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Explore the Green Building Solutions Blog for thought-provoking insights and practical information about sustainability trends, as well as the enduring principles, products and practices of the green-building movement.
Replacing Iron Pipe with HDPE Plastic Pipe at Arlington Cemetery
HDPE Plastic Pipe Goes Under Ground with Fewer Trenches Time to make water main repairs at Arlington National Cemetery, and officials chose HDPE plastic pipe. The pipe laying project replaced 44,500 feet of 60 year old…
2018 Energy Code Vote NOW For Energy Efficiency
2018 Energy Code Vote: Even if you voted in the Public Comment Hearings in Kansas City, Governmental Member Voting Representatives must visit www.cdpACCESS.com, log in with your “My ICC” email and password, and vote again….
Spray Foam Saves the Day in 70+ Year Old Maryland Homes
What energy savings and benefits can you get when you retrofit an old home, built almost 80 years ago? A homeowner’s association (Greenbelt Homes, Inc.) in Greenbelt, Maryland wanted to find out.
Inspired by Sandy, College Team Builds Energy Efficient Shore House with Plastics
The following is a Professor Plastic article, originally printed on PlasticsMakeItPossible.com. Hurricane Sandy was devastating. Many communities and homeowners up and down the East coast are still recovering. But in its…
PVC Pipeline for Life: Bringing Clean Water to Remote Villages with PVC Pipe
Thanks to partnerships between Save the Children, Water Engineers for the Americas, the Vinyl Institute, and the American Chemistry Council’s Chlorine Chemistry Division, more than 6,000 people across 3 remote villages in…
Tiny Houses—Big Energy Savings with Plastics
Tiny houses —100 to 400 square feet—are fueling conversations about the impact of our buildings on the environment. Buildings use 41 percent of our nation’s energy, and much of that energy is wasted…
Preserving and Protecting Cleveland’s Theater District Finds Success with Spray-foam Insulation
This article was originally printed in Retrofit Magazine. Downtown Cleveland’s theater district, known as Playhouse Square, is a set of nine performance venues that form the second largest performing arts center in the U.S. Its…
Advanced Engineered Pipe Materials & Infrastructure Improvements
Maintaining and improving infrastructure—roads, bridges, tunnels, sewers, water supply, etc.—is a fundamental charge of states, cities, and localities. Whether it’s replacing leaky pipes or repairing roads, choosing the…
An Energy and Water Efficiency Playground on California’s Capitol Lawn!
In April, ACC joined groups from the energy and water efficiency sectors to demonstrate to California regulators and lawmakers how chemistry enables new and existing technologies that can help California meet its ambitious…
Energy Efficiency Sweeping the Nation! Two More States Adopt More Efficient Building Energy Codes
Arkansas and Maryland have joined the growing number of states that are committing to a more efficient future. These states recently decided to create better, smarter, more energy efficient housing by adopting new building energy…
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