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Rammed Earth for a Sustainable Future in Nepal

Natural Building

Narayan Acharya builds eco-friendly buildings in Nepal through his startup named Sustainable Future. Sustainable Future finds the clay, stone, and soil required for the construction from the site area only. “We gradually found that the house used to be cool in the summer and warm in the winter. onlinekhabar.com. onlinekhabar.com.

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Plans in for first phase of £2.5bn Salford Crescent scheme

Construction Enquirer

In May, ECF and the university submitted a planning application for a new development of 100 high-quality, affordable, sustainable, one and two-bedroomed Passivhaus apartments within a part five and part six storey building, on Peru Street in the heart of the city.

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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

Job Order Contracting

30, 2001, p. US Army Sustainment Command. The post LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction appeared first on 4BT. Unite States Government Printing Office, House Document No. 17, 1Washington, D.C., Sandner, C. Public Contract Law Journal, Vol. US 44 Army.

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Litigation Over First Ever LEED Platinum Building Tarnishes Green Building

Green Building Law Update

Despite that the unpublished opinion is not binding precedent, it will have a chilling effect on green building and in particular on the selection of new or untried materials and products that are the keystone of many sustainable projects. In 2001 and 2002, the leakage was investigated by two outside consultants hired by Clark.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

International Journal of Project Management, 20(7), 497-505. Brooke, K. L., & Litwin, G. Mobilizing the partnering process. Journal of Management. in Engineering, 13(4), 42-48. Bubshait, A. Partnering: An Innovative and Effective Project Organization Concept. Cost Engineering, 43(4), 32-37. Bygballe, L. Jahre, M., & Sward, A. partnering.

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GAO Report on GSA / Public Building Services – 14 Years without a Real Property Management Strategy?

Building Information Management

14 Years and Counting… GSA recognized in 2001 that — ” based on the age and deteriorating condition of its buildings and the available funding for its buildings— a new approach to managing the portfolio was needed to address issues affecting long-term sustainability.” GSA Public Building Services GAO Report 2015.

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Michael Mann's Defamation Case Continues, Just Not Now

Green Building Law Update

Mann was a lead author on the Observed Climate Variability and Change chapter of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Third Scientific Assessment Report in 2001. Hockey Stick Graph Michael Mann Sustainability' Michael Mann is a professor of meteorology at Pennsylvania State University.