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The Value of LEED© Certification for Medical Offices

Wolgast Corporation

While it’s quite hard to pinpoint what the additional cost truly is over traditional construction, a quick internet search indicates that building owners could pay an additional 0-15% for a sustainable building. The advantages are more concrete to determine. The final benefit that I’ll discuss here is the use of natural light (1 point).

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FEDRAMP is Hindering Facilities Management in the Federal Sector

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2 There a total of 459 companies in the world who have achieved FedRAMP certification. It is now understood that requiring FEDRAMP certification in not in the best interests of federal government agencies and departments for many, if not most applications. For example, Four BT LLC products are fully compliant in this regard.

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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. Even a building owner not pursuing green certification can take advantage of benchmarking against specific credits within those green building rating systems (e.g.,

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The growing demand for transparency in buildings

Construction Specifier

A high-performance building is one that “integrates and optimizes all major high-performance building attributes, including energy efficiency, durability, life-cycle performance, and occupant productivity.” Several green building rating systems are steering the demand for transparency, such as LEED v4 and v4.1, WELL v2, and LBC v3.1

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Saint Paul Green With Envy

Green Building Law Update

The work product of an advisory committee of experts, Ord 17-60 Sustainable Building Regulation Ordinance, alters and amends the 2009 Resolution to Implement Saint Paul Sustainable Building Policy. Commercial projects falling within the law must achieve a “Sustainable Building Standard means any of the following: .

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GHG, SHG, SEC Regulations – Facilities Regs and Reporting Changes Coming Soon

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“ESG- Using Environmental, Social and Governance factors to evaluate companies and countries on how far advanced they are with sustainability. Modify and refurbish instead of demolishing or adding to avoid unnecessary production and transport of building materials. (SEC 17 CFR 210, 229, 232, 239, and 249). ” ISO 14064.

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Modern Slavery Exists and We Must Stop It Now

Green Building Law Update

That shockingly large number does not include forced prison labor, including forESG example the widely reported Chinese prison labor-derived nails that entered the United States.). “To The BRE Ethical Labour Sourcing Standard is not simply an intellectual exercise.

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