Greengineering (Sustainability) is
not just related to installation, but engages all aspects, material and
elements of construction to provide maximum benefit to the client. The best
solution for the facility may not be the least cost structure. Each project
has a personality and each personality demands a unique solution, balancing
material use with efficiency in energy use and human capital.
Today, sustainability is a foundational consideration in design and construction,
driving the efficient use of resources – natural resources, energy
resources, financial resources and human resources. Ruby + Associates embraces
this philosophy through the application of Constructability. Constructability
has been in our vocabulary for many years; our focus on constructability
allows us to continually evaluate design and construction strategies and
make improvements to overall project efficiencies.
What does this mean to our clients? LEED experts, shorter construction schedules,
less temporary bracing and shoring, and optimized structural design. The
example projects demonstrate application of Ruby's Greengineering, which
is rooted in our philosophy of designing constructable solutions.
Learn more about constructability.
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HERE »Steel is Green.
Steel has a “greener”
production process than concrete and other materials; throughout its entire
lifecycle (from material harvesting to deconstruction), steel creates a
carbon footprint that is less than one ton of CO2 per ton of steel, which
is far favorable to other materials. In fact, the steel industry has been
recognized by the U.S. EPA as having the greatest improvement in air quality
emissions of any major industrial sector. Furthermore, steel is multi-cycleable,
meaning it can be recycled over and over again with no loss of its physical
properties. At the end of a building’s life, 98% of all structural
steel is recycled back into new steel products without suffering any degradation.
Structural steel used in the United States is produced domestically from
93.3% recycled steel scrap — making structural steel the premier green
construction material.
Read more about the sustainability of steel.
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