Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 9, 2018

According to the United States Green Building Council , the green building sector is set to outpace overall construction growth and is anticipated to contribute 1.1 Looking at the numbers, it is safe to say there have been major strides made in the area of energy efficiency in recent years. million jobs and $75.6

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Despite green and sustainable buildings representing only a small percentage of the markets across the United States, the market for such buildings has been growing substantially over the last 15 years.

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Construction Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In this listicle, we explore five key trends that are shaping the future of building construction in the United States. Green building materials, energy-efficient designs. Building construction is an ever-evolving industry, and staying up to date with the latest trends is crucial for success.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 3, 2016

United States , is a win for small businesses and very good for those that work on Green Globes projects. Among the significant beneficiaries of this Supreme Court decision will be the many small businesses involved with Green Globes green building assessment and certification system.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JULY 23, 2018

While LEED is well-known in the United States, the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 17, 2020

Last week BRE Global announced that the “BREEAM USA In-Use Version 6 for Commercial and Residential” green building rating system has launched. During a global pandemic might seem an odd time to announce a new green building rating system, but appreciate that this was at the end of a global 18 month long pilot process.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I had a conversation with Jerry Yudelson last week, six weeks after he became the President of the Green Building Initiative, the non profit with the rights to distribute Green Globes in the United States. Jerry is known to many in the green building world. we have certified less than one percent of them as green.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Spartans, samurai, Green Berets, Navy SEALs. In particular, SEALs serve as the premier unit within the United States Navy, operating on sea, air and land. These are the best of the best in the military world. Countless stories have been told about their selection process, training, death-defying missions and pure heroism.

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BD+C

AUGUST 13, 2020

Mill 19, a nearly quarter-mile-long structure built at Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood Green, a former brownfield site, is now home to the largest single sloped solar array in the United States.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 25, 2014

Regency Centers Corporation, a publicly traded REIT, completed the sale of $250 million of “green building bonds” on May 14, 2014. million square feet located throughout the United States. ” Only days before the green building bond sale, on May 12, 2014, Regency was honored by the U.S.

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Work Gearz

JULY 16, 2021

The green color symbolizes safety and so does the green colored hard hat mean that the person wearing it belongs to the safety department. So, a green hard hat is worn by the safety inspectors and the workers who belong to the safety maintenance department. Who wears a green hard hat? Green hard hat on power line?/why

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Green Industry Professionals

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The Green Industry & Equipment Expo now ranks number 10 of the top 100 trade shows in the United States.

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The Constructor

OCTOBER 7, 2013

In the United States and in a number of other countries around the world, LEED certification is the recognized standard. Building Technology Buildings Green Buildings Green LEED LEED Certification Sustainable Building' What is LEED certification?

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 19, 2020

Howard County has since 2008 been one of a limited number of jurisdictions across the country with a mandatory LEED green building law for private buildings. So yes, it is an unintended consequence of LEED green building that creates the solution to this environmental issue that it arguably contributed to.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 14, 2013

All King County, Washington government construction and major renovations must strive to achieve the top national green construction rating under Ordinance 2013-0324 unanimously approved last week by the Metropolitan King County Council. Green building laws generally follow one of three regulatory schemes.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Advancements in green building performance will be enabled by collecting and sharing data, says Mahesh Ramanujam, president, United States Green Building Council.

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BD+C

JANUARY 20, 2017

The USGBC's new Public Policy Library is a resource that allows users to look up green building policies by state or locality. The library provides green building-related and LEED-specific policies across the United States.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

As I thought about the green building policy mess of 2012, I couldn't help but draw comparisons to Game of Thrones. This was supposed to be the year of the USGBC's new green building rating system, LEED 2012. What will be the GSA's final recommendations regarding green building rating systems?

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

LEED, Green Globes and other third party verified green building rating systems provide certainty able to satisfy the E (environmental) in ESG for many organizations. 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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Constructonomics

MARCH 6, 2012

I’m actually not talking about about how to deal with parks or trees or green rooftops (are there any in NYC?), but rather office space certified by the United States Green Building Council as LEED (Leadership in Energy Efficiency and Design).

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Wolgast Corporation

APRIL 26, 2024

The additional cost depends primarily on the level of certification you’d like to achieve because the higher the level of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) point rating system the more green materials and equipment you need, which usually have an elevated cost. The advantages are more concrete to determine.

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BD+C

APRIL 4, 2014

The report, Economic Comparison of White, Green, and Black Flat Roofs In the United States ,says that white roofs are three times more effective than green roofs at “cooling the globe.” White roofs also cost less. Researchers analyzed 22 commercial flat roof projects in the U.S. read more.

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Constructlaw

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The trend toward sustainability and green buildings continues, with regulations such as New York City’s Local Law 97 mandating emission cuts from 2024. Troutman Pepper’s Construction Practice Group, recognized by Law360, Construction Executive , Chambers USA , The Legal 500 United States , and U.S.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 29, 2013

Japan, the United Kingdom, France, South Korea and China were also among the leading countries using tax as a tool to drive sustainable corporate behavior, according to the index. Key policy areas explored in the index include energy efficiency, water efficiency, carbon emissions, green innovations and green buildings.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 15, 2017

The State of Rhode Island is expanding its longstanding Green Buildings Act adding built landscapes to the list of public projects that must be built to recognized green building standards. Green Building Council associated Green Business Certification Inc. To date SITES has not moved the marketplace.

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BD+C

DECEMBER 22, 2016

The built environment has a profound impact on our natural environment, economy, health, and productivity, according to the US Green Building Council (USGBC). In the United States alone, buildings account for: * 65% of electricity consumption. * 36% of energy use. * 40% of greenhouse gas emissions. * 30% of raw materials use. *

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 21, 2021

In the United States, today the most common childhood lead exposures are from lead based paint that was used in pre 1978 housing and from drinking water from old lead pipes and fixtures. EPA has described lead as the number one environmental public health hazard in the United States. No safe blood lead level is known.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Turner Construction Company, the leading general builder in the United States, today announced the results of a new Market Barometer survey that focused on environmentally-sustainable, or “Green,” building, and on sustainable practices in general. read more. read more.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced the results of a study of job postings from across the United States, revealing that demand for the LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) and LEED Green Associate credentials grew 46 percent over a 12-month period.

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BD+C

MAY 2, 2014

Green Building Council (USGBC) has released its ranking of the top 10 countries for LEED outside of the United States, demonstrating the global reach of the movement that is transforming the built environment into high-performing structures that benefit the planet and all of its people. read more. “The

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

And those may be good for a host of other purposes, including to qualify for credits under the LEED and Green Globes green building rating systems. For the unenlightened, this is hugely significant because a Phase l Environmental Site Assessment is conducted in the vast majority of the 5.6 9601) and petroleum products.”.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 14, 2017

Last week the ICC and ASHRAE issued joint news releases on the status of the “unified green building code that could become the foundation for LEED certification” that will be published as the 2018 version of the International Green Construction Code. And that ASHRAE 189.1 has only be implemented by the U.S.

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Business Facilities

JULY 25, 2014

Technology service provider West Corporation is growing in the Green Bay, WI area. The company plans to provide up to 240 careers at its new location in the Village of Ashwaubenon near Green Bay. We’re excited to be opening our doors in Green Bay,” said Katie Johnson, Divisional Director of Human Resources.

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Construction Marketing

APRIL 11, 2023

With the United States eyeing a net-zero economy by 2050, it is an issue industrial buildings simply cannot ignore. Sure, adding solar panels, PV windows, the best insulation for exterior walls , and water harvesting are all wonderful ideas for creating green buildings.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 13, 2020

The Fish and Wildlife Service is the federal agency delegated the primary responsibility for managing migratory birds consistent with four international migratory bird treaties (between the United States and Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Russia) and the implementing the MBTA enacted in 1918.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 8, 2018

The material has been used in Europe and Canada for years, but is now gaining attention in the United States. As Green Construction Grows, So Could Cross-Laminated Timber. Interested in green construction? Concrete, on the other hand, has a high carbon footprint since creating it requires a lot of energy.

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

As labor and housing shortages drive a growing affordability crisis across the United States, builders are turning to technology to keep up with soaring demand and to chip away at a decades-old housing deficit, the Los Angeles Times reports. Green, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg in Virginia. “I

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