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350 ppm
Global warming is happening faster than predicted and human activity is responsible. The most recent science tells us that unless we can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to 350 parts per million, we will cause huge and irreversible damage to the earth. 350 is the number that leading scientists say is the ...
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The Case For Deconstruction.
In October of 2006 the developer and design-build team of the ‘Uptown Monterey’ project [Trader Joe's] committed to making it the first LEED certified shopping center in the state of California… with little to no flexibility in the schedule or budget. A key component was the deconstruction of a former grocery store on site, followed by the reuse of salvaged building materials in one of the new buildings. In August 2008 the project finally received its long-awaited ...
