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APRIL 18, 2024

The next destination: Passive design airports 0 qpurcell Thu, 04/18/2024 - 13:59 Airports Today, we can design airports that are climate resilient, durable, long-lasting, and healthy for occupants—we can design airports using Passive House standards. On the path to passive The airport itself is becoming more sustainable.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 28, 2014

The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure announced that earlier this week it reached the milestone of 1,500 Envision Sustainability Professionals who have been credentialed in the use of the Envision sustainable infrastructure rating system. yes, something like LEED for roads and bridges).

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BD+C

DECEMBER 4, 2023

4 key innovations and construction trends across airport design 0 qpurcell Mon, 12/04/2023 - 10:04 Airports Here are some of the key trends Skanska is seeing in the aviation sector, from congestion solutions to sustainability. Passengers also like knowing they’re using an airport focused on sustainability.

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ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The sustainable design and contracting market is fertile ground for innovation now more than ever, Top 100 firms share.

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BD+C

JANUARY 16, 2018

Based on the dense concentration of wealth, infrastructure, and people located in urban areas, it makes sense that the sustainable transformation of the world’s cities has become a focus of the climate change movement. Major cities, like Washington, D.C.,

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Natural Building

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The United Nations has written a set of “principles for sustainable and inclusive urban design and architecture” for architects to sign up to called the San Marino Declaration, which architect Norman Foster is set to launch.

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Architecture Sustainability Infrastructure Safety 40

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 15, 2024

In reality the efficacy of spending precious dollars on facilities repair and maintenance is often overlooked, and the process of sustaining physical infrastructure has little true oversight. Sustainable management of buildings and other forms of physical infrastructure is critical in today’s world of shrinking resources.

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ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The sustainable design and contracting market is fertile ground for innovation now more than ever, Top 100 firms share.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

A Harvard University graduate school of design program has published a guidebook for municipalities in how to take an integrated approach to designing and building sustainable infrastructure in concert with urban planning.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The use of area cost factors (ACFs) for capital planning and budgeting repair, renovation (sustainment) and new construction factors remains a flawed approach. There is overwhelming statistical significance and audit reporting that the cost estimates used to for physical infrastructure decision-making are highly and systematically misleading.

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ENR Construction

MAY 22, 2023

As renewable energy projects dot the region, SWCA Environmental Consultants sustainably integrates infrastructure into pristine environments.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 27, 2019

Petersburg, Florida passed a progressive ordinance last week mandating that City infrastructure projects and newly constructed and renovated City building be third party certified as green. Petersburg City Council on January 17, 2019 and awaiting the Mayor’s signature, supersedes the prior Executive Order 2017-01 Sustainable St.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MARCH 29, 2023

government officials and industry leaders to discuss digital construction technology’s critical role in building strong and sustainable infrastructure. Momentum is increasing for the use of technology in how infrastructure is designed and constructed – propelled by the U.S. infrastructure dollars are used wisely.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 16, 2022

Sustainability was a recurring theme during this year’s conference. Therefore, it was expected and understandable that the Sustainability panel ran by Autodesk was well attended and explored a wide-ranging industry need. The journey to a net zero future is made up of a multitude of long, winding and often-intersecting paths.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 7, 2021

In a first-time collaboration Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK), Australian Constructors Association , Consult Australia and the Infrastructure Sustainability Council have released a joint report to support industry in accelerating a net zero future through the design and construction of the infrastructure pipeline. .

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MARCH 8, 2022

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is a “once-in-a-generation” investment in America’s national infrastructure. With this plan, the goal is to rebuild many of the bridges, rails, and roads throughout the country to improve the overall infrastructure across America. The IIJA is intended to grow the U.S.

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

All the tools and support are readily available for owners, architects, engineers, builders, and oversight groups that are ready to support change management and consistently deliver on-demand quality facilities repair, renovation, sustainability, maintenance, and new construction and meet their stewardship responsibilities. Learn more?

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Constructlaw

MAY 30, 2023

Introduction America’s water infrastructure has long faced a critical need for funding and modernization. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, there is a $105 billion funding gap for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projected over the next two decades. [1] billion to the U.S. billion to the U.S. Indeed, $1.5

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GCP Applied Technologies

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Concrete mix design. This article also addresses issues with air entrainment, high-strength concrete (HSC), and considering certain project performance requirements when designing the proper mix. Topics include: Concrete mix designs by project. Determining how to use the correct mix design. Design Advantage.

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GCP Applied Technologies

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Concrete mix design. This article also addresses issues with air entrainment, high-strength concrete (HSC), and considering certain project performance requirements when designing the proper mix. Topics include: Concrete mix designs by project. Determining how to use the correct mix design. Design Advantage.

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Concrete Design Seattle Commercial 78

Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Sustainability is a key focus in today’s construction sector. Construction companies are now expected to design and deliver structures that are more circular in their approach. Dura Vermeer, a family-owned company, has 167 years of experience in construction, real estate, infrastructure and engineering.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Demand for construction materials continue to increase as a result of new government-backed and much needed infrastructure, commercial and residential projects in many countries, yet crucial supplies have slowed, and prices are on the rise. Alternative materials – the answer to our commercial and sustainability problems?

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

. #1 Job Order Contracting (JOC) is suitable for a wide range of facilities and horizonal physical infrastructure construction projects, including repairs, renovations, maintenance, sustainment, and new construction. Note: New construction is best limited to “minor” new construction requiring minimal design.). #2

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BD+C

JANUARY 27, 2020

As we work together to create a sustainable world for future generations, there are many innovative solutions in the public realm of our cities and communities that reduce waste, energy demand and carbon footprint. But how do these physical infrastructure ideas respond to human needs, and our behavior and mindsets?

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Infrastructure IDEA Innovation Sustainability 59

Autodesk Construction Cloud

MAY 9, 2022

To mark Europe Day, we’re exploring four impressive infrastructure projects connecting Europe – and keeping the continent at the forefront of construction innovation. The ambitious submerged design was chosen over a bridge to protect traffic from stormy weather conditions; at its deepest point, the tunnel will sit 35 metres below the water.

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BD+C

APRIL 10, 2023

4 ways designers can help chief heat officers reduce climate change risks 0 qpurcell Mon, 04/10/2023 - 09:40 Sustainability Eric Corey Freed, Director of Sustainability, CannonDesign, shares how established designers and recently-emerged chief heat officers (CHO) can collaborate on solutions for alleviating climate change risks.

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BD+C

AUGUST 17, 2023

How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel 0 qpurcell Thu, 08/17/2023 - 09:52 Adaptive Reuse Gresham Smith demonstrates the opportunities of adaptive reuse, specifically reusing empty big-box retail and malls, many of which sit unused or underutilized across the country. Utilize existing infrastructure.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 17, 2023

Construction will start later this year on phase one which will include road and energy infrastructure and the earthworks required to create development plots and landscape zones. Winvic Construction Ltd has been awarded the contract for the first phase of the £1bn West Midlands Interchange (WMI) project.

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Infrastructure Zoning Sustainability Roads 77

Natural Building

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

The idea of biomimetic design—using nature as a teacher—can help us create an adaptive and resilient infrastructure. Biomimetic design is a tool to solve sustainability problems. Designers can work towards building more purposeful structures that require less material and are net producers of energy and nutrients.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 21, 2021

From an environmental, social and economic perspective, it’s simply not sustainable. . 7 key takeaways on the future of sustainability in construction. There’s a carrot, as well as a stick, for improving sustainability. Companies are facing very real commercial pressures to become more sustainable.

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Sustainability Construction Autodesk Innovation 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 27, 2023

Meanwhile, building and infrastructure materials and the construction processes used to erect a building account for 13% of emissions, or “embodied carbon". Calculating embodied carbon in construction If we want to build a more sustainable future, we must be proactive in evaluating and selecting materials based on their carbon footprint.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 25, 2021

Facilities and infrastructure project investments have long-term consequences. Design to Life Cycle by Value-Oriented Life Cycle Costing. In Advances in Life Cycle Engineering for Sustainable Manufacturing Businesses. Life Cycle Costing: For the Analysis,Management & Maintenance of Civil Engineering Infrastructure.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MARCH 8, 2022

In fact, much of the modern infrastructure we see in the world today wouldn’t exist if it were not for the Romans. From ancient ruins to modern infrastructure. Interestingly, this is happening more and more as we embark on the game-changing infrastructure projects of our time. Time for disruption.

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Infrastructure Roads Construction Innovation 98

Fieldwire

MARCH 27, 2022

The Biden-Harris administration targets some of the current employment limitations in its infrastructure bill. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The infrastructure bill is part of the Biden-Harris administration’s Build Back Better (BBB) act. trillion bipartisan fund backs the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

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Infrastructure Employment Transportation Discrimination 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 5, 2021

This is just one part of Europe’s incredible cycling infrastructure. But the organisations that build and maintain cycling infrastructure have a key role to play in making this a sustained trend. Here’s how the construction industry can help to create a bigger, safer cycling infrastructure across Europe.

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Construction Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

As environmental concerns grow, sustainable construction practices are gaining momentum, and attention. Green building materials, energy-efficient designs. In this listicle, we explore five key trends that are shaping the future of building construction in the United States.

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Construction Law

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The next thing you might be contacting your lawyer about could be your potentially over-inflated sustainability claims. ICE’s report says accurate emissions reporting must become integral in the design of major infrastructure if private finance is to help fund green projects.

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