Posts Tagged: Recycled Materials
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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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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Green Building Design Principles Video
Stay Safe
Lt. John Shafer
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Modern Roofs the Truckie Nightmare
Modern Roofs the Truckie Nightmare
Presentation Summary
The presentation will include an intense and concentrated examination of trends and methods in modern building construction with an emphasis on roofs, their direct relationship on vertical ventilation, structural firefighting operations, and firefighter survivability.
Inherent roof construction features and hazards that directly influence truck company work will be the main focus of this program.
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Remodeling Green
Greetings to all,
I have been having computer troubles so haven't posted in awhile. So this will be a short post about remodeling your home green. It will consist of two videos. Please enjoy and think about how the following building materials used wil…
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USED SHIPPING CONTAINERS BEING USED IN GREEN CONSTRUCTION
The majority of firefighters today associate used shipping containers with Live Fire training.
However many designers, builders and eco organizations have another idea for the use of these used containers.
Why not turn one of the world strongest mobile structures into your next home or office?
After all these container were built to withstand built to withstand typhoons, tornados,hurricanes and even earthquakes. One or more of these incredible steel modules are the safest superstructure for a home, school, office, apartment, dormitory, storage unit, emergency shelter. ...where would you rather be in a storm, hurricane or earthquake? I think in a room made of strong Corten steel
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Welcome to Green Maltese
Greetings to all my Brother & Sister Firefighters
What is Green Maltese?
Green Maltese:
My goal is that Green Maltese becomes the place where fire service leaders can gain and share knowledge about the Green Movement and anything about Green (Sustainable) Building Construction.
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