the new building will be home to environmental sciences, UTSC is walking the talk: targeting LEED Gold certification with sustainable features that include geothermal boreholes, an Earth Tube system to supply 100 […]




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The Growing Importance of Sustainable Building

A recent report from Honeywell and Reuters shows organizations are investing in things such as better IAQ, energy management systems, and reducing carbon emissions to drive sustainability, but barriers such as a lack of resources and expertise, and cost struggles, hinder progress.




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Sustainable Buildings

Sustainable Buildings




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Thermoactive foundations for sustainable buildings

Location: Engineering Library- TH7417.M33 2015




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The most sustainable building in Germany is a timber beauty

Germany's most sustainable building is in Berlin, and it's a beauty. The EDGE Suedkreuz Berlin is a seven-story office complex consisting of two buildings comprising 32,000 square meters of floor space. It has been built by TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten using sustainable, climate and resource-saving techniques. Plus, it has a modular hybrid-timber construction that makes this hybrid-timber building one of the largest in Europe. [...]




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Could Building Information Modelling support sustainable building practices?

Building Information Modelling (BIM) can enhance the design of a building, reduce costs and save energy. However, little research has been carried out on its impact on sustainable practices. A US survey illustrates that many practitioners do not see sustainability as a primary application, suggesting that more effort is needed to encourage the integration of ‘green’ design and construction into BIM.




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Why fungi could be the future of environmentally sustainable building materials

As the construction industry struggles to deal with its impact on the climate, a new crop of people with big ideas are looking for alternative materials to build with. Phil Ayres, an architect and associate professor of architecture in Copenhagen, says the future of building materials isn't high tech polymers or special light metals but mushrooms.  




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Can today’s hottest sustainable building method actually slow climate change?

Cross-laminated timber draws praise -- and skeptics.




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Heated glass: Could this be the least sustainable building product ever invented?

You want giant windows but don't like drafts? Plug in your windows and turn them into toasters.




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Snøhetta wins the sustainable building WAN Award with the Plus House Larvik

They got this one right.




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Broad Sustainable Buildings builds a COVID hospital in two days

This is the way you mix shipping container transport tech with spaces that work for human beings.




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Sustainable Building Models

Sustainable Building Models




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Sustainable Building Materials

Sustainable Building Materials




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Sustainable Building Construction

Sustainable Building Construction




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Sustainable Building Material

Sustainable Building Material




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Sustainable Building

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A handbook of sustainable building design and engineering: an integrated approach to energy, health and operational performance / edited by Dejan Mumovic and Mat Santamouris

Barker Library - TH880.H358 2019