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		<title>How Do We Reduce Fossil Fuel Dependence? Two Books Lay Out a Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Shayne Korithoski Two visionary blueprints for moving us away from fossil fuel dependence into a new paradigm powered by renewable energy and energy efficiency have come out recently&#8212;Jeremy Rifkin’s &#8220;The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power is Transforming Energy, the Economy &#38; the World,&#8221; and Amory Lovins&#8217; &#8220;Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>A Look Into the Future &#8211; The Living Building Challenge and VanDusen Botanical Gardens Visitor Centre</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Shayne Korithoski The VanDusen Botanical Gardens Visitor Centre has been gaining a lot of rightfully deserved media attention lately. The super ambitious project, which opened last fall, was recently called the “greenest building in Vancouver” by Vancouver Magazine, and was designed not only to to meet the highest levels of LEED certification, “Platinum”, but&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>What to Know About Choosing a More Energy Efficient Window. Serious Windows, Now Available in Vancouver.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Serious Windows]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Serious windows, leaders in efficient window technology, now available in vancouver and greater bc. Biostruct is very excited to announce the launch of our office and distribution centre in Vancouver at the collaborative green business space, the HiVE. We are a dealer for Serious Windows, the leading energy efficient window maker, using high-tech suspended film,&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Biostruct a business enabling Alberta to think global and act local</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shayne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biofiber Wall System]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As featured in the Alberta Biomaterial Development Centre newsletter. Think global and act local was a message from ABDC’s event Green Building – Marketing to the Masses. Acting on global issues such as the economic crises and environmental problems can seem intimidating but we are fortunate to live in Alberta where local companies are making the&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Get &#8216;Serious&#8217; About Windows</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shayne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Serious Windows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passive Solar Design]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Serious Fiberglass Windows for Passive House Superior energy efficiency allowing for the maximum amount of glass in the design. The high performance characteristics of SeriousWindows fiberglass products combine to allow for more direct natural lighting in the overall building design resulting in less energy usage and passive solar heating and cooling. Fiberglass SeriousWindows high performance&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>A New Paradigm in Building</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shayne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biofiber Wall System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research & Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Posted by: Shayne Korithoski Bio-material development is catching on everywhere&#8212;Europe has been at the forefront of research for the last 25 years and North America is finally starting to catch up. Here in Canada, there is now a keen interest in an industrial hemp fibre industry.&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Living Buildings for Alberta</title>
		<link>http://www.biostruct.ca/2011/06/08/living-buildings-for-alberta/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=living-buildings-for-alberta</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living Building Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living Buildings]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Visionaries and Leaders]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At the recent Alberta Sustainable Building Symposium, keynote speaker Jason McLennan was quoted saying &#8220;I challenge Alberta to put forward a living building.&#8221; There are several Living Buildings in various stages of planning, construction and approvals in other parts of Canada. As per the theme of the Symposium, we agree that it is time for&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Biostruct in Vancouver</title>
		<link>http://www.biostruct.ca/2011/04/28/biostruct-in-vancouver/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=biostruct-in-vancouver</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living Building Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living Buildings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Biostruct booth is up and running at the 2011 Living Future unConference. We are honored to be included in the show and are inspired by the people who surround us. The event was kicked off with some impressive keynote lectures. Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson opened with an introduction to the plans to make Vancouver&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Living Future 11</title>
		<link>http://www.biostruct.ca/2011/04/25/living-future-11/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=living-future-11</link>
		<comments>http://www.biostruct.ca/2011/04/25/living-future-11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Living Building Challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Living Buildings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We are excited to feature our hemp building materials next week at the Living Future unConference in Vancouver. The Cascadia Green Building Council event is running from April 27-29 and we hope to see you there. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>BENEFITS OF BUILDING WITH BIOSTRUCT EARTHEN WALL SYSTEMS</title>
		<link>http://www.biostruct.ca/2011/04/24/benefits-of-building-with-biostruct-earthen-wall-systems/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=benefits-of-building-with-biostruct-earthen-wall-systems</link>
		<comments>http://www.biostruct.ca/2011/04/24/benefits-of-building-with-biostruct-earthen-wall-systems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 21:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biofiber Wall System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biostruct Advantages]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Health – Structures built with hemp masonry, also known as “hempcrete” are non-toxic (do not “off-gas”) and resist mold and mildew formation Comfort – The thick Biostruct walls provide high R-value insulation and maintain stable indoor humidity levels and temperature Durability – Masonry walls have been shown to last 100 years or more. Mixed with&#8230;]]></description>
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