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ENR 2023 Top 100 Green Design Firms and Contractors: A Green Market Growth Spurt

ENR Construction

Green building revenue jumped in 2022 with more projects seeking third-party sustainability certifications. Federal spending and new carbon-cutting standards helped advance climate-friendly design, but Top 100 Green Design and Contracting firms say greater isn’t always greener when it comes to environmental impact.

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The Business Benefits of Green Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Green construction isn’t new anymore. These certifications highlight the growing demand from building owners to go green, but also the interest of municipalities and industry associations in encouraging this type of building. Economic Benefits of Green Building. The Role of Contractors in Green Construction.

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Bioswales and Green Infrastructure and ….

Job Order Contracting

Embracing green infrastructure as an approach and installing specific interventions comes with many challenges. It demands educating clients, communities, contractors, and designers; experimenting with new techniques and learning from failures; and making changes to policy and regulations. What is Green Infrastructure?

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Cannabis Retail Construction: How to Navigate the Green Rush

HardHatChat

As an example, Englewood was just asked to take over a dispensary build-out project in Ohio because the original contractor fell behind, leaving the operator in danger of losing its license. In terms of cultivation facilities, contractors also need to understand and plan for the extensive mechanicals that go into these locations.

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CBO Recognizes 2024's Sustainability VIPs

Construction Business Owner

Qualifying nominees for Sustainability VIP 2024 include all construction industry professionals — general contractors, subcontractors, manufacturers, suppliers, etc. — The nomination period ends Jan. Look for our finalists in CBO's March 2024 print magazine and on constructionbusinessowner.com.

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Green light for £1.7bn Stonehenge tunnel

Construction Enquirer

The green light was finally granted on Friday following a long-running planning saga. The three-way European MORE joint venture between Spanish contractor FCC, Italy’s WeBuild and Austria’s BeMo Tunnelling is lined-up as main contractor on the eight-mile stretch of road upgrade.

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5 Green Construction Practices that are becoming Standard Commercial Construction Procedures

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Anyone in the commercial construction industry knows there are a variety of certifications and designations that individuals, companies and projects can achieve to show they follow a high level of green commercial construction practices. are standard green procedures for ground-up construction projects. Here are a five examples: 1.