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Green Globes 01-201X about to be Green Lighted

Green Building Law Update

2014, 2015 International Green Construction Code Table 702.1, or 2015 IAPMO Green Plumbing & Mechanical Code Supplement Section 402. The Materials section contains criteria on materials throughout their lifecycle and includes both whole building life cycle assessment as well as product life cycle assessment options.

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Coating for sustainability

Construction Specifier

Every high-performance coating system is designed to guard surfaces against corrosion and ultraviolet (UV) light degradation, ultimately extending the life cycle of a building. Buildings are awarded points based on these categories and earn one of the following certifications: Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum.

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Job Order Contracting Program Implementation Strategy

Job Order Contracting

Training – introductory, advanced, certification, location, frequency. ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management. 2015-IDIQ-Contract-White-Paper-National-Academy-of-Sciences. Small business/minority business goals. Reporting requirements. Overall JOC programs goals. JOC Technology.

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Joint public-private sector effort needed to mitigate the construction sector’s embodied carbon problem

BD+C

used Kingspan’s KarrierPanel in the building’s rainscreen to achieve a high R-value and reduced energy consumption toward a goal of LEED certification. Every phase of the construction project life cycle presents contractors with opportunities help lower embodied carbon. The CODE Building in Charlottesville, Va.,

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Resilient Flooring: The sustainable specification

Construction Specifier

What are the project sustainability priorities based upon performance, service life, and application? • Is the goal to achieve certification from a green building rating system? • FloorScore certification for indoor environmental quality. It has a long life and can withstand heavy traffic and rolling loads.

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Achieving Net Zero: The Role of Embodied Carbon

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Between Architecture 2030’s carbon neutral 2030 Challenge , the first ever third-party Zero Carbon Certification introduced by the ILFI this spring, the WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment launch last month, and the newly released report on Global Warming of 1.5°C ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOOTPRINT 2015-2030.

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STATEMENT OF KEVIN KAMPSCHROER DIRECTOR OFFICE OF FEDERAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDINGS OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTWIDE POLICY U.S. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Building Information Management

What is the Green Building Certification System? What is Federal government’s role in using sound science and peer-reviewed studies to evaluate and implement advanced building technologies? The GSA is chartered to lead high performance building efforts including Congressionally-mandated review of green building certification systems.

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