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Building for better fire resilience in WUI zones

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Photo courtesy ROCKWOOL North America Photo courtesy By Rick Roos Wildfires continue to make headlines and the long-term prognosis is concerning, as experts forecast more of the same in coming years. Communities adjacent to and surrounded by wildland are at varying degrees of risk from wildfires.

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Contractors Should Beware of Recovery Risks | ENR: Engineering.

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Sustainability. ENR California. Contractors Should Beware of Recovery Risks. Description: Contractors face recovery risk when they take on too much work after they’ve depleted their staff, cash and other resources. Industry forecasts. Risk management. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation.

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Indoor Marijuana Growing Accounts for Over 1% of all Electric Consumption in the U.S.

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In California, marijuana production accounted for about 3% of electric use, according to the study. ” Indoor Marijuana Growing Kaplow LEED Stuart Kaplow Sustainability green building law growing pot' Indoor marijuana growing operations accounted for over 1% of all electric consumption in the U.S.,

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Delivering acoustic sanity

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According to 2018 United Nations forecasts, seven out of 10 people will live in cities by 2050. Think about distractions in your office—or home office,” says Sara Hickman, sustainability director at RDC-S111 in Long Beach, California. Image courtesy REGAPOL. By Bill Devin. Urbanization is increasing.

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California Photovoltaic Test Lab Dives Into Technologies With Real.

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Sustainability. ENR California. California Photovoltaic Test Lab Dives Into Technologies With Real World Experiments. Industry forecasts. Risk management. BONUS: ENR Future Tech & ENR Risk Review at no additional charge. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Environment. Power & Industrial.

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DOT Lets States Shift $473M Unspent on Earmarks to Other Projects.

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Sustainability. ENR California. million, followed by California, Texas, New York and Pennsylvania. Industry forecasts. Risk management. BONUS: ENR Future Tech & ENR Risk Review at no additional charge. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Environment. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams.

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Construction Markets Stabilize at Low Levels During 2012 | ENR.

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Sustainability. ENR California. Description: McGraw-Hill Construction Releases Mid-Year Update of 2012 Construction Market Forecast. Industry forecasts. Risk management. BONUS: ENR Future Tech & ENR Risk Review at no additional charge. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Environment.