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Pervious pavement, permeable pavers traffic Smart Surfaces Coalition goals

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Published: Thursday, 11 October 2018 14:42
Written by Don Marsh

If not from day one, the U.S. Green Building Council has come around on construction criteria where concrete excels: Life cycle assessment (LCA), starting with LEED v4 green building rating system provisions, and now as one of the principles guiding an advocacy effort friendly to pervious or permeable interlocking concrete pavements.

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Tall timber not ready for prime time

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Published: Thursday, 16 August 2018 16:28
Written by Don Marsh

It has been a tough summer for advocates of combustible materials-rich construction methods that stretch the limits of relaxed building codes and are pitched as environmentally friendly alternatives to concrete or steel.

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