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You Need to Review a SITES Scorecard, Now

Green Building Law Update

SITES is a sustainable landscape rating system. SITES is modeled after the LEED green building rating system. the USGBC associated certification body for LEED, announced it had acquired the exclusive rights to the SITES rating system, its publications and trademarks. SITES v2 provides four certification levels.

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You Need to Review a SITES Scorecard, Now

Green Building Law Update

SITES is a sustainable landscape rating system. SITES is modeled after the LEED green building rating system. the USGBC associated certification body for LEED, announced it had acquired the exclusive rights to the SITES rating system, its publications and trademarks. SITES v2 provides four certification levels.

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Revit OpEd: YUZU Site Measuring

Revit OpEd

YUZU Site Measuring. For readers that are already familiar with the Point Known PKNail site measuring system it appears to be similar, at least in concept. I think attempting to evaluate this type of technology would benefit from a few videos that show it in use, the practical application of it on-site. Site Information.

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New Defenses Against Job Site Fires

Construction Equipment

apartment buildings built between 2006 and 2015 used wood framing but in most jurisdictions fire-retardant treated wood is required only for the exterior walls. This is significant because according to the American Wood Council, more than 60 percent of U.S.

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Revit OpEd: RTC Europe Site and Details are Live Now

Revit OpEd

RTC Europe Site and Details are Live Now. Site Information. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership. Refer to Autodesks own web site and product pages for specific trademark and copyright information. ► 2006. Revit OpEd.

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Free app calculates maximum allowable heights and areas for buildings

BD+C

The Heights & Areas Calculator , developed by the International Code Council, the American Wood Council, and WoodWorks, is based on provisions in the 2006 to 2015 editions of the International Building Code. Users can input a given building geometry, site conditions (e.g., open frontage), type of construction, and occupancy.

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EPA Issues New Phase I Standard Effective Immediately

Green Building Law Update

On December 30th, the Environmental Protection Agency took final action amending the “All Appropriate Inquiries Rule” to now reference ASTM International''s E1527-13 “Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process.”