Ethel Wendt
For centuries humans have impacted the environment in a very negative way and destroyed it irrationally. Now there are brave people out there who want to turn back time and generate sustainable growth through energy security and minimizing waste. Green building training is an important opportunity for every contractor to learn the secrets of creating energy and water efficient buildings that lower the environmental impact but don’t lack comfort or well-being.
The World Architecture News (WAN) recently announced that Perkins+Will's VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre in Vancouver was named its Most Sustainable Building of the Year for 2014. This LEED-NC Platinum-certified project was also the first building in Canada to apply for the Living Building Challenge.
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Siemens' Wind Power and Renewables Division has been awarded two new orders for onshore wind projects in Ontario, Canada -- projects that will have the capacity to power more than 100,000 homes.
