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Could Bamboo Be a Viable Alternative to Lumber?

Pro Builder

The builder wanted to use a mix of plywood and bamboo for some time because of its smaller impact on the environment. The material comes from a northern California company Bamcore, which says it's energy-efficient, good for the environment, strong, and durable. Innovation. Read More. . Building Materials. Construction.

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ESG is an Opportunity for Commercial Landlords

Green Building Law Update

Carbon reporting will be required by organizations, people, activities, information and resources involved in supplying a product or service in California. This is much more than only applying to Amazon and Walmart, and their supply chains. government and The Group of Seven. yes, this blog will continue).

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NuVasive Building World-Class Innovation Center At San Diego HQ

Business Facilities

will expand its San Diego, CA global headquarters, including the creation of an innovation center of excellence where surgeons from around the world will be educated and trained on the latest NuVasive spine technology and procedures designed to drive clinical predictability and improve patients’ lives. NuVasive, Inc.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

Business Facilities

P83 Innovation Center campus conceptual renderings. Feeding this worker pipeline is Arizona’s university system that produces in-demand graduates specializing in technology and innovation that can quickly make an impact on these growing businesses. Read: Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona at BusinessFacilities.com. In 2016, U.S.

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Ken Calligar Is Shaping a New Era of Resilient Construction

Pro Builder

One solution comes in the form of a 3D cementitious panel by Re-Structure Group that won the 2019 NAHB Global Innovation Award for its weather resistance and energy efficiency. . Veev’s Amit Haller on Scaling Innovation and Shortening the Supply Chain. California energy codes are coming east. Ken Calligar. Re-Structure Group.

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Coating for sustainability

Construction Specifier

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. It also must meet the standards for the Red List-compliant materials and quality of its indoor environment. Regional Priority.

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Zero Waste in an Era of Net Zero Everything

Green Building Law Update

In a widely accepted definition, Zero Waste is, The conservation of all resources by means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials without burning and with no discharges to land, water, or air that threaten the environment or human health.”. yes, this blog will continue).

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