The document discusses various aspects of green building including using sustainable materials like cork, bamboo, and recycled products for roofing, walls, floors, and insulation to help save energy and resources. It provides examples of a green building facility being renovated by the St. Louis Sheet Metal Union and describes different natural energy sources and simple conservation methods that can be implemented like using rainwater capture and grey water recycling. The document concludes by encouraging readers to always be green.

1. Green Building Colin Macones & Cory Stine Great White Sharks May 12,2010

2. Overview An environmentally friendly building Multiple ways Roofing Walls Floors Other ways Helps save energy and resources

3. Application Sustainability has been an area of focus in the past years St. Louis Sheet Metal Union is planning a $15 Million green facility They are renovating the old Missouri Boiler building

4. Roofing Garden roof Plant life on roof Also acts as insulation

5. Insulation Natural materials Hay Recycled newspaper Installed Correctly

6. Walls Natural clay plaster Cork Plexwood Recycled glass tyle

7. Floors Under Composite board Concrete pavement Over Cork plank Bamboo Carpet tiles Recycled aluminum tiles Recycled rubber flooring

8. Wall Coverings Paint Latex paint Wall coverings Recycled fabric wall covering Recycled wallpaper Abaca textile wall covering Cork wall covering

9. Energy Natural energy Solar- Solar panels Wind- Windmill Water- Waterwheel

10. Simple ways Energy Star/Water Sense Turn off water Turn off lights Rainwater recapture Grey Water

11. Water reuse Rainwater is captured for later use Recycling rainwater Water from sink, bathtub, shower, and washing machine Recycling used water

12. Creativity Piece Google SketchUp of a Green Community Also inside of house

13. And remember, always… Be Green