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The Second Best Way to Mitigate Your Risk in Green Building

Green Building Law Update

So, accepting that most readers of this blog will not engage our law firm to draft their contracts, the second best way to mitigate your risk in a green building project is to utilize The American Institute of Architects, 2017 Documents: New Sustainable Projects Exhibit. A Sustainable Objective is defined as the owner’s goal.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Mostafa Saber, BIM & Design Manager at Diamond Developers

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Digital technology tools today have changed the face of what it means to be in construction by enabling cloud collaboration, improving workforce productivity and making sustainable practices easy to achieve. The company uses adaptive thinking to achieve their greater purpose—sustainable living for all.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

A survey of supply chain collaboration and. management in the UK construction industry. European Journal of Purchasing & Supply. Management, 6(3), 159-168. Alderman, N., & Ivory, C. Partnering in major contracts: Paradox and metaphor. International Journal of Project Management, 25(4), 386-393. Anderson, L., & Polkinghorn, B. Anvuur, A.

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New Developments for 179D Energy Efficiency Tax Incentive

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Guest post by Kevin Sullivan of BRAYN Consulting LLC. The truth is that the tax code only requires the HVAC, lighting and building envelope systems be as little as 10 percent more efficient than the 2001 or 2007 ASHRAE energy standard. LEED AP with BRAYN Consulting. per square foot. How to Secure Your Deduction.

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GBCI Changed its Name and You Need to Change Your Documents

Green Building Law Update

And that same month USGBC announced that it had acquired the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), an organization committed to assessing the sustainability performance of real estate portfolios around the globe. ” [The text above is from the general conditions of a consultant contract with an owner.].

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The First BREEAM USA Certification

Green Building Law Update

The Oaks was built in 1978, renovated in 1993 and again in 2007. The Oaks is connected to the public transport network, providing customers with a range of sustainable transport alternatives. based LEED certification consultancy headed by Barry Giles. The shopping mall has 100% LED lighting. Barry is now the CEO of BREEAM USA.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Global.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.