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Green buildings, or sustainable properties, are going to be the future of real estate and the building construction industry. But what are green buildings?
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Green homes are quickly gaining ground in new construction and are projected to account for roughly a third of the market by 2016, according to the latest Smart Market Report from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and McGraw Hill Construction.
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Saint-Gobain Technical Academy network
Saint-Gobain's insight:
The Saint-Gobain Technical Academy (UK) is a collaboration of businesses enabling customers to access up-to-date information and training on a wide range of products and systems from a number of Saint-Gobain’s brands, to meet the requirements of the sustainable building agenda and help the industry combat the rising skills shortage.
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The high-volume facility that manufactures dynamically tintable SageGlass®, a product of Saint-Gobain, has achieved Gold certification under the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) rating system.
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Buildings have a major impact on the environment (energy & water consumption, CO2 emissions, waste generation) and this might increase with the rapid growth of the global human population. In this video, various stakeholders explain why the construction market has to move towards more sustainable buildings. As a leader in construction materials, Saint-Gobain wants to be the partner of this ambitious target: building sustainable solutions together and become the reference in Sustainable Habitat.
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Habitat Award 2014, Saint-Gobain’s prize competition for student architects in Denmark.
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Quelques solutions Saint-Gobain utilisées :
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Saint-Gobain's insight:
“ ÊTRE LA RÉFÉRENCE DE L’HABITAT DURABLE NOUS IMPOSE DES DEVOIRS ENVERS L’ENSEMBLE DE NOS PARTIES PRENANTES : C’EST NOTRE RESPONSABILITÉ SOCIALE D’ENTREPRISE. ” Pierre-André de Chalendar, Président-Directeur Général du Groupe Saint-Gobain.
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Les bâtiments ont un impact majeur sur l'environnement (consommation d'énergie, d'eau, émissions de CO2, génération de déchets). Ces impacts risquent de s'accroitre avec l'augmentation rapide de la population mondiale. Au cours de cette vidéo, différents acteurs de la construction expliquent pourquoi le secteur doit évoluer vers des bâtiments plus durables. En tant que leader dans le domaine des matériaux de construction, Saint-Gobain souhaite être un partenaire de cet objectif ambitieux : construire ensemble des solutions et bâtiments respectueux de l'environnement pour devenir la référence de l'habitat durable.
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The aim of the UK Passivhaus Awards 2014 is to promote the Passivhaus Standard in the UK, to encourage drive and enthusiasm for the Passivhaus standard, to gather evidence that Passivhaus buildings address occupant health and well-being, energy saving and other sustainability issues.UK Passivhaus Awards 2014
Saint-Gobain's insight:
The aim of the UK Passivhaus Awards 2014, sponsored by Saint-Gobain is to promote the Passivhaus Standard in the UK, to encourage drive and enthusiasm for the Passivhaus standard, to gather evidence that Passivhaus buildings address occupant health and well-being, energy saving and other sustainability issues.
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Inaugurated in 2005, the Agbar Tower has become an icon of the Barcelona skyline. Its 34 floors and its height of 142 metres make it the third highest building of the city.
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"Torre Agbar employs bioclimatic architecture, which adapts according to the environment." http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/torre-agbar/ Torre Agbar is using Saint-Gobain Glass SGG STADIP PROTECT: http://www.laveneciana.sggs.com/la_veneciana/Segmentos%20de%20Mercado/Mercado%20de%20Fachadas/Proyectos/Torre_Agbar.asp
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Ok, no surprise to see Washington, D.C. or San Francisco ranked high in a list of the cities with America’s greenest buildings. But Atlanta? Georgia’s capital was the only southern state to make the top ten in the 2014 U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index, released July 15 by Clean Edge. Read More
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“BEING THE REFERENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE HABITAT MEANS Pierre-André de Chalendar, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from Saint-Gobain Group.
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With the support of Saint-Gobain, their industrial partner, The University of Nottingham student and staff team were the only UK team brave enough to enter this international competition. The architecture students became the first in the country to design and build a zero carbon house as part of their degree course for this prestigious competition.
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Saint-Gobain's insight:
The Passivhaus Trust presents a Masterclass on site considerations and influential factors when delivering successful Passivhaus projects. Held at the Saint-Gobain Innovation Centre in the heart of London, the session was lead by Mark Siddall, Nick Grant and Bill Butcher, some of the UK's most experienced practitioners in Passivhaus, focusing on what to look out for when quoting for, specifying, designing, building and commissioning Passivhaus projects.
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The film takes us on a journey through everyday places in the heart of the city, shining a spotlight on the Group's innovative solutions for comfortable, low-energy and environmentally friendly habitat. It ends with an image of the Curiosity robot currently exploring Mars, a testimony to the Group's strong tradition of innovation for almost 350 years.
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Saint-Gobain's insight:
Saint-Gobain, the world leader in the habitat and construction markets, designs, manufactures and distributes building materials, providing innovative solutions to meet growing demand in emerging economies, for energy efficiency and for environmental protection. Because our ambition at Saint-Gobain is to continuously enhance our position as the reference for Sustainable Habitat, actively participating in several local Green Building Councils is an integral part of our strategy.
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Une pièce d’architecture unique, construite en respectant les normes d’une maison passive, dans un des endroits les plus spectaculaires de Belgique, dans les hauteurs ardennaises, proche de la Baraque Fraiture. Passive-Live est en effet beaucoup plus qu’une maison de vacances. C’est le lieu idéal pour une évasion dans un cadre magnifique, mais aussi une chance d’expérimenter dans les conditions réelles le climat intérieur et le confort de l’économie d’énergie de cette maison énergétiquement neutre. See more at: http://www.passive-live.be/#sthash.gHFHApOP.dpuf
Saint-Gobain's insight:
Passive-Live est une conception de A33 architectes en collaboration avec Saint-Gobain.
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Le Candide, 29 logements sociaux, Vitry-sur-Seine.
Saint-Gobain's insight:
« Au travers de ce prix, Saint-Gobain a voulu récompenser le confort d’usage, acoustique et visuel ainsi que la qualité de l’air intérieur qui constituent autant de conditions pour permettre à tout être humain de s’assurer un vrai bonheur de vie. Ce projet est un répertoire d’analyses et d’exigences qui permettent de concrétiser l’habitat durable », conclut Maurice Manceau.
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Discover the life cycle of plaster and plasterboard and learn how, in Saint-Gobain Gyproc, we strive to minimize the environmental impacts of our solutions at each stage, from the extraction of raw material to production through to our end of life recycling process.
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Une fenêtre sur l'habitat durable : "En encourageant les actions transversales et les synergies entre les différents métiers du Groupe, Saint-Gobain s’engage à apporter des solutions innovantes aux défis de la croissance, des économies d’énergie et de protection de l’environnement."
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