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Aiming High, Greenbuild 2018 Closes with New Initiatives, Updates

Contractor Magazine

Looking to raise the global Living Standard, USGBC gathered in Chicago to explore the connection of the built environment to climate change, health, human rights and equity.

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Cool roofs 101: Planning and specification considerations

Construction Specifier

The effects of heat have negative outcomes for health and well-being, social equity, energy use and peak demand, resilience of health, transportation and electrical infrastructure, crime, education, and productivity. Source: 4th National Climate Assessment, 2018. Source: 4th National Climate Assessment, 2018. By Kurt Shickman.

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Top 10 Companies for Environmental Engineers to Work For

CivilJungle

It deals with innovative new technologies to help positively impact the environment we live in and can take many forms such as architecture, civil engineering, renewable energy sources, and more. Environmental engineers work to prevent , control or remediate any hazards to the environment using their engineering expertise.

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USGBC Wants You to Comment on the Next Version of LEED

Green Building Law Update

have been criticized for not going far enough to address, and will almost certainly find their way into the next generation rating system, it is social equity and matters of occupant health. This may also be an ideal time to comment given the 2017 announcement that the technical content “in the 2018 IgCC powered by 189.1,”.

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Stok Welcomes Christina Weber as Vice President of Growth & Client Solutions

Stok

designation from CoreNet Global, where she is an active member of the Northern California Chapter’s Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging and Women of CoreNet committees. Stok is a Certified B Corp and was recognized “Best for the World” by the organization in 2017 and 2018.

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stok Welcomes Christina Weber as Vice President of Growth and Client Solutions

Stok

designation from CoreNet Global, where she is an active member of the Northern California Chapter’s Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging and Women of CoreNet committees. stok is a Certified B Corp and was recognized “Best for the World” by the organization in 2017 and 2018.

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There are More than 40 Million People in Modern Slavery

Green Building Law Update

In a conversation I had with Barry Giles, a true green building pioneer, in 2018, he said, “to truly regard sustainable buildings in a holistic manner, it’s our obligation to start with the supply chain serving the construction industry.”. But today’s ESG statements are only a very small step.

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