Breaking Ground

  • Length: 24:58
  • View Count: 12504
  • Author: PBS

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In this episode, learn why retail sales are 40% higher in daylit stores, and students in daylit schools progress 20-26% faster on test scores. The air inside your home can be five times more toxic than the air pollution found in most major cities. Costs are coming down for a lot of green...

Exterior Finishes

  • Length: 26:42
  • View Count: 4498
  • Author: PBS

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As the old adage goes, you shouldn't judge a book by its cover; however, don't we all judge a house by its exterior? We do, and that's why, in episode six of Building Green, host Kevin Contreras spends some quality time investigating different types of green exteriors for his straw bale home. In...

Green Building: Jobs of the Future

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The Washington State Department of Ecology views green building as a key player in addressing a number of our states priority environmental issues: mitigating climate change, reducing toxics in our environment, reducing waste (both solid and hazardous), managing storm-water run-off and more. In...

Green Building Revolution - KQED QUEST

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An explosion in green building is underway, with cleverly engineered libraries, office buildings, even public housing projects popping up across the Bay Area, and championed as much by landlords trying to cut energy and water costs as by environmental groups.

Green Building Tour - The University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada

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Experience UBC's environmentally friendly green buildings on campus.

Building Green TV on PBS - Season One Sizzle Reel!

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If you're going to build it, build it green - that's the motto of this pioneering and entertaining eco-lifestyle television series on PBS. Each week host Kevin Contreras explores a range of topics, from the Green Extreme to blue jean insulation as he takes viewers on a journey of discovery where...

Honda's Green Buildings

  • Length: 10:24
  • View Count: 11632
  • Author: Honda

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American Honda Motor Co., Inc. has certified five new green buildings under the US Green Building Councils LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards this year as part of an effort to further reduce the environmental impact of Hondas operations and products in the US Hondas...

Build A Recycled Goat Barn Green Building

  • Length: 1:12
  • View Count: 10632
  • Author: london1817

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Build a Recycled Goat Barn. Use recycled materials to build the new goat barn.

Flash Ash: a green building solution

  • Length: 2:53
  • View Count: 18725
  • Author: UNSW

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UNSW scientists have turned the ash waste from coal-fired power stations into a global environmental solution which promises to slash emissions in the carbon-hungry construction sector by at least 20 per cent. Read the full article: "From coal dust to carbon credits" www.unsw.edu.au For more...

Residential Building with Green Building SCIP Panels

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Residential Building with SCIP Panels. Demonstrates the builing of a 1250 sq ft house in 5 days.

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