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Gathering data to change occupant behavior is the next frontier in sustainable design (see LEED's new Dynamic Plaque). Here's why architects who embrace building performance may help their bottom lines. 
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Le programme Multi-Confort de Saint-Gobain promeut la construction et la rénovation de bâtiments combinant habitat confortable et excellentes performances environnementales.
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A study reveals people are the key to energy efficiency in commercial buildings and need to be educated about how building features work.
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Le 9 janvier, le groupe français de matériaux de construction Saint-Gobain a lancé son concours international d’innovation Nova à l’attention des start-up évoluant dans la construction durable. La société francilienne Soleïs Technologie, spécialisée dans l’énergie solaire, revient sur ce concours qu’elle a remporté en 2011.
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Renovation-Resource Efficiency and Recycling. As the global stock of construction is old and ageing in Europe and the use of land restricted, a resource efficient way to address the issues is Renovation.
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Cette année, le prix EpE-metronews fête ses 10 ans ! Pour cette édition anniversaire et pour montrer la mobilisation citoyenne autour des négociations sur le climat à Paris en 2015 (pour en savoir plus : La COP21, c'est quoi ?), EpE et metronews proposent aux jeunes de moins de 30 ans d'expérimenter une vie sans émission de CO2.
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Design teams reach the once-elusive goal of creating buildings that produce as much energy as they consume.
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The Future Build assists architects, engineers and contractors in identifying and sourcing building products and materials that have been independently assessed to ensure they deliver the environmental benefits
Saint-Gobain's insight:
Saint-Gobain Gyproc are proud to be involved in MASDAR’s programme of sustainable development which is continuing to elevate the need for environmental responsibility in the region. The Future Build Portal is a positive initiative by MASDAR to promote the adoption of sustainable products and service. We look forward to working on further MASDAR projects following the success of the Masdar Institute.” PETER ROBINSON, Marketing Manager at Saint-Gobain Gyproc
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Le distributeur de matériaux français a signé une convention de partenariat avec le Mouvement des Compagnons Bâtisseurs pour répondre à des projets d'insertion sociale.
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Saint-Gobain, the world’s largest building materials company, will incorporate some of its green building products in the renovated corporate headquarters building it will lease.
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There are enormous opportunities in the region for suppliers of energy saving and green products, including lighting, kitchen and bathroom fittings and natural stone fittings, says the report by Ventures Middle East commissioned by The Big 5 construction exhibition in Dubai.
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SageGlass & Saint-Gobain donate dynamic glass and expertise as part of USGBC Louisiana's Green School Challenge.
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Saint-Gobain's Multi-Comfort concept and 'My Comfort' starts from the central premise that all buildings can be designed to provide the highest levels of all-round comfort for their users, and will also deliver the highest levels of energy-efficiency. Find out more: http://www.multi-comfort.co.uk/
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We are happy to announce that after years of relentless work we can present an entire range of excellent acoustic solutions with upgraded sustainability and functional features. All our ceilings are now made with 3rd generation glass wool, with benefits that will work wonders in your projects. And when the panels have done their job we take them back and recycle them.
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L'énergie grise, peu connue et peu visible, représente une part essentielle de l'impact environnemental d'un bâtiment.
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Certified commercial green buildings on average cut greenhouse gas emissions from water consumption by 50 percent, reduced solid waste management-related GHG emissions by 48 percent and lowered transportation-related GHG emissions by 5 percent, when compared to their traditional California counterparts, according to a study.
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More design projects in America are meeting energy reduction progress targets set under an industry goal to have all new buildings carbon neutral by 2030.
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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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Saint-Gobain GLASSOLUTIONS’ commitment to environmental sustainability has been given industry approval at the G14 awards where it received the Environmental Initiative of the Year award.
Saint-Gobain's insight:
Saint-Gobain GLASSOLUTIONS’ commitment to environmental sustainability has been given industry approval at the G14 awards where it received the Environmental Initiative of the Year award.
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LEED®, or Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, is a green building certification program that recognizes best-in-class building strategies and practices. To be LEED® certified, building projects have to meet certain prerequisites and earn points to achieve different levels of certification. The prerequisites and credits differ for each rating system, depending on the type of building (office, school, home …) and the type of project (new or renovation). All in all, there are five rating systems addressing multiple project types. In
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This week, DualCitizenLLC came out with the 4th edition of the Global Green Economy Index, an in-depth look at how 60 countries and 70 cities are doing in developing more environmentally friendly economies, in actual performance and in how experts perceive their performance. We already took a look at the top ten countries—Scandinavia, take a bow! Now we’re going to check out the world’s ten greenest and most sustainable cities. Scandinavia, an encore! Four of the 10 cities are located in that Nordic region.
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Dans le monde industriel, l'économie circulaire fait l'objet d’une attention de plus en plus vive. L'enjeu aujourd’hui est de l'amener à maturité.
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Incorporating innovation: Rajasthan Chief Minister at the inauguration of the World Glass Complex at Bhiwadi on October 28. This is Saint Gobain’s fourth manufacturing unit, set up with an outlay of Rs1,000 crore.
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While at Greenbuild 2014, we asked our technical thought leaders the following question: What is the most compelling thing happening in your universe with regard to sustainability? Lucas Hamilton: ...
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The Plus House, Norway’s first Multi-Comfort House was inaugurated in September in Larvik. The construction of this boldly contemporary house, designed by the architect firm Snøhetta, is the initiative of two Building Distribution Sector brands: Optimera and Brødrene Dahl. They worked with ZEB (Norway’s Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings), Saint-Gobain Weber, Saint-Gobain Gyproc (Construction Products), Saint-Gobain Glass (Innovative Materials), insulation company Glava and Brockman. It produces more energy than it consumes by harnessing solar and thermal power, and the addition of a wastewater heat recovery system.