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Before Project Starts
Choose materials made from renewable resources (resources that can be grown or harvested faster than the rate of consumption).
Choose materials that are harvested without causing ecological damage.
Use FSC certified wood.
Use recycled materials – reduces waste, less directed to landfills, preserves embodied energy, reduces consumption of materials from virgin natural resources.
Use SIPs. (Structural Insulated Panels)
Use materials that are low-maintenance – less exposure to chemicals used to clean and maintain the materials.
Use materials that have a long life span – reduces need for manufacture of new materials as replacements, less waste directed to landfills, less energy used to install replacements
Choose materials made from renewable resources (resources that can be grown or harvested faster than the rate of consumption).
Choose materials that are harvested without causing ecological damage.
Use FSC certified wood.
Use recycled materials – reduces waste, less directed to landfills, preserves embodied energy, reduces consumption of materials from virgin natural resources.
Use SIPs. (Structural Insulated Panels)
Use materials that are low-
Use materials that have a long life span – reduces need for manufacture of new materials as replacements, less waste directed to landfills, less energy used to install replacements
During Project Life
Plan construction to minimize impact on site – flow of groundwater should not be changed by excavations, trees should remain and be protected, manage heavy equipment traffic.
Design structures around site topography and drainage patterns.
Provide waste separation facilities during construction – recyclable materials are sorted and directed to appropriate facilities, divert waste from landfills.
Use nontoxic materials – adhesives and finishes with zero or low VOC’s (volatile organic compounds), to prevent off-gassing, protects construction workers and building’s occupants.
Maintain buildings with nontoxic cleansers – airborne contaminants enter a building’s ventilation system
Plan construction to minimize impact on site – flow of groundwater should not be changed by excavations, trees should remain and be protected, manage heavy equipment traffic.
Design structures around site topography and drainage patterns.
Provide waste separation facilities during construction – recyclable materials are sorted and directed to appropriate facilities, divert waste from landfills.
Use nontoxic materials – adhesives and finishes with zero or low VOC’s (volatile organic compounds), to prevent off-
Maintain buildings with nontoxic cleansers – airborne contaminants enter a building’s ventilation system
At the end of a Projects Life
Adaptation of an existing building preserves the embodied energy of its materials and from its construction.
Reuse components – windows, doors, brick, fixtures, furnishings, flooring.
Recycle building materials – glass, aluminum, steel, concrete (crushed and used as fill or aggregate.
Reuse of existing buildings and brownfields (land that has previously been developed) allows for use of infrastructure already in place.
Adaptation of an existing building preserves the embodied energy of its materials and from its construction.
Reuse components – windows, doors, brick, fixtures, furnishings, flooring.
Recycle building materials – glass, aluminum, steel, concrete (crushed and used as fill or aggregate.
Reuse of existing buildings and brownfields (land that has previously been developed) allows for use of infrastructure already in place.
