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The Metal Construction Association, Glenview, Ill., has submitted a Request for Proposals to five Life-cycle assessment consulting firms for their assistance in developing environmental impact data.
Whirlwind Steel Buildings Inc.’s Solar Energy System is an amorphous photovoltaic peel-and-stick system that is factory- or field-applied to standing-seam roof panels. Available in seven pre-designed packages, ranging from 3 to 120 kilowatts, the system is penetration free, lightweight, grid tied...
Stephen Epler Hall at Portland State University, Ore., has been the subject of ongoing studies since its completion in 2003.
Zinc is becoming a recognized green-building material because of its favorable life-cycle assessment.
In building its new expansion facility in Columbus, Miss., American Eurocopter was looking to keep construction- and life-cycle costs low. In addition, the building’s aesthetics had to reflect the important work going on inside: the manufacture and final assembly of the company’s A-Star AS350...
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Life-cycle assessment, a tool that is on the rise, considers the entire value chain involved in producing a product.
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The Metal Construction Association, Glenview, Ill., recently sponsored a training program in Chicago about lifecycle assessment.