Tag: green building materials

What Makes a Green Building “Green?”

Today, more and more people are making the switch to sustainable or “green” buildings. But you may be wondering… Fortunately, we have some answers! We’ve broken down some elements of a sustainable building and what makes them different from other structures. The green materials used The materials that are used in the making of a… Read more »

Carbon Capture Could Turn Emissions Into Building Materials

Environmental scientists have spent decades looking for new ways to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of human populations, and a revolutionary new technique could turn some of those harmful emissions into useful building materials. Developed by the Australia-based firm Mineral Carbonation International (MCi), this technique captures airborne CO2 emissions and turns them into solid carbonates…. Read more »

The Green Materials Market for Building Is Going to Skyrocket in 2015

Everyone’s going green. According to a Transparency Market Research report, the green materials market for building is going to skyrocket from its $106.32 billion value in 2012 to a whopping $234.77 billion industry value by 2019. It’s not difficult to see why the industry is growing at such a rapid pace. With the striking health… Read more »

What Does It Mean to Be GreenPoint Rated?

Here at Ricks Energy Solutions, we use the GreenPoint Rating system to evaluate how energy-efficient and environmentally friendly your home is. But what exactly does that mean? GreenPoint Ratings are essentially a system put in place by the non-profit organization based in California geared at promoting healthy, energy- and resource-efficient buildings. GreenPoint Rated houses are… Read more »