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• Deconstruction (building)
  Deconstruction has strong ties to environmental [[sustainability]]. In addition to giving materials a new life cycle, decon ...due to their durability and color changes over time. Recently, the rise of environmental awareness and sustainable building has made a much wider range of materials
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• MasterFormat
  ...nited Facilities Guide Specification) sections found on the Whole Building Design Guide website. Environmental Protection Procedures
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• Lunarcrete
  ...can Society of Civil Engineers]]|date=July 2006|pages=138|title=Structural Design of a Lunar Habitat|author=F. Ruess, J. Schaenzlin, and H. Benaroya|doi=10.1 * {{cite conference|title=Design Concepts for a Lunar Concrete Production Facility|author=Richard M. Drake|p
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• Pervious concrete
  ...a.pdf "Storm Water Technology Fact Sheet: Porous Pavement."] United States Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 832-F-99-023, September 1999.</ref> As [[regulation] ...[Soil compaction|compaction]] will depend on the specifics of the pavement design and a layer of open graded stone may have to be placed over the soil. Engin
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• Structural insulated panel
  ...ces, including local labor conditions and the degree to which the building design is optimized for one or the other technology. ...ing and core materials require material specific testing to quantify creep design values.
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• Super Adobe
  It is not recommended to exceed the 14’ (4m) diameter design in size, but many larger structures have been created by grouping several " ...if no Super Adobe tubes can be procured; this in fact was how the original design was developed. There is a great potential for long-term emergency shelters
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• Dimension stone
  ...Energy and Environmental Design ([[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]]). Educational institutions (colleges, universities, grade, and high ...ife cycle assessment]] is a method for estimating and comparing a range of environmental performance measures (e.g. [[global warming]], acidification potential, tox
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• Insulated concrete form
  ...lp your construction project attain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building status. * Cost - Depending on design, an average home will cost about five dollars per square foot more than a c
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• Eco-cement
  ...ment]], and optionally pozzolans and industrial by-products, to reduce the environmental impact relative to conventional cement. One problem with the commercializat | title = Concrete Mix Design, Quality Control and Specification
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• Riprap
  *[http://chl.erdc.usace.army.mil/%5CMedia/2/8/4%5C700.pdf Design example, USACE] [[Category:Environmental soil science]]
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• Bamboo
  ...raphic locations or climatic conditions, then the bamboo dies. The lack of environmental impact on the time of flowering indicates the presence of some sort of “a ...d from the moment of planting through harvesting, transportation, storage, design, construction and maintenance. Bamboo harvested at the correct time of year
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• Drywall
  ...um.org/pdf/GA-600-09_Print_7_Megs.pdf Gypsum Association - Fire Resistance Design Manual (GA-600-2009)]</ref>) are used where a fire-resistance rating is des ...ntal or vertical. Evidence of this can be found both in publicly available design catalogues, including, but not limited to DIN4102 Part 4 and the Canadian B
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• Chipseal
  ...on or over application of stone. If not removed, this can cause safety and environmental problems such as cracked windshields, loss-of-control crashes (especially f ...in acoustical intensities produced depending upon the specific tire tread design and its interaction with the roadway surface type.
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• Permeable paving
  ...materials appear nearly indistinguishable from nonporous materials, their environmental effects are qualitatively different. Whether [[pervious concrete]], porous ..., old town centers, redevelopment and reconstruction are opportunities for environmental rehabilitation. Permeable paving is an important component in [[low impact
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• Rammed earth
  ...untain areas and the tropics. The availability of useful soil and building design for the local climatic conditions are the factors which favour its use. ...tainable]] resource, and harvesting it for use in construction has minimal environmental impact.<ref name="one">[http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/EarthGuideli
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• Cement-bonded wood fiber
  It is known for its use in [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]]-certified projects and other types of [[green building]]. The materi
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• Natural building
  ...h design, fundamentally lessen operational costs and positively impact the environmental. Building compactly and minimizing the [[ecological footprint]] is common, ...many practitioners of this building approach, due to their major negative environmental or health impacts. These include unsustainably harvested wood, toxic wood-
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• Concrete
  ...ingredients has been gaining popularity because of increasingly stringent environmental legislation. The most conspicuous of these is [[fly ash]], a by-product of The ''[[types of concrete#Mix design|mix design]]'' depends on the type of structure being built, how the concrete will be
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• Cement
  ...s to form a strong building material that is durable in the face of normal environmental effects. ...cite book | author = Kosmatka, S.H. | coauthors = Panarese, W.C. | title = Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures | publisher = Portland Cement Association
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• Iron
  .../ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite book | title = Chemistry, Precision and Design | publisher = A Beka Book, Inc. | first1 = Verne | last1 =Biddle | first2= Since coke is becoming more regulated due to environmental concerns, alternative methods of processing iron have been developed. One o
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