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Green Building Code Proposed in Washington DC is a National Model

Green Building Law Update

The final vote of the District of Columbia’s Construction Codes Coordinating Board on the Green Construction Code (and all of the new construction codes) occurred last week, and today the codes are being transmitted to the Mayor''s office. The Green Code would apply to new construction and major renovations. IgCC compliance, or.

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You Need to Review a SITES Scorecard, Now

Green Building Law Update

SITES is modeled after the LEED green building rating system. And while it is a standalone tool for measuring landscape sustainability, in June 2015, Green Business Certification Inc., Green Building Council. SITES is a sustainable landscape rating system.

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You Need to Review a SITES Scorecard, Now

Green Building Law Update

SITES is modeled after the LEED green building rating system. And while it is a standalone tool for measuring landscape sustainability, in June 2015, Green Business Certification Inc., Green Building Council. SITES is a sustainable landscape rating system.

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

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Development of a conceptual model of construction partnering. Lean Construction: arenas of enactment, models of diffusion and the meaning of ‘leanness’. Sutter Health: Developing a contracting model to support lean project delivery Lean Construction Journal 2(1), 105-112. Design-Build Contracting Claims: Cumulative Supplement.

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LEED Outstanding Developer of the Year (2020)

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Green Building Council's 2020 LEED Homes Awards include the award for Outstanding Developer for projects that positively impact communities through sustainable, healthy, and resilient design. LEED has become a core part of AMLI’s economic models, operational management, and civic responsibility. . . . Tue, 09/01/2020 - 07:00.

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Revit Beginners: Journal of Building Information Modeling

Revit Beginners

Journal of Building Information Modeling. Read what some of the industry experts have to say about BIM in the relatively new Journal of Building Information Modeling. Green Revit. HOK Green BIM. Journal of Building Information Modeling. ► 2006. (94). Monday, September 15, 2008. David Duarte.

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Home Depot and Whirlpool Face Class Action for "Fraudulent" Energy Star Appliance

Green Building Law Blog

A lawsuit was filed on Friday in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio on behalf of nationwide and Ohio-only classes of consumers who purchased three models of Maytag Centennial washing machines whose ENERGY STAR status was later revoked.

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