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Articles Tagged with ''environmental impacts''

Skylights Contribute To Home Energy Savings

January 22, 2015
A VELUX America commissioned study documents that adding venting skylights will result in energy cost savings when compared to a home without skylights.
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Long-Term Greening

Christopher Gray
January 1, 2015
New LEED pilot credits aim to help architects and builders think beyond certification.
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Is Resiliency a Threat to Sustainability?

Michael Berning
December 23, 2014
As the topic of resiliency grows, is it taking away from the conversations about a healthy environment?
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Green Proving Ground Proves Its Ground

Kevin Powell
November 10, 2014
The Green Proving Ground program is paving the way for promising technologies into the sustainable built environment.
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Sustainable Roofing

Roofs and Water Conservation

James R. Kirby AIA
July 14, 2014
Sustainability is about more than energy efficiency. Storm water retention can be crucial.
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Chem Link Appoints Board of Directors

May 31, 2014

Chem Link has announced the formation of a new six-person board of directors.


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Englert Recognized for its Renewable Energy Use

August 26, 2013

The New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection (NJ DEP) has awarded Englert Inc. with a certificate of environmental stewardship recognizing the company for its “voluntary and proactive measures taken to go beyond compliance in an effort to improve the environment and ensure a sustainable future.”


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Case Study: Badger State Fruit Processing

Cold Storage Facility Project Poses Tough Challenges
January 22, 2013

As Butch Gardner hauls cranberries between two cold storage facilities on the Badger State Fruit Processing property in Pittsville, Wis., he gives the “thumbs-up” to plant manager Mark Konrardy for a job well done. 


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Publisher’s Note: Good News Is Even Better in Tough Times

Elizabeth Obloy
September 19, 2012

Even in these difficult and uncertain times I hear regularly about new manufacturing plants opening, existing ones expanding, and plants operating 24 hours a day. I love those conversations. 


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Taking the Heat: Solar Panels and Cool Roofs

Michael Magallanes
July 23, 2012

Solar panels and cool roofs are a natural integration of sustainable technologies that can increase the output of a photovoltaic system by as much as 10 percent. 


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