Stok

DECEMBER 18, 2018

After a year like 2018, all we can really say is thank you. Here’s a shout-out to just some of the work we completed together in 2018. Let’s celebrate some of our clients that really took their commitment to high performance buildings to a new level in 2018! Certification: LEED CS v2009 Platinum.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 10, 2018

Building owners that utilize ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager will see a dramatic change in the 1 to 100 ENERGY STAR scores after August 26, 2018. The release date for all updated scores is August 26, 2018. So, apply now for ENERGY STAR certification, especially if your building score is close to 75! You have 75 days to act.

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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. But in what is being described as a requiem to LEED in America, the 2018 IgCC will now be required, but LEED will no longer satisfy the local legal green building mandate in Montgomery County.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 8, 2019

In response to legislation enacted by the Maryland General Assembly in 2018, overriding a veto by the Governor, commencing last week new public school building no longer has to be LEED certified or the like. of this article without requiring an independent certification that the buildings have achieved the required standards.”.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 11, 2023

The content of ICC/THIA Standard 1215: Design, Construction, Inspection and Regulation of Tiny Houses for Permanent Occupancy will continue to cover tiny houses used for permanent occupancy on a foundation or on wheels as addressed in the IRC.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Green Building Council issued a LEED Interpretation in 2018 ruling, “smoking of cannabis is considered a form of smoking for the purposes of both the interior and exterior smoking provisions of the LEED Prerequisite Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control.”. In accordance with the GBCI Certification Agreement because “.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 4, 2020

This new property tax credit should be viewed against that backdrop, but moreover that the County is on the cusp of being the first to adopt the 2018 International Green Construction Code , as a mandatory code (including that LEED will no longer satisfy the County’s green building mandate).

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 9, 2019

In response to an act of the Maryland legislature in 2018, the state is proposing a watershed revamp of its current mandatory green building requirements for new public school buildings. without requiring an independent certification that the buildings have achieved the required standards.”.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 15, 2018

The real news behind that headline causing great enthusiasm is that after a 3 year process, the Green Building Initiative is nearing the end and a completely revised “Green Globes Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings” will be available in 2018. There are also specific sections that address water intensive applications.

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Construction Specifier

JUNE 4, 2020

Recent developments in virtual reality (VR) technology allow for the visualization of unbuilt information as full-scale occupiable environments, providing previously unavailable insight to designers, clients, and other stakeholders. The design team used dedicated software to translate the BIM model into a VR-friendly environment.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Even before the conference started, on the preceding Thursday came the biggest announcement of Greenbuild, the new 2018 International Green Construction Code was finally being unveiled by the coterie of trade group authors and available from the ICC to the public. I will write more about the 2018 IgCC in this blog next week.

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The Korte Company

JUNE 18, 2020

That’s the case with the new Navy Gateway Inns & Suites (NGIS) completed in late 2018 at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island. That’s the case with the new Navy Gateway Inns & Suites (NGIS) completed in late 2018 at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island. Also noteworthy was the “0% design” framework adopted for the project.

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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. By way of background, in 2005, U.S.

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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.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 17, 2019

offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. is designed to protect occupants, offer shelter to those in the nearby community, allow business continuity, and reduce the cost of disaster-related repair and rebuilding. in large measure.

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Construction Marketing

DECEMBER 7, 2017

2017 STAR Award winners are notified by email and mail, and receive a frame-quality certificate. Environmental Design. Website Design. The 2018 CMA STAR Awards will get underway in January, with the entry deadline in September and winners announced December 1, 2018. Southland Holdings. Layton Construction Company.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 5, 2017

Standard for the Design of High Performance Green Buildings Except Low Rise Residential Buildings. is important because it provides the minimum requirements for the “energy” design of buildings, but ASHRAE Standard 189.1 provides a “total building sustainability package” to design, build and operate green buildings. ASHRAE 189.1

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 25, 2018

The changes made to the rating system simplify and streamline the certification process for projects of all kinds. There is of course no Arc “certification” and Arc will thrive and grow as it is integrated within LEED v4.1. “We are excited to introduce LEED v4.1 And Arc is available at no charge to LEED registered projects.

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Certification Green Retail Deals 159

Pro Builder

APRIL 7, 2021

Cory Benjamin , 39, Project Director, BIM Manager, TK Design & Associates, South Lyon, Mich. Koby Bowen , 38, President / CEO of Construction and Design, Homes of Distinction, Rogers, Ark. Alexa Drees Walker , 31, Design Center Director, Drees Homes, Fort Mitchell, Ky. Adam Steiner , 35, Owner, Birnam Design Co.,

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Construction Specifier

MARCH 12, 2021

Between now and 2050, Architecture 2030 (a nonprofit that is advocating for sustainable and carbon-neutral planning and design in the built environment) estimates that “embodied carbon will be responsible for almost half of new construction emissions (49 percent).” WELL v2, and LBC v3.1

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 21, 2018

The modest usage is not surprising because by design, the law only applies to: new construction of facilities owned or operated by the City of Saint Paul; new construction of facilities that the City will become the sole tenant; and, new construction of any facilities within the City of Saint Paul receiving more than $200,000 of City funding.

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Green Sustainability United States Metro 149

Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 12, 2021

As a designer and trained architect, the author discovered through her own research she needed to have a better understanding about the materiality of resilient flooring and its relationship to sustainability and performance. Is the goal to achieve certification from a green building rating system? •

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 27, 2019

The products fall into two categories: First, those that Truly Organic “makes” by buying wholesale bath and beauty products and adding ingredients designed to increase their visual appeal; and second, bath bombs and soaps that they “buy as finished products” from online wholesalers and resell at a substantial markup.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 23, 2018

The Associated General Contractors of America noted in a May 2018 report that construction employment is at its highest level in a decade , with more than 250,000 jobs added over the past year. According to the Commercial Construction Index, compiled for the first quarter of 2018 by the USG Corporation and the U.S.

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Natural Building

APRIL 12, 2020

In 2018, a team of architects, urban planners, interior architects, and artists were brought together for the first edition of the postgraduate certificate Building Beyond Borders of Hasselt University. The features of the site were taken as starting points for the implementation and design of the Women’s House.

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Housing Maine Materials Site 59

NH Construction Law

JUNE 24, 2018

On June 12, 2018, Governor Sununu signed into law House Bill 1472 , repealing the state code for energy conservation in new construction ( RSA 155-D ) effective August 7, 2018. Section 103.1 ” Upon repeal of RSA 155-D, New Hampshire has no such statute.

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Stok

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Workplaces have moved from private office to cubicle to open office and now to a mix of all kinds of spaces that cater to every individual’s varying needs, all at the highest level of sustainable and human-centric design – and people still aren’t coming into the office to work. CoreNet Global Summit 2018 | Boston, MA. #4:

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Stok

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

With the common reminder that humans spend 90% of our time indoors, coupled with a growing body of upwards of 400 research studies that indicate there are hazardous chemicals in our building products that building occupants are exposed to, the focus on healthy, sustainable materials across the design and construction industry is at an all-time high.

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Materials AIA Certification Sustainability 65

GCP Applied Technologies

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Tue, 12/11/2018 - 13:09. December 11, 2018. Consider maintenance issues in the building design phase. Ensuring the longevity of the warehouse structure and reducing maintenance costs starts with the building design phase. Keep track of all warranties and certificates of compliance. . Phillip.fry@gc….

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 3, 2020

Of the various building concepts and practices to have made their way through the industry over the years—aging in place, universal design. 4 New Live/Work Housing Design Solutions. For builders looking for the right science-based answers, Indoor airPLUS , a voluntary certification and labeling program administered by the U.S.

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Oklahoma City Materials Design Green 122

Stok

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

In a white paper on The Financial Case for High Performance Buildings, set to be publicly available in September 2018, stok argues that the seemingly intangible occupant impacts of the built environment are quantifiable from a bottom line perspective. CUMULATIVE STUDIES OF KEY DESIGN ELEMENTS AFFECTING OCCUPANTS. MACRO-ECONOMIC SHIFT.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 14, 2019

Continuous improvement, including through the use of Pilot credits is looked upon by most disapprovingly, because of the years long process of planning, designing and funding a building; moreover, that many Pilot credits are advocated by pecuniary interests that are not disclosed. could become the foundation of LEED certification.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Students who complete the course receive certificates that are recognized by the Department of Labor. Its goal for 2025 is to have the program offered in 65 schools, with 5,000 students enrolled, and 20% of those earning certificates placed in construction jobs. The program provides a $2,500 to $10,000 stipend for teachers. “We

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Construction Specifier

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

This demand for wood products continues to grow as designers appreciate its renewability, versatility, aesthetics, and most important, its ability to sequester carbon once installed. IBC 2018 Ed. NFPA 5000 2018 Ed. NFPA 101 2018 Ed. Writing a strong, generic specification for FRTW is daunting. The test consists of a 7.6-m

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 26, 2016

Illinois retained its top national position on USGBC ’s annual Top 10 States for LEED list for the third year in a row, with 161 LEED certifications representing 3.43 The LEED green building certification system is the foremost program for the design, construction, maintenance and operations of green buildings.

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Illinois Green Colorado Virginia 40

The Korte Company

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

It’s helped us learn a few important lessons we take with us on every hotel construction project: First, we’re responsible for designing and delivering lodging spaces that meet owners’ business goals. An owner’s best partner for hotel construction is a Design-Build firm who understands that. The design was put to the test on Aug.

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Business Facilities

JULY 24, 2019

4 in Best Business Climate, Texas—all have been perennial contenders for BF’s top honor, the State of the Year Award: Texas and Tennessee each have won the award three times since it was created in 2007; Virginia was the 2018 SOTY; Alabama won BF’s top award in 2017. “An Louisiana, no. million over the next five years. territories.

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