Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 17, 2017

Earlier this year we talked about the importance of sustainability in construction , and how buildings are responsible for more than 40 percent of energy usage across the globe. Below, we look at five leaders in green building that made us take a second look. Ng Teng Fong General Hospital and Jurong Community Hospital.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 21, 2018

The Green Business Certification Inc.’s offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. addresses the issue differently, when it prescribes, “building on green field sites below the 500 year floodplain is not permitted.”. The launch of RELi 2.0

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 21, 2018

The Green Business Certification Inc.’s offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. addresses the issue differently, when it prescribes, “building on green field sites below the 500 year floodplain is not permitted.”. The launch of RELi 2.0

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Guidelines Certification Green Drafting 180

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 15, 2017

The State of Rhode Island is expanding its longstanding Green Buildings Act adding built landscapes to the list of public projects that must be built to recognized green building standards. Green Building Council associated Green Business Certification Inc. To date SITES has not moved the marketplace.

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Rhode Island Site Green Regulation 120

Green Building Law Update

JULY 26, 2015

Last Friday, the International Code Council and ASHRAE announced they signed an “agreement that the new version of the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), scheduled to be released in 2018, will be powered by” ASHRAE Standard 189.1 for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings. and the LEED green building program.”

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Green Agreement Certification Illinois 120

Green Building Law Update

JULY 26, 2015

Last Friday, the International Code Council and ASHRAE announced they signed an “agreement that the new version of the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), scheduled to be released in 2018, will be powered by” ASHRAE Standard 189.1 for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings. Standard 189.1

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Green Agreement Certification Illinois 120

Green Building Law Update

JULY 23, 2017

ICP Construction Inc. Additionally, in its complaints against Benjamin Moore and ICP Construction, the FTC alleged that the companies marketed their paint using “Green Promise” and “Eco Assurance” environmental seals, respectively, without disclosing to consumers that they had awarded the seal to their own products.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 14, 2019

Green Building Council is looking for the future of LEED and has officially opened a call for feedback and ideas for the next version of LEED. This is an opportunity for anyone and everyone to influence the next version of the most widely used green building rating system in the world. could become the foundation of LEED certification.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 17, 2019

Accepting that we construct buildings to provide shelter, how do you build resilience features into your next project? offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. is similar to LEED in format with certification by GBCI based on a point system.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 24, 2013

Consumers Energy has taken the next major step for its new natural gas plant in Genesee County, filing for approval of a certificate of necessity with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC). “When operational in 2017, this plant will produce about 50 percent less carbon emissions than the coal plants it will replace.

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Michigan Permits Certification Electrical 60

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

The best way to mitigate risk in your green building project are properly drafted contract documents prepared by this law firm or by another attorney with green building experience. As I posted in this blog less than a year ago, Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts are Properly Drafted. This is not a paid endorsement.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

It is surprising to many in the environmental industrial complex that there has been relatively little litigation arising out of green building. There have been only a very modest number of cases commenced in courts across the country involving construction of green buildings. Even the Green Business Certification Inc.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Development of the 2018 version of the National Green Building Standard (NGBS) is now underway. As part of that development process, individuals and groups have been invited to propose changes to the 2015 edition of the NGBS submit proposed changes to the NGBS online by March 1, 2017.

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Green Residential Defense Drafting 120

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 1, 2019

The 2018 International Green Construction Code was released on November 8, 2018 but more than a year later, it has not been adopted anywhere. Many code officials have concluded the 2018 IgCC is not a good building code, green or otherwise. for the Design of High Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

LEED Commercial Interiors projects present the best single opportunity for greening buildings. Green Building Council’s LEED (the ubiquitous acronym for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the most widely used green building rating system in the world, less than 1% of commercial buildings in the U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

The 2018 International Green Construction Code was released on November 8, 2018 by the U.S. Green Building Council , International Code Council , ASHRAE and the Illuminating Engineering Society. the IgCC and the LEED green building program,” the ICC was only responsible for Chapter 1, Scope and Administration of the 2018 IgCC.

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Green Certification Site Sustainability 136

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 5, 2017

Standard for the Design of High Performance Green Buildings Except Low Rise Residential Buildings. The deadline to make application for Project Committee membership is March 15, 2017. And this is a particularly important Project Committee impacting nearly all corners of green building. ASHRAE Standard 90.1

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 29, 2013

The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Mid-Atlantic Region and the Social Security Administration (SSA) are collaborating to design and construct the SSA’s new National Support Center in Urbana, MD. The existing computer center was constructed in 1979 and the infrastructure systems are approaching the end of their useful lives.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 22, 2016

In March 2016, McAuliffe signed into law measures that establish a workforce training program targeted to increase specific industry certifications and occupational licenses that meet the needs of businesses in each region of the state. The project should be completed by August 2017. 220 in Daleville. 220 in Daleville.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 9, 2016

Energy Efficiency and Solar Grants: Commerce received a $25,000,000 appropriation in the 2015-2017 state Capital budget to continue the program. The data center must have a building permit to construct, renovate or expand the data center issued between: April 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011. Generally loans range from $250,000 to $5 million.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 7, 2021

Several of our young leaders also took their family businesses to the next level by targeting 55+ buyers or streamlining selections so projects would move faster from contract to construction. Koby Bowen , 38, President / CEO of Construction and Design, Homes of Distinction, Rogers, Ark. Certifications • Florida Building Contractor.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 5, 2019

are implementing site certification programs that give available sites a shovel ready designation—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. To achieve certification, sites go through a rigorous review process. States across the U.S. The outcome?

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CivilJungle

JANUARY 21, 2022

Also, Read: Concrete Construction Tools for Construction Sites. Also, Read: Mortar in Civil Engineering | What Is Mortar | Properties of Mortar | Uses of Mortar | Types of Mortar | Mortar in Construction. Environmental and Green Solutions. Also, Read: Top 10 Construction Companies in UAE. national-plastics.com.

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Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Production of the Cherokee, which is currently in Toledo, Ohio, will create approximately 300 new jobs when it transitions to Illinois in 2017. The plant, which was constructed between 1964 and 1965, has experienced a transformative change within its product line that began July 1965 when the first car was produced there.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

Green Building Council and its sister organization, the Green Business Certification, Inc. New construction of green buildings cannot save the planet when less than 170,000 new commercial buildings were constructed in the U.S. There is no Arc “certification.” Scot serves as the CEO of Arc Skoru Inc.,

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Green Certification Transportation Commercial 204

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 12, 2016

The Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement project aims to replace 558 aging bridges across the Keystone State by the end of 2017. Eleven different Pennsylvania-based construction companies already have been subcontracted to do much of the work, and many more opportunities will be made available as the project goes forward.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 23, 2017

From the September/October 2017 Issue. Here’s a peek at what’s driving change in 2017: The factory of the future: Tesla’s “Gigafactory,” may represent not just what future factories look like, but how companies approach their entire manufacturing process. The company plans to construct its 2.5 By the BF Staff.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 12, 2017

million square foot shopping mall located in Thousand Oaks, California, owned by Macerich is the first project achieve certification under the new BREEAM In-Use program for existing buildings. based LEED certification consultancy headed by Barry Giles. Barry wants owners to see the benefits of greening existing buildings.

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Certification Green Transportation Retail 180

Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

New homes today use about half as much energy per square foot for heating and cooling, in large part because of this shift to airtight construction. . The goals were to: Determine the best times in the construction process for applying the aerosol whole-home envelope sealing; . Simply, I love this technology.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 18, 2013

The largest project in the community’s history, the West Haymarket redevelopment project, was sup- ported financially by the Partnership through the passage of a bond issue that will construct a new 16,000-seat arena. 1, 2017 and Dec. Pennsylvania has jumped ahead of the curve with its PA Resource Manufacturing Tax Credit (PRM).

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 8, 2016

55% of the receipts from selling jet fuel for use in turboprop or jet engines until June 30, 2017; 40% after June 30, 2017. A certificate of eligibility must be obtained from the Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department to apply for this credit. Certain green industries.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 11, 2014

Certain green industries. For the purposes of apportioning income, “manufacturing” excludes construction, farming, power generation, and processing natural resources including hydrocarbons. A certificate of eligibility must be obtained from the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department to apply for this credit.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 9, 2020

Montgomery County, Maryland is on the cusp of being the first to adopt the 2018 International Green Construction Code. Montgomery County was among the first jurisdictions in the country, in 2008, to adopt a mandatory green building law for private building, requiring most new construction be LEED certified.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

It allows for the construction of roads, bridges, etc. Industrial Revenue Bonds: May be used as long-term financing of up to 100% of a project for: Acquisition of land, buildings, site preparation and improvements; Construction of buildings; Acquisition and installation of furnishings, fixtures and equipment; Capitalizable soft costs (e.g.,

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Income Finance Zoning Employment 108

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 21, 2014

SALES & USE TAX ABATEMENTS: Taxes on construction-related transactions, pollution control devices are exempt from sales and use taxes. MADE IN ALABAMA” JOB INCENTIVES ACT: Qualifying companies may receive a transferable income tax credit to offset import tariff costs during local construction process.

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Income Finance Zoning Equipment 75