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Understanding Life Cycle Assessment
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Green Building Brochure
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Plastic Insulation: A Sustainable Solution

Building and Construction—Plastics Makes It Possible® Videos

Building and Construction—Plastics Makes It Possible® Videos

National TV-radio personality and home improvement expert Danny Lipford has developed a series of do-it-yourself videos that show homeowners how to update their homes and improve energy efficiency by using plastic home building products.


Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)

Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)

Learn more about how EPS reduces global warming.


Sustainability Hits a Wall

Sustainability Hits a Wall

GBS asked the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) to build several walls, use ASTM standards to measure performance and report the results at ASHRAE ‘s NY Conference.


Home Builder Tips from Bill McCauley

Home Builder Tips from Bill McCauley

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