by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 10. 3.11 Design & Architecture (flooring) Radiant heating is lovely and comfortable, but the best installations are in concrete, and that gets time consuming and expensive as installers put down insulation, then wire mesh, then tie the tubing to the mesh and hope that everything stays down and flat when […]
Read MoreThe BASF Wildlife Habitat & Environmental Education Classroom in the City of Rensselaer, New York The BASF Wildlife Habitat & Environmental Education Classroom in the City of Rensselaer, New York, is intended to become an international showcase for sustainable development including best practices in site remediation, brownfield redevelopment and high-performance commercial construction. The center will […]
Read MoreFormer BASF manufacturing facility becomes education center and wildlife habitat by yi-ke peng Staff writer Published 12:55 a.m., Thursday, September 22, 2011 Jim Bero, senior vice president of environment, health and safety for BASF in North America, cuts the ribbon at the dedication of BASF’s new environmetal education center and wildlife habitat in Rensselaer. / […]
Read MoreProject turns 100 year old manufacturing site into viable growth property and education center. RENSSELAER , NY, September 21, 2011 – BASF today celebrated the opening of its environmental education classroom and wildlife habitat at the site of the company’s former manufacturing facility on Riverside Ave. in Rensselaer, New York, declaring the property ready for […]
Read MoreThe BASF Near-Zero Energy Classroom and Wildlife Habitat, currently under construction in the city of Rensselaer, New York, is intended to become an international showcase for holistic sustainable development, including best practices in site remediation and high-performance commercial construction. Designed to achieve the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design […]
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