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Health & The Built Environment: Scales of Impact

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Product: Green Chemistry. These strategies are showcased in projects like NRDC’s San Francisco office – which was recently recognized with the 2018 CoreNet Sustainable Leadership Award – where the health of the occupant was at front of mind for the entire design team. Photo credit: Jasper Sanidad , NRDC San Francisco office.

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COVID 19 Commercial Building Liability

Green Building Law Update

By early March lawsuits had already been filed in courts in San Francisco and Miami against Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. And while reviewing insurance policies, it is also likely prudent to review liability provisions in tenant leases.

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Blockchain has come to U.S. Real Estate

Green Building Law Update

In another high profile application, Walmart just announced it is requiring suppliers of leafy green vegetables upload growing and shipping data to blockchain by September 2019. Cryptocurrency is only one (. although a high profile one) of an untold number of applications of blockchain. There is no requirement for a cryptocurrency (.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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During construction of the new riverfront complex, IBM will be temporarily lease space at the Essen Centre office complex in Baton Rouge. 1000 pound thrust; and Investments into new local capabilities including design, fabrication, and remote hot fire test capabilities for “Green” propulsion systems. Chinese investments in the U.S.,”

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

Building Information Management

If GSA, as the “landlord of the federal government,” were to require or use something else, it would add cost to the building and leasing process across the building industry. 2 B Green Profitably. Alabama Green Building Solutions & SLS Construction. Cascadia Green Building Council. We are not in favor of adding cost.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Fridays and is expanding to other cities including Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, Denver, DC, Dallas and Houston. New restaurants included Ruggles Green, Guru Burgers & Crepes and BLU. Tabbed Out now has a partnership with T.G.I. Austin is very friendly for start-ups and emerging technology companies,” said Schultz.

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FEATURE STORY: The Story Of Storage

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Large-scale data centers are known to use the amount of electricity equivalent to small towns and, despite many greening initiatives, some centers release a significant amount of air pollution in the form of diesel exhaust. Greene And The Greening Of Data Centers. Let’s recap a few of his most notable prognostications.