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USGBC Making Significant Change to LEED 2009

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Council has just announced that all new projects registering for LEED 2009 beginning on April 8, 2016 will need to satisfy increased minimum energy performance thresholds. 2007 (with errata but without addenda 25) using a computer simulation model for the whole building project.

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Will Proposed Change to LEED 2009 Kill the Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs?

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Council is soliciting comments on its proposal to change the prerequisites of the current LEED 2009 rating system increasing the minimum energy performance thresholds. That extension from June 27, 2015, the original date LEED 2009 registration was to close, was occasioned by the delay in LEED v4.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Green Building. The Business of Construction Risk Management » The Fundamentals of Building Information Modeling (BIM). Building Information Modeling (BIM) is no different. Modeling & Design. To produce a digital model, the objects are assembled like a three-dimensional puzzle. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |.

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You Need to Review a SITES Scorecard, Now

Green Building Law Update

SITES is modeled after the LEED green building rating system. And while it is a standalone tool for measuring landscape sustainability, in June 2015, Green Business Certification Inc., Green Building Council. SITES is a sustainable landscape rating system.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Green Building. It got me to thinking – I need to develop a (much simpler) stress test model for my own company. I would challenge you to create simple models that allow you to give your own organization random “stress” tests. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Green Building. Tekla had a message for contractors at the show: Don’t wait until you are contracted on a job to utilize the power of BIM (building information modeling). It’s a construction collaboration tool that lets everyone in the industry tap into the BIM (Building Information Modeling) process for free. December 2009.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Green Building. « The Fundamentals of Building Information Modeling (BIM). Green Construction & Construction Software » The Business of Construction Risk Management. Well, consider the business model of the insurance industry. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009.

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