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Floor Covering Weekly awards flooring makers for greening their products and factories, and educating dealers and consumers about sustainability.
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The California-based Green Products Innovation Institute will use the Cradle to Cradle certification system to help manufacturers create safer products and materials.
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Currently under development, the stringent standard will measure chemicals in building products and materials.
National Green Building Standard to be the sole system certified by the NAHB Research Center.
New product certification programs require close scrutiny.
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A group of architects, designers, activists, and community leaders recently unveiled a new building standard called SEED (Social Economic Environmental Design) to certify the socio-economic, as well as the environmental relevance, of design projects.
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Production builders plan to offer green features standard in certain markets.
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Program standardizes eleigbility requirements and training for third-party verfiers certifying green homes.
A savvy homeowner and a green-tuned remodeling team transform a tiny Georgia bungalow into an efficient, family-friendly home.
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Residential requirements, which go into effect in 2011, include water-conserving fixtures, smart irrigation controllers, and jobsite waste reduction.