LEED Certification is a voluntary process for building owners and designers. But a newly approved green building code developed by the International Code Council titled the ‘International Green Construction Code’ or IgCC may see adoption by many state and local governments. The code is officially published in March of 2012 and for jurisdictions that adopt it, will apply to new and renovated commercial and residential buildings over three stories tall. [Source: via ASCE SmartBrief. Image: IQS]
At the Hickory Ridge Landfill near Atlanta, Georgia, a project is being undertaken to cap the landfill with solar geomembranes. It will be the largest solar facility in Georgia, and the largest solar landfill installation […]
As the authors of the above-titled report note, the ecosystem and the built environment are inextricably linked, and understanding the interdependence of the two is the key to sustainability in geotechnical engineering, and all civil engineering. Although I am curious how they came to this conclusion, they state that geotechnical engineering is "the most resource intensive of all the civil engineering disciplines." Assuming they are correct, this is a sobering thought for all of us as designers. [Editor] Click through for more on sustainability in geotechnical engineering. [/Editor]
According to information provided by Productive Recycling, there are approximately 300 million used car and truck tires are generated in the U.S. each year. More than 90% end up in landfills. Productive Recycling has a […]
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