Use of construction materials with recycled content and recycling of construction waste.
"The building will be especially careful about sustainability using all the techniques, technologies and materials and method of construction to reach environmental sustainability, " she said.
From these plans, as well as extensive inventories of construction materials carefully preserved by the French court to reflect the magnificence of the finished palace, Zega and Dams were able to trace the peculiar rise of Versailles.
Besides rising costs of building materials, there is a shortage of construction workers.
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The wide array of imported construction materials, household goods and food are then loaded onto rows of waiting trucks.
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It was carrying materials for the construction of a pulp mill in Uruguay - a project that has caused a huge rift between Uruguay and Argentina.
As the first major airliner to use lightweight composite materials for most of its construction, the 787 Dreamliner also promised 20% better fuel economy and 30% lower maintenance costs.
The company manufacturers the production of highway construction materials, synthetic fuels, and environmental control machinery.
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Because of the materials used in construction - carbon fibre rather than aluminium - as well as new engines and aerodynamics, Boeing says the Dreamliner is about 20% more fuel efficient than similarly-sized models flying today.
"The M-Series family utilizes a blend of thoughtful design detailing, minimalist construction and premium materials to create a line of HDTVs consumers will be proud to showcase in their homes, " said Scott McManigal, VIZIO VP of Design.
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The World Bank and other international agencies don't do enough to stop the use of asbestos in construction materials.
"Acer took a fresh approach to the design and development of the Aspire S7, using premium construction methods and materials, " said Sumit Agnihotry, vice president of product marketing for Acer.
But in the US, construction waste accounts for 50 per cent of all landfill material, according to the Construction Materials Recycling Association.
Part of the Dreamliner's appeal to airlines is its increased fuel efficiency due to its construction of lightweight composite materials instead of metal.
The cash-rich balance sheet enables MDC to support its solid dividend, which currently yields an impressive 5.7%, making MDC one of the top-yielding materials and construction stocks.
On Tuesday, construction materials littered the front lawn of the house and plastic tubing snaked down from the top floor to a cargo container.
The dynamics of the real estate market are changing, though, and several homebuilders, home improvement retailers, and construction materials companies have regained much of the value that evaporated since housing prices peaked in 2007.
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Jo Ellen Sines is the VP of Project Development at Corman Construction, Inc and the past Chair of the Maryland Transportation Builders and Materials Association.
The man in charge of the investigation, Mainuddin Khandker, told BBC Bangla on Wednesday that "extremely poor" construction materials were used in the building and said the report identified five causes of the collapse.
All controls and materials are subject to the dictates of ultra-lightweight construction in order to ensure they convey a completely unique, sensory allure.
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Prior to the latest easing of restrictions, Israel had allowed in construction materials for aid agency projects.
Industry leaders also worry about the future impact of cutbacks to public construction spending and construction materials costs that have been outstripping building bid prices.
The current environmental crisis poses new challenges to the building and construction industry, in areas where engineering can provide innovative alternatives such as energy-neutral housing and energy efficiency, construction materials and practices, recycling and reuse of materials.
Thursday's report showed weakening demand across a broad range of categories in June, including machinery, construction materials and computers.
Temple-Inland is the third-largest producer of corrugated packaging materials in North America, serving the shipping and construction markets.
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While the materials and construction methods are similar to standard pylons, one point of departure is the colour - white instead of gun-metal grey.
These companies are principally engaged in the business of producing raw materials, including paper or wood products, chemicals, construction materials, and mining and metals.
In the 1970s Lamb and Casey's founder, Donald Lamberti, started hiring their own superintendents to look over the shoulders of the contractors building their stores and even bought the construction materials, a practice that continues today.
At present, some 500, 000 tonnes of slate a year is produced in the quarry for roofing, architectural materials and construction.
As housing starts surged at the end of 2012 so too did demand for Spangler's building and construction materials supplier National Gypsum's products.
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