Posts Tagged: Green Buildings
Fire Safety Challenges of Green Buildings Report
Fire Safety Challenges of Green Buildings
Author: Brian Meacham, Brandon Poole, Juan Echeverria and Raymond Cheng, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Re-posted by permission of Brian Meacham NFPA
Introduction
Many new commercial facilities are…
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Expect more Foam Sheathing Insulation
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 6, 2012) – The Foam Sheathing Committee (FSC) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), through an industry effort, achieved an important change in gaining broad acceptance of a performance-based standard for the use of foam i…
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New NIST Laboratory to test Net-Zero Home
The following information was released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST):
NIST Unveils Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility to Improve Testing of Energy-Efficient Technologies
In a ribbon-cutting ceremony today, the …
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Cold Formed Steel
Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) is the common term for products made by rolling or pressing thin gauges of sheet steel into goods. Cold-formed steel goods are created by the working of sheet steel using stamping, rolling, or presses to deform the sheet into a us…
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Green Construction & Building a Brighter Future
Before I share a special guest article.I would like to invite everyone to join me this Friday at Firehouse Expo @Baltimore Convention Center Baltimore, MD
I am very excited and honored to be teaching this year.
Green Building Construction For The…
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WHAT ARE SIPs?
SIPs is an acronym for Structural Insulated Panel. Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) are a high performance building system for residential and light commercial construction. The panels consist of an insulating rigid foam core sandwiched between two st…
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The Greenest College Campuses
Compiled By: Online Colleges Guide
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Ventilation Crew vs Goats
I would love to hear the roof report from the crew who found this condition on the roof! LOL
[caption id="attachment_878" align="aligncenter" width="240" caption="Goats feed on oat grass on the roof at Siegel 's Cottonwood Farm in Crest Hill, IL o…
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Solar Glass
What is Energy Glass?
ENERGYGLASS™ is the only Optically Clear Building Integrated Photovoltaic Window System in the World.
ENERGYGLASS™ is a patented Optically Clear Vertical Building Photovoltaic Window System that produces continuous Energy …
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NFPA & Green Builder® Media to partner at VISION House®
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has partnered with Green Builder® Media, North America’s leading media company focused on sustainable living to participate in the VISION House® located in INNOVENTIONS at Epcot® at the Walt Disney Wor…
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New codes help firefighters fight a fire in Southeast Portland home equipped with solar panels
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Portland Fire RescueFirefighters knocked down a fire in a house with solar panels — which can’t be turned off — …
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Trombe Walls
Since ancient times, people have used thick walls of adobe or stone to trap the sun's heat
during the day and release it slowly and evenly at night to heat their buildings. Today's
low-energy(green) buildings often improve on this ancient technique by …
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Free Green Building Codes 101 Webinar
Green Building Codes 101: Navigating the Standards, Codes, and Rating Systems.
This webinar addresses many of the questions about the relationships between green standards, codes, and rating systems. This webinar was developed collaboratively by ICC, …
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Fire Development in Modern Buildings
When was the last time you had a fire behavior class?
If you were honest it has probably been several years and most likely half of the class slept or paid very little attention because most firefighters like hands on drills were they can tear up stuf…
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Bridging The Gap: Fire Safety and Green Buildings Guide
A Fire and Safety Building Guide to Green Construction from the NASFM
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First National Green Building Code Approved!
For the first time, the US has a national green building code.
The International Green Construction Code (IgCC), approved last week after two years of development, applies to all new and renovated commercial buildings and residential buildings over th…
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First Green LEED Fire Station in Oklahoma
NORMAN — An open space flooded with light, a sparkly quartz compound countertop in a spacious kitchen, and a family-size wooden table are the first things that greet the firefighters in their second home at Norman fire station No. 8, and it…
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Colorado is the First Market for Launch of the Revolutionary DOW POWERHOUSE(TM) Solar Shingle
This post is dedicated to my brother and sister firefighters from Colorado.
Solar shingles are solar panels incognito. Instead of mounting on your roof, they become your roof or integrate seamlessly with the existing roof shingles.
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Precast Concrete Wall Panels
Energy-efficient AG Wall Systems from Superior Walls offer a fast way for builders to construct above grade building applications for houses and commercial projects.
Superior Walls®, a leading manufacturer of energy-efficient precast founda…
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Firehouse Podcast on some Green Issues
Just wanted to share this with you, in case you hadn't listened yet?
Fire Marshal's Corner: FM Global Report on Green and Sprinklers and the Dangers with Photovoltaic Units
Ed Comeau and Mike Love look at two perspectives of the impact of fires on th…
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GO PURDUE!!
Green Maltese was able to go on another fun educational field trip again!
This field trip was to West Lafayette to Purdue University to visit the Team Purdue IN Home open house.
The INHome is a part of the 2011 U.S. Department of Energy Solar …
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Gateway Midwest Fire & Leadership Training
Green Maltese is extremely excited about being a part of the Go Forward inaugural event, October 21-23 at the Ameristar Hotel Resort, Spa & Casino in St. Charles, Missouri.
Education Opportunities from Green Maltese @ Gateway Conference:
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Roanoke Green Station 3
Roanoke,VA — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has recognized the city’s new Williamson Road Fire Station with “gold” LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. This certification was achieved as the result of the facility scoring 39 credits (or points), which are defined and rewarded by the USGBC. To qualify as a basic LEED facility, the project must achieve 26 credits. LEED “silver” certification is achieved at 33 points.
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Green Building in Indianapolis: Creating a Sustainable Future
Green Building in Indianapolis: Creating a Sustainable Future
The City's Office of Sustainability, in partnership with WCTY Channel 16, is proud to announce the City's first green building documentary. The film is titled "Green Building in Indianapo…
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Green Building Design Principles Video
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