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Meet BREEAM, America’s Newest Green Building Certification

Viewpoint Construction Technology

If you work in construction, you’re most likely familiar with LEED certification, the green building standard that many building owners aim to achieve. The BREEAM certification process was developed in 1990 and uses a rating system to assess building sustainability in a variety of categories. How BREEAM Certification Works.

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Coating for sustainability

Construction Specifier

So, the core goal of most industrial coatings is sustainability. Innovation is key though, since the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification and the Living Building Challenge (LBC) standards limit the amount of allowable emissions from coatings. Regional Priority. Green Building Council.”.

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Deep green retrofits: Updating old buildings to new sustainability standards

BD+C

Deep green retrofits: Updating old buildings to new sustainability standards 0 qpurcell Thu, 07/13/2023 - 11:32 Sustainability HOK’s David Weatherhead and Atenor’s Eoin Conroy discuss the challenges and opportunities of refurbishing old buildings to meet modern-day sustainability standards.

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Uber Mission Bay World Headquarters Named Finalist in Fast Company 2021 Innovation by Design Awards

Stok

San Francisco (October 12, 2021) – We’re thrilled to share that Uber’s Mission Bay World Headquarters has been honored in Fast Company’s 2021 Innovation by Design Awards in the Real Estate category. Innovation by Design awardees are featured online and in the October issue of Fast Company magazine. ABOUT STOK. ABOUT FAST COMPANY.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Gabriela Celi, Head of Innovation, Research, and Development, SEMAICA

Autodesk Construction Cloud

” What drives innovation and change in our industry? Gabriela Celi leveraged the power of curiosity to drive her career advancement at SEMAICA from Junior Architect to Head of Innovation, Research, and Development in less than six years. We’re one of the most innovative companies in Ecuador.

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Adding Efficient Construction Management and LEED Certification to Lower Operating Costs

Constructonomics

In today’s post, she delves into the timely topic of integrating efficient construction management and LEED certifications into building practices to lower operating costs and reduce energy use. Recent construction innovations are changing this, however. High bills have become something of an accepted norm.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Building.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Passive Solar Architecture. View my complete profile. Basic Earthbag Building DVD.