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FITWEL may be the Future of Building Sustainability

Green Building Law Update

FITWEL, a cost effective, high impact, health promoting building certification, may be the best thing since sliced bread. The well being of building occupants is increasingly being described as the number one driver of sustainability. The aims for a sustainable buildings have shifted in the U.S. In the in the U.S.

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Why the D.C. Green Building Act is Fundamentally Flawed and a Solution

Green Building Law Update

Department of the Environment (DDOE) regarding the Green Building Act (GBA). Because the GBA requires all buildings to obtain LEED certification, it functions as a quasi building code. In other words, LEED certification is a minimum requirement, the very definition of a so-called "floor." How can I make this claim?

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NIBS – Building Innovation 2012 – January 7th-11th, 2012, Washington, D.C.

Building Information Management

14 Reasons to Register: Building Innovation 2013 . NIBS Building Innovation 2013 Visit Booth #5 – 4Clicks Introduces CEASAL. 1: Building Innovation 2013 is delivered by the National Institute of Building Sciences – an authoritative source of innovative solutions for the built environment.

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Collaboration, Technology Among Key Takeaways from CFMA National Conference

Viewpoint Construction Technology

These tools and processes might have allowed them to get by and get work done (in compartmentalized silos) but they are not sustainable as today’s business environment changes around them. Technology. Both at the national level and with the many regional events held each year, education is at the core of CFMA’s mission.

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Hertz Announces Worldwide Headquarters Campus Design

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

“The new headquarters will be a highly sustainable and efficient world-class building, enabling us to create a best-in-class work environment for our employees. As of October 2013, Hertz established a temporary headquarter operations in Naples, Florida, while the Estero building is under construction.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Green Electrical.

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.

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Certified Chatham Megasite Is Vital Step For Local NC Economic Growth

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

A vital step in positioning Chatham County and the Siler City area for major economic development has been achieved with the recent state certification of the Chatham Randolph Megasite, an industrial site west of Siler City, NC. Duke Energy has been supportive of the megasite since the beginning.