Construction Enquirer

MAY 5, 2023

Rising volumes of commercial work and civil engineering activity helped to offset the steepest decline in residential construction output since May 2020. New orders received by construction companies increased for the third consecutive month in April. In fact, the latest reduction in residential building was the fastest since May 2020.

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 12, 2023

Then in 2020 the council launched another legal action after it claimed further defects had appeared on the busway. It said: “The County Council has been working hard to ensure the long-term future of the Guided Busway, as a safe, sustainable and effective part of our local infrastructure, which millions of passengers rely on.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 27, 2023

David Jones, CEO for Elements Europe, said that the scheme will be sustainably built with +50% reduction in operational carbon and a +30% in embodied carbon compared with current UK building regulations. bn revenue Korean group GS E&C who took a controlling interest in 2020. Elements Europe is majority owned by $9.5

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 27, 2023

Ridge’s said its multi-disciplinary offering to clients across architecture, building services, engineering, planning, surveying, sustainability and transport, will be expanded by investing in talent across its core disciplines as well as through new acquisitions.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In this special Autodesk University episode, hear Shannon Goodman , Executive Director of the Lifecycle Building Center , share her expertise on utilizing construction waste for more sustainable and reusable buildings. The project received the Living Building Challenge certification in 2021 by meeting rigorous sustainability standards.

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Construction Specifier

AUGUST 31, 2021

Beyond the global pandemic and events in the news, both episodic weather events and new environmental regulations are placing extreme demand on building materials, including insulation. A reduction in GWP supports sustainability. Photos courtesy Owens Corning. by Tiffany Coppock, AIA, NCARB, CDT, LEED AP.

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Construction Law

APRIL 1, 2022

Two pieces of news however may have sent some alarm bells ringing. As we have reported in our weekly news email, some would agree that the promotion of social value – encouraging practices that promote the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of an area – achieves value for money. Content is to be revised and updated.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 25, 2021

To shift to a sustainable trajectory, we need to massively step up investment in clean energy technologies—especially renewables and energy efficiency.”. In 2020, the company opened a first-of-its-kind innovation hub called 35 Mules. Being clean and sustainable is not only the right thing to do, it’s just good business,” said Silagy.

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Construction Law

APRIL 3, 2023

There have been negligible advances in improving the energy efficiency of UK homes, the installation of low carbon heating solutions or securing a sustainable balance of water supply and demand.’ But the NAO report found the new plan was now £400 million more expensive than the original.

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Stok

APRIL 22, 2021

Learn more about Apple’s new initiative here. Facebook announced that as of 2020, its operations are 100% supported by renewable energy. These goals expand and accelerate HP’s corporate sustainability program. This effort comes as part of Apple’s larger goal to become carbon neutral across its entire value chain by 2030.

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Construction Junkie

JANUARY 20, 2021

“Especially the year 2020 has shown that one must be open-minded and bold to break new ground. Strict requirements regarding environmental sustainability in tenders for construction projects increase the demand for advanced technologies. With our unplugged cranes we offer our customers an alternative drive design.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MARCH 31, 2022

There’s also plenty of good news: infrastructure investments are pouring in, sustainability continues to be a focus, and digital technologies are helping firms be more efficient. Sustainability. Spending on construction accounted for 13% of the global GDP in 2020; it’s expected to reach over 13.5% Sustainability.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 3, 2020

2020 Housing Giants [Builder Rankings]. Wed, 06/03/2020 - 14:01. After scaling previously unthinkable peaks in 2005 and then falling to its depths in 2012, home building fought its way back to what looked to be a sustainable and profitable undertaking. In January 2020, starts increased 21.4% Pro Builder staff. .

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Tue, 11/10/2020 - 13:02. With a growing percentage of electricity generated by non-fossil fuel sources such as wind and solar, sustainability advocates believe that all-electric homes will lead the way to reducing housing's carbon footprint. . Should You Consider Hybrid Heating? kcichowicz. Xcel Energy.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Sustainability. You’ll find plenty of information on hot-button subjects such as sustainability in construction and vitally important themes like diversity and inclusion. Exciting technology and product news. Preconstruction. Construction, jobsite, and built environments. Industrialized construction. Diversity & Inclusion.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 23, 2014

Resurgent cities gearing up for events in 2020 with renewed vigor: Tokyo (19) – 2020 Summer Olympics and Dubai (3) – Expo 2020. New England Washington Blog-Jan-2014 City Momentum Index Davos Lones Lang LaSalle' Growth hotspots beyond the BRICs driven by urban consumerism: Jakarta (12) and Lima (20). Far West U.S. -

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Construction Junkie

JUNE 30, 2020

Construction Junkie’s annual Best Construction Podcast of 2020 Competition is underway and the voting booth is officially open. If you’d like to vote for the show for Best Construction Podcast of 2020, you can do so by clicking or tapping here. Next up is The Construction Shared Pains Podcast.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 3, 2022

First, some good news: Significant advances are being made to bring more young people and diversity to the construction trades. The bad news is all of this trade training combined still doesn’t meet the needs of today’s building industry; a problem compounded by a rapidly aging workforce. Sustainability. Labor shortages.

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Stok

MARCH 24, 2020

As the Buy Clean California Act is still new to project teams, here’s a quick outline of how (and when) your team will be affected and how to respond. January 1, 2020: AB 262 requires facility-specific EPDs for all products within the CSI divisions listed above. What does the act do and what products are affected? 08 80 00 Glazing.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

million from 2010 to 2020—a rate lower than in any other decade between 1950 and 2010. . There are simply too many groups pouring money into this asset class seeking short-term gains, a dynamic that is not sustainable. Some have been the focus of national investigative news exposés into their low-quality management practices.

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Stok

AUGUST 24, 2020

The early silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic was a massive and immediate drop in global carbon emissions, fostering hope that 2020 may in fact be the start of the critical decade of action ahead of many important public and private 2030 climate goals.

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Construction Cost Estimating

DECEMBER 13, 2019

An estimate is that the projected growth for the period 2018 to 2020 is by 4% every year. Also, when it comes to counting the environmental impact and guaranteeing sustainability, there is no match for off-site construction methods. Experts project that the market has progressed by 26% between 2014 to 2017.

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Stok

JUNE 25, 2020

Only in 2020 has it officially spread nationwide and is now an option for new multifamily developments across the country. Whatever you choose, a sustainability certification will add value to your multifamily development, and we are excited that GreenPoint Rated is now another strong option for developers nationwide.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 1, 2020

This blog will continue in 2020 providing strategic intelligence on environmental law, including critical insights into sustainability and green building for the business community, not just for lawyers. you can click on the title to link to the post): 179D Tax Deduction Brought Back to Life thru 2020. Happy 2020!

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Business Facilities

JULY 23, 2019

According to Millett, the planned new EAF flat roll steel mill will be the most technologically advanced facility existing today, allowing the company to achieve steel grades previously out of reach to thin-slab casting technology, while sustaining a low-energy, low-carbon footprint. Relocating or Expanding Your Business In Texas.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 7, 2014

After more than two decades of dithering and word-parsing, the United Nations’ international panel of climate change experts finally cleared its throat a couple of weeks ago and gave us the bad news. 1 economy until 2020? This week, the U.S. Well, the Soviet Union disappeared in 1990 and China is leapfrogging the U.S.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Business Facilities recently ranked New Jersey no. Solar energy is important to the sustainable future, and we hear it from our customers time and time again,” said Ralph Izzo, chief executive officer of Newark-based PSEG, the utility’s parent company. 2 in the nation for Installed Solar Power Capacity. Jon Corzine.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 20, 2016

.” New England Stores Power the Green Energy Facility. The Green Energy Facility houses an anaerobic digester, which uses innovative technology to turn organic material into sustainable power. Offering more than 200 sustainable seafood products. Recycling enough cardboard to save over 1.8 million trees yearly.

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Stok

MAY 25, 2021

Building sustainable communities means understanding the root causes of inequalities and solving them from their core. A recent report by Stop AAPI Hate discovered that 6,603 hate crimes were reported from March 2020 to March 2021. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen an appalling rise in anti-Asian violence.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 23, 2016

“I look forward to working with local leaders and community members to realize the vision of a first-of-its-kind transportation service that increases access to jobs, links neighborhoods, and improves real-time information in a sustainable, safe way.”.

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Pro Builder

MAY 11, 2023

In this project tracker page, we're collecting the latest news in the modular-sphere and sharing it with you. And for all your offsite construction news, read it here on Utopia. Expect regular updates of the page. Census Bureau."

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Stok

JULY 15, 2020

The USGBC has created four new LEED pilot credits to assist with building re-entry through its Healthy Economy strategy. Adoption by leaders has been quick—as of early July 2020, over 100 organizations and real estate portfolios globally already enrolled to achieve the WELL Health-Safety Rating. LEED Safety First pilot credits.

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Stok

AUGUST 28, 2019

California has been a leader in adopting stringent performance requirements for buildings resulting in efficiency improvements even greater than those shown above, and sustainability policies adopted in California have historically helped steer the building performance requirements for the rest of the country.

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Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Paints and coatings company AkzoNobel is celebrating the opening of the world’s most advanced and sustainable paint factory in Ashington, North-East England. ” AkzoNobel Ashington is the world’s most advanced and sustainable paint factory, located in Northumberland, North East England. PRNewsfoto/AkzoNobel).

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Pro Builder

MARCH 6, 2023

In this project tracker page, we're collecting the latest news in the modular-sphere and sharing it with you. And for all your offsite construction news, read it here on Utopia. Expect regular updates of the page. by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Census Bureau."

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Business Facilities

JULY 11, 2014

The report finds that expanding the program to 600 megawatts will help Los Angeles achieve a state mandate to generate a third of its energy from renewable resources by 2020. “As California confronts a severe drought and a rapidly changing climate, this program gives homeowners another opportunity to do their part.”

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MARCH 21, 2022

The good news is that the construction industry has not been sitting idle. Border restrictions have caused the foreign construction workforce to shrink by 52,800 to around 288,700 in 2020. of Singapore’s nominal gross domestic product in 2020. This ultimately creates a win-win situation for all. .

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