Browsing by Subject "Green Building"
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2008-10)Buildings are one of the largest consumers of resources and energy in this country, and according to the AIA (American Institute of Architects) are responsible for almost half of all carbon emissions in the United States. ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2008-10)If Green is gold, why is progress so slow? The public understanding of Green is evolving. Standards are being developed, but there is still much work to be done. Achieving Green is difficult. Necessary conditions include: •A ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2010-05)
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2008-10)The Deutsche Bank towers in Frankfurt-am- Main, headquarters and emblem of one of Germany's largest banks are being converted into one of the world's most environmentally friendly high-rise buildings. This comprehensive ...
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(2009-05-15)Since 1998, the United States Green Building Council, via the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards, has established the premiere set of guidelines for construction ethics from the standpoint of ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 2008-04)A detailed study has been conducted of the performance of several innovative aspects of the Intelligent Workplace (IW) at Carnegie Mellon University, a low energy consumption building that uses radiant heating, cooling and ...
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(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu), 2010)As known, more than 1600 million tons of Portland cement is produced annually with nearly one ton of CO2 per ton of clinker produced. Due to the environmental impact of cement industries and high energy cost many researchers ...