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Could Solyndra Happen To Green Building Policy?

Green Building Law Update

As I started thinking about the broader implications of the Solyndra collapse, I could not help but draw parallels to a similar federally-funded green project that has not panned out as expected: Destiny USA. " To support the project, the developer applied for a $2 billion Green Bonds program that Congress passed in 2004.

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NFPA 285 engineering judgments

Construction Specifier

Ongoing fire testing, consulting and certification continues to increase experience, understanding of comparative performance, and knowledge of performance trends for products and assemblies subjected to the NFPA 285 test. Listings, certifications and code reports. If found compliant, certification ( i.e. recognition) is granted.

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20 construction industry trends to watch in 2020

Building Radar

Now the data already recorded for the EnEV certificate can be used as the basis for a building eco-balance. Subsequent service providers also benefit from data material and drawings. This synergy considerably reduces the workload. In older buildings, they uncover energy losses, measure hard-to-reach areas and help detect damage.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Led document management and retention projects which resulted in selection, implementation and ongoing support of Documentum as the corporate repository for and distribution of engineering reports and drawings. Steve received his Certificate of Management – Building Information Modeling from the AGC in 2011.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Led document management and retention projects which resulted in selection, implementation and ongoing support of Documentum as the corporate repository for and distribution of engineering reports and drawings. Steve received his Certificate of Management – Building Information Modeling from the AGC in 2011.

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Google Fiber is another lifestyle asset to draw talented engineers and developers to our region,” said Ryan Weber, President of KCnext, a non-profit industry advocacy group for technology in the region. From 2004 to 2010, 189 new bio-related firms began operating in the Cleveland area.

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Those Days Are Over

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Last year, North Carolina enacted a law—which derisively became known as “the bathroom bill”—that required transgender people to use public bathrooms based on the sex indicated on their birth certificates.