On 12 January 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the island nation of Haiti. Haiti has a long history of severe earthquakes, but none could compare to the death and decimation of this one. Read about the rebuilding efforts that are focusing on renewable energy and green building techniques.
The Las Vegas fire department is opting for a greener approach by building LEED certified fire stations. Their construction material of choice? Insulated concrete forms (ICFs). The ICF stations will reduce energy consumption by an incredible 45% to 50%. Resistant to floods, high wind speeds and fire, ICF construction provides unprecedented protection for building occupants.
BIM: digitalizing the construction industry Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a dynamic architectural modeling software program, which adds depth to your designs. BIM enables users to transform two dimensional designs into three dimensional graphics which can be viewed from different…
How innovative engineering saved Tokyo from the earthquake. The recent spate of devastating earthquakes has left many wondering if their homes would withstand violent tremors. The severity of the tragic Japanese earthquake was reduced only by the integrity of Japanese…
Meet our Contestants for the Greenest Commercial Spaces in the World You’ve heard of net zero eco-friendly homes, now commercial buildings are getting in on the act. Let’s take a look at three new developments in green building technology that…
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology gets their hands dirty as they investigate which buildings produce the most carbon emissions. Buildings are by far the greatest contributors to global greenhouse gases. They account for a mammoth 39% of CO₂ emissions in…
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the greenest of them all? Debatable, I’m sure, but the other-worldly monolithic dome structure makes a very convincing contender for the most verdant off all buildings of the environmentally friendly persuasion. Impervious to…
David Shepler’s Incredible Green Building When David Shepler decided to build a home for his family, he followed his lifelong interest in green building to create a home that combined environmental friendliness with modern convenience. Not only did Shepler build…
Stakeholders for the St. Anne’s-Belfield School building project have had the unique opportunity to keep up with construction on a daily basis. The recently completed independent school in Charlottesville, Virginia has a webcam mounted high above the construction site. Go…
Read the article “Building With Insulating Concrete Forms” in the July, 2010 issue of Construction Canada. Download article in PDF format
