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    Green Buildings

    Abby Schofield

    Tuesday, June 15, 2010


    LEED
    The company LEED which stands for
    Leadership in Energy and Environmental
    Design. Ensures that new buildings are
    environmentally compatible and profitable.
    They follow five main steps when they observe
    a building. These steps are, 1) sustainable site
    development, 2) water savings, 3) energy
    efficiency, 4) materials selection, and 5) indoor
    environmental quality.

    Tuesday, June 15, 2010


    New Materials

    Metal Storage Containers


    Straw Bales

    Tuesday, June 15, 2010


    Straw Bales

    The straw bales are being used as an


    insulator. This idea is a good because one,
    they are made from waste products and the
    farmers who harvests the straw gets paid.
    Another reason it is good is because homes
    with thicker walls are more expensive, so your
    house would be worth more. That also means
    you can have window seats.

    Tuesday, June 15, 2010


    Storage Containers

    The use of the containers are used in the city


    where they have to build tall, skinny houses,
    so they use two containers wide and two
    container tall and they can just stack them on
    top of each other. Then they cut the center
    walls out and use them as the building base
    material and put insulation and everything on
    top.

    Tuesday, June 15, 2010

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