Environments for living


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Environments for living

A green building program that focuses on building science to improve home energy efficiency and comfort.
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The Environments for Living program, designed by MCS, consolidates advanced techniques of applied building science and provides tiered levels of certification for energy efficiency for heating and cooling the home.
GE, Masco Contractor Services Launch Green Energy Program for Homebuilders
Flat planes, right angles, and sharp edges have never been incorporated comfortably into environments for living. Ferrara's wall- and tableworks raise the problem of the ineffectiveness of rationalist designs in actual human spaces.
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