Denver Program & Private Company Use Recycled Paint to Cover Graffiti

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Denver Partner’s Against Graffiti (DPAG), a program of Solid Waste Management, reports it is on track to cover up five million square feet of graffiti this year. As of August, DPAG is now using recycled paint in Denver’s graffiti abatement program. Presently, recycled paint about five percent all the work orders completed.

Looking at Ronald Rael and EarthArchitecture.org

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Author and architect, Ronald Rael, says, “Currently it is estimated that one half of the world’s population—approximately three billion people on six continents—lives or works in buildings constructed of earth. And while the vast legacy of traditional and vernacular earthen construction has been widely discussed, little attention has been paid to the contemporary tradition of earth architecture. “

Low-cost Compressed Earth Block Manufacturing Introduced

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This October, a group of international business people gathered to observe a portable compressed earth block (CEB) press called the 714 Dynabloc Press co-developed and manufactured by Iowa-based Vermeer Corporation in conjunction with Faith Tech Connect (FTC).

Green Building Incentives Still Available

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Despite the doom and gloom in the economy, incentives still exist for energy efficiency and green building. Get them while they last!

Innoventor Recycles Pig Waste for Road-Paving & Roofing Products

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Innoventor, a St. Louis-based design-build firm, using a grant from the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, has engineered a device that recycles pig waste for durable road paving and roofing products.