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Construction / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Architecture and plan design

3D printed homes: Is this the future of residential construction?

...Construction waste of 3D houses On average, the construction of a new 2,000-square-foot house generates more than 2,000 kilograms of construction waste, the vast majority of which ends up in landfills. One important contribution that 3D printing can make in terms of sustainable construction is the reduction of construc...

Wood and organic materials

Mid-rise construction time-lapse video with CLT & glulam beams

...construction experts and developers of the Arbora project. Cecobois - center of expertise on commercial wood construction, glulam and CLT. The extensive mid-rise construction report can be downloaded in english here. Download the free mid rise report and infographic Ecohabitation, the reference in sustainable hou...

Wood and organic materials

The construction of mid-rise residential buildings in Canada - wood or concrete?

...construction projects. CLT & glulam wood frame structure in residential mid-rise construction in Canada - image © Adrien Williams The strategy: helping builders succeed by adopting modern cost-effective practices for mid-rise residential construction Are the true benefits of wood-frame glulam construction and t...

Planning and Design

Climate zones in USA & Canada for building homes

...construction Find more about green home construction in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages or to learn more about the benefits of a free Ecohome Network Membership, see here.

Concrete and masonry

Gabion walls - what is a gabion cage & how to build with them?

...construction and maintenance) - here are the comparative figures between 3 wall types: WALL TYPES UBP MJeq Kg of CO2 emission Gabion 727 545 4 703 243 Dry Stone Wall 623 568 4 090 210 Concrete 1 777 335 9 491 757 Gabion walls have been shown to have about a third of the carbon footprint of a concrete wal...

Planning and Design

Prefab & modular construction poised for dramatic growth in 2020

...construction in 2020, Dodge Data & Analytics just released the findings of a landmark study on prefab and modular construction. The Prefabrication and Modular Construction 2020 SmartMarket Report (download below) was published with the support of Bradley Corp., the Modular Building Institute, Pinnacle Infotech, MCA...

Planning and Design

Top tips for planning and building a green home on a budget

...construction project, and who wants to get the ecological basics right as a priority. Project overruns in both material cost and labor are very common in green home construction and renovation projects, so – plan as best as you can, then assume you will miss your targets and be sure to have a financial buffer-zone in ...