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		<title>Very, Very Durable Concrete.</title>
		<link>http://blog.ecolect.net/2010/01/very-very-durable-concrete/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Soucy</dc:creator>
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Imagine that the structures architects design and build today are still defining the landscape in 16,000 years. With the new concrete under development by MIT civil engineers, that vision is becoming possible enabling us to let the world grow old according to Freya Matthews&#8217;s vision.
At MIT, engineers have discovered that by reducing creep (the time-dependent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get thee Building Materials to a Reclamation Center!</title>
		<link>http://blog.ecolect.net/2008/12/get-thee-building-materials-to-a-reclamation-center/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Ahern</dc:creator>
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Construction sites are infamous producers of debris and landfill destined waste and there almost always is a full dumpster of the stuff just waiting to be hauled away. Instead of carting the waste to a landfill, Building Material Reuse Centers have been established to reclaim the waste from building sites and are excellent resources for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chilewich Textiles Earns CRI Green Label Plus Certification</title>
		<link>http://blog.ecolect.net/2008/12/chilewich-textiles-earns-cri-green-label-plus-certification/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ecolect.net/2008/12/chilewich-textiles-earns-cri-green-label-plus-certification/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Ahern</dc:creator>
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Chilewich flooring’s highly eclectic and modern collection of durable, U.S.-made fabrics has just been awarded the Carpet and Rug Institute&#8217;s (CRI) Green Label plus. For all those that don’t know, yes there is an institute solely devoted to Carpets and Rugs and yes they even have their own green certification. The CRI label is awarded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building with Bamboo</title>
		<link>http://blog.ecolect.net/2008/11/building-with-bamboo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Ahern</dc:creator>
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Thanks to the efforts of Yan Xiao, an engineering professor at the University of Southern California, bamboo can now be turned into structural beams to build and support houses and even bridges. Initially reserved for cosmetic and non-load bearing applications, bamboo is now a viable alternative to traditional hard wood lumber. Xiao’s invention, called GluBam, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Put a Little Hemp in Your Concrete</title>
		<link>http://blog.ecolect.net/2008/11/put-a-little-hemp-in-your-concrete/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ecolect.net/2008/11/put-a-little-hemp-in-your-concrete/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Ahern</dc:creator>
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In Europe, the oft-stigmatized hemp plant is becoming a widely accepted, environmentally friendly alternative source to concrete or brick in the building industry, but sadly has yet to gain any real traction in the US market. Hemp based concrete, a mixture of aggregate hemp stalks, sand, lime and concrete, is becoming more widespread in Europe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Genius of Paper Tube Architecture</title>
		<link>http://blog.ecolect.net/2008/04/the-genius-of-paper-tube-architecture/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ecolect.net/2008/04/the-genius-of-paper-tube-architecture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Than Hansen</dc:creator>
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(Images courtesy of Centre Pompidou)
To characterize some of Shigeru Ban’s recent architectural projects as paradigm-shifting would be an understatement.  Born in Tokyo Japan in 1957, the world famous architect was influenced by both Japanese minimalism and many of the most renowned Western architects (Corbusier, van der Rohe, and others).  In fact, one can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Future Technology Inspired by Nature</title>
		<link>http://blog.ecolect.net/2007/12/future-technology-inspired-by-nature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francois Laine</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy]]></category>
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As it often happen, the future  technology actually comes from nature.
An incredible amount of energy is spent every year in air conditioning of building that if well designed
Could be self temperature controlled.
Researchers from EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) are studying the structure of termites mounds, by 3D scanning them.

“We’re certainly not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LEED Rating System &#8211; A Quick Overview</title>
		<link>http://blog.ecolect.net/2007/11/what-is-the-leed/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ecolect.net/2007/11/what-is-the-leed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francois Laine</dc:creator>
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&#160;
 
(Don’t write differently something that’s well written ; )
 
From Wikipedia 
 

“ The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design provides a suite of standards for environmentally sustainable construction.
 
LEED was created to accomplish the following:
 
    * Define &#8220;green building&#8221; by establishing a common standard of measurement
   [...]]]></description>
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