Posts Tagged ‘building maintenance’
Sustainability Concept History
The now-famous definition of sustainability is: ‘Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.’ Our Common Future 1987. The development of the concept of sustainability is characterised by certain environmental milestones as follows: 1962 – 1st publication of Rachel Carson’s book Silent…
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Showcase of Options For Sustainable Living! Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a decent upfront fee. After expending AUD$, years go by so quickly, and a new blog designer disagrees thus I spent more AUD $ upfront in 2017. Time rolls on and the blogs are judged wrong by…
Read MoreBuilding Green Homes in Collin County, Texas
Congratulations! montgomeryfarm.com TERRACourt Home sets a new standard for energy efficiency and green construction Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a decent upfront fee. After expending AUD$, years go by so quickly, and a new blog designer disagrees thus I spent more AUD $ upfront in 2017. Time rolls…
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The Art of Hand Scraping Friends, in 2009 my chosen blog designer provided a game plan and a decent upfront fee. After expending AUD$, years go by so quickly, and a new blog designer disagrees thus I spent more AUD $ upfront in 2017. Time rolls on and the blogs are judged wrong by the…
Read MoreLife Cycle of a Brick
Extraction This involves loss of land for a clay pit; detrimental impacts upon plants and animals (noise, land clearance, habitat destruction); impacts on water flow (affecting vegetation more widely, water pollution); loss of soils; noise; dust; and environmental remediation when all the clay is taken. There is also the energy used (fossil fuels) to power…
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