Norfolk Naval Station building gets ‘green’ roof

One of the Navy’s first “green” roofs is being built atop the regional legal services office at Norfolk Naval Station, the service announced. The building was due for a new roof, and the green roof was chosen as part of the Navy’s effort to conserve energy. The roof’s waterproofing membrane will be covered with vegetation, which better insulates the building and reduces runoff.

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GREEN Companies; Four Of Ontario, Canada’s Leeding Green Companies: Abcott Construction, Restoration Environmental REC …

1888PressRelease GREEN Companies; Leeding the Way in Canada; Four of Ontario, Canada’s Leeding Green Companies: Abcott Construction, Restoration Environmental – REC Demolition – REC Disaster Recovery Emergency ResponseAbcott Construction, a Butler Builder of Green LEED Buildings across Ontario including Brantford, Cambridge, Hamilton, Ancaster, Milton, Unionville, Markham, Stoney Creek, London,…

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New Living Earns B Corporation Certification

New Living , a green building and home store devoted to encouraging new ideas to foster a local green economy, recently earned B Corporation Certification from B Lab, the nonprofit organization dedicated to using the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. The values advanced by B Lab and B Corporations are ones that are important to us and also to our stakeholders, Jeff…

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City facility wins Green Building award

The Delaware Chapter of the International Facilities Managers (IFMA) honored the City of Wilmingtons Price Run Pool House with a Green Building Award during the organizations annual meeting at Green Bank Mill on June 8. The state-of-the-art building, located in Brown-Burton Winchester Park on Wilmingtons East Side (2313 North Locust Street), was rebuilt in 2008 after a fire destroyed the old …

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