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		<title>Bau-Biologie: A Proven Recipe to Bring Your Buildings to Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bau-Biologie is a building philosophy that originated in Germany over 40 years ago. The term is derived from the words “bau” meaning building, and “bios” meaning life. More commonly known&#8211;in North America&#8211;as Building Biology, the approach has both theoretical and practical dimensions. Defined as the holistic study of the interaction between man-made environments, human health&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Tiny Homes, Simple Shelter</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 16:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The tiny house movement is quite a fascinating trend. Anyone that follows green building blogs such as Jetson Green or Inhabitat knows that the energy driving this movement is growing. Small dwellings are not new; in fact, author Lloyd Kahn, who recently released his latest book “Tiny Homes, Simple Shelter,” first wrote about tiny houses&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Hemp Bio-Masonry Building Materials: Under the Microscope</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shayne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biofiber Wall System]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Manitoba, Bio-Systems Engineering Department has been testing hemp building materials for the past year. Masters student Jeremy Pinkos, under the guidance of Professor Kris Dick, has been examining different types of hemp-lime walls and assessing their insulative properties, airtightness, density, hygroscopicity, moisture resistance and structural properties. The research is being carried out&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Are we Trapped in the Psychology of Previous Investment?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shayne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reduce Your Footprint]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The ‘psychology of previous investment’ is a term coined by urban design critic James Howard Kunstler (author of “The Geography of Nowhere”, “World Made By Hand”) to describe society&#8217;s reluctance to abandon technologies and design standards linked to the vast infrastructure into which it it has already invested heavily (i.e. the retrospective “sunk costs” of&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Green Building: Evolving Towards Affordability?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shayne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biofiber Wall System]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent Yahoo!-commissioned survey about society’s evolving view of housing provides interesting insight into a market trend many in the industry are starting to confirm. According to the survey, energy efficiency is a top requirement of what many people envision as their &#8220;dream home&#8221;&#8211;energy efficiency was cited as a desirable attribute more frequently than any&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Upgrading to a more efficient window. Does it pay off?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does it pay off to upgrade to a more efficient window? According to Steve Selkowitz, a leading thinker on energy efficiency and building science (who works out of the Lawrence Berkeley Lab), the answer is a definite yes– “If we add up all the energy and economic impact of windows in the US, it costs building owners about $40&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>HempWood Now Available!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shayne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HempWood&#8211;Made from pure hempseed oil, this product penetrates deeply, is food safe and dries naturally with no harmful vapours. Cleans up with soap and water. It vividly accentuates wood grains. Use a brush, roller, sprayer or rag to apply. For interior applications, it’s best to build up coats until drying does not occur after 24&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Advanced Energy: Is Fuel Cell Technology Becoming Needed at Home?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 05:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shayne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reduce Your Footprint]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For years it has seemed that fuel cell technology was gearing up to be the savior of our transportation dilemma. These days it is looking like it will be more useful in buildings. This can only be a promising move towards a more sustainable, and realistic, future. Scientists tell us that the amount of solar&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Green Industrial Lands: The Missing Piece in a Green Economy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shayne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reduce Your Footprint]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Preserving industrial land is key for a healthy economy – but can industrial land also support a green economy (and vice versa)? This was the recent topic of Light House’s latest Market Insights session held in the LEED Platinum “Olympic Village” community, March 6th, in Vancouver. More than 35 people joined speakers from Light House, Tonko&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Biomimicry! How We Can Start Learning From Nature, Rather Than Trying to Control It.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shayne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living Building Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reduce Your Footprint]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For centuries, science has been trying to understand natural systems in various ways. Biomimicry is a relatively new study, but one that has great potential in terms of how we can learn from, and implement natural principles into our designs. There are obvious connections between biomimicry and sustainability. But how do we actually take some&#8230;]]></description>
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