Our Favorite Sustainable Products and More for November/December 2018 by gb&d Staff On the Red2Green Materials Database: “This crowdsourcing tool makes designing and specifying construction projects for the Living Building Challenge more efficient, and the database grows as the community of Living Buildings grows. Red2Green Materials Database helps you evaluate healthy building materials and select…
DetailsFrom Red List to Ready List By Jonathan A. Wright “One of the primary goals of the Living Building Challenge (LBC) is to eliminate the use of known toxins in products installed in the built environment. If it is harmful to life — human, animal or anything else — do not use it if at all possible.”…
DetailsFor Immediate Release: May 8, 2018 Contact: Charley Stevenson, Owner & Principal Integrated Eco Strategy, LLC 85 Main St. North Adams, MA 01247 413-884-2571 charley@integratedecostrategy.com Photographs available upon request Integrated Eco Strategy Helps Hampshire College Earn Top Environmental Certification NORTH ADAMS, MA—Healthy materials consulting and software firm Integrated Eco Strategy (IES) has helped Hampshire…
DetailsFor Immediate Release: May 8, 2018 Contact: Charley Stevenson, Owner & Principal Integrated Eco Strategy, LLC 85 Main St. North Adams, MA 01247 413-884-2571 charley@integratedecostrategy.com Photographs available upon request IES Unveils Healthy Materials Management System in Partnership with International Living Future Institute NORTH ADAMS, MA—Finding building materials that won’t harm human health is now…
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The Spring 2018 issue of BuildingEnergy: The Magazine of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association features as its cover story a piece written by Charley Stevenson and Matt Root. Their article explores healthy product choices for energy-efficient building. The magazine, which is given to show attendees, has a photo of the Williams environmental center (taken by your faithful editor) on the front…
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Integrated Eco Strategy was just featured in the Berkshire Trade & Commerce, our local business journal. “Firm Develops New Software Product To Help Select Healthy Building Materials” Check us out in the Environment Section at http://www.btaconline.com
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Feature Article in Berkshire Eagle Making buildings even greener: Integrated Eco Strategy develops online tool to aid in green building construction by Tony Dobrowolski NORTH ADAMS — A cutting-edge green building certification program has received a boost from a Berkshire-based consulting firm that provides high-value green building services. Integrated Eco Strategy recently launched Red2Green, a…
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The Standard Times recently featured an article about the partnership between the Lloyd Center for the Environment (LCE) and the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School (GNB-VOC) relative to the construction of the LCE Welcome Center, and the pursuit of a “Living Building Challenge” certification.
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