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Tommy Linstroth Automates LEED Efforts at Green Badger

Construction Business Owner

This company handled everything from historic building renovations to affordable housing to the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified McDonald’s in 2005.

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How to Stay on Top of Temperatures, Increase Awareness & Watch for Warning Signs

Construction Business Owner

Trends show eight of the top 10 hottest years occurred in the last decade, with all 10 occurring since 2005. Several experts and organizations, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, have predicted 2022 will be the hottest year on record. Heat is the No. 1 weather-related killer in the United States.

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What to Consider Before Converting Utility Fleets to Electric

Construction Business Owner

has committed to reducing greenhouse gas pollution by 50% to 52% from 2005 levels, and with electric utility production accounting for 25% of those emissions, utilities are under pressure to turn to cleaner sources of energy. Here, greening refers to the process of transforming practices to be more environmentally conscious.

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Admixture Grenades, New SCM Plant Are Concrete Advances

ENR Construction

Cortec’s migrating corrosion inhibitor admixtures for concrete are now available as a pre-packaged, water-soluble “grenade” of MCI 2006 NS that can replace MCI 2005/MCI 2005 NS liquid admixtures for concrete.

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State Dept. Embassy Program Trails 2005 Goal, GAO Says

ENR Construction

Report says that since 2005, State completed 77 projects through FY 17 but had aimed to finish about 140.

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LEAN Construction Framework – A Robust Solution fully supported by tools and services

Job Order Contracting

“A survey of the adoption and use of target costing in. Dutch firms”. International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, New York, 84. (3) 3) 293-305. Formiga, A. Target costing implementation for cost estimating in. construction firms of Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil”. Implantação do uso do Target. Porto Alegre-RS”. in portuguese). Granja, A.

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5 Things You Didn’t Know about 179D

Construction Business Owner

In 2005, Congress enacted the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reduce commercial energy consumption in the Unites States. This legislation has many pieces, but one of the biggest incentives is the Energy-Efficient Commercial Building Deduction, or 179D.