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...building featured in the time-lapse video of the construction of Arbora also comprised retail space on the ground floor of this first of three buildings. Building mid-rise projects from wood v concrete - case study Ecohome's sister organisation Ecohabitation recently compiled an extensive 128-page comparative analysis ...

...buildings - don't yet occupy their fair share of the market across Canada and North America. For economic and environmental reasons, it's in our common interest to put wood at the forefront of our communities and cities.  How do we encourage the transition to wood as the best way to build mid-rise buildings in Canada a...

...Building America marine climate corresponds to those portions of IECC climate zones 3 and 4 located in the “C” moisture category.   Building America and IECC Climate Zones The table below shows the relationship between the Building America and IECC climate zones. Building America IECC Subarctic Zone 8 ...

...building To demonstrate the importance of calculating embodied energy, Ecohome’s Quebec-based affiliate Ecohabitation did a carbon calculation of the Eco-Habitat S1600 prefab kit house using the Athena Impact Estimator for buildings software, which assesses the environmental impact of each building material selection. ...

...building professionals to prefab & modular construction methods? Trends in the construction industry, such as shorter project schedules, sustainable construction practices and workforce shortages, are several drivers of wider use of prefab and modular kit buildings. This is driven by technology – such as building i...

...building lot for a green home Finding the right building lot when building a new sustainable home is such a key element and yet often overlooked until it turns out to be an unattainable dream! We agonized over whether this should be our number 1 Top Tip on building a sustainable home - because without the right buildin...

...building. Using this tool builds on the adoption of BIM or building information modeling, which is another associated construction industry trend that will carry over into 2020. BIM is a way of representing buildings, roads, and utilities through computer-generated images to help contractors visualize a construction pr...

...Building a frost protected shallow foundation (FPSF) is a well-proven alternative to building deeper, more costly foundations in cold regions with seasonal ground freezing and the potential for frost heave. Traditional foundations for cold climates always extend down under the frost line onto a strip foundation, they c...