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Architects, engineers, and urban planners are consistently seeking to access and manage the environmental impacts the buildings they produce. Although the operational energy of commercial structures in the United States accounts for approximately 35 p

The new Terminal 3 at McCarran Airport in Las Vegas, Nev., opened June 27, 2012. The $2.4-billion project, which began in 2005, will function for both domestic and international flights. The terminal, which is 1.9 million square feet

Grace Construction Products introduced two additions to its line of Air Barriers at AIA 2012: Perm-A-Barrier® VPO fluid-applied vapor permeable air barrier membrane, designed for commercial and residential applications requiring indirec

Last year during the Greenbuild Conference & Expo, a panel presentation on Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, caught my attention. According to the panelists, Abu Dhabi has the largest per capita carbon footprint in the world. To counteract this problem, Abu Dhabi

According to industry reports, there is a growing demand in the United States for porphyry, a volcanic rock found in many parts of the world that has been used in construction – particularly for paving projects – since the Roman Empire.

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