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2018 IgCC to be Adopted in Baltimore City

Green Building Law Update

This evening an ordinance will be introduced in the Baltimore City Council to adopt the 2018 International Green Construction Code. In the more than 4,400 code adopting jurisdictions across the country only the town of Gaithersburg , Maryland has adopted the 2018 IgCC. In the realm of green building this is a big deal.

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3 ways prefabrication doubles as a sustainability strategy

BD+C

3 ways prefabrication doubles as a sustainability strategy 0 qpurcell Mon, 03/20/2023 - 11:09 Modular Building Corie Baker, AIA, shares three modular Gresham Smith projects that found sustainability benefits from the use of prefabrication. Utilizing Prefabrication as a Sustainability Strategy 1.

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Sustainability guidelines for ready mix plant certification

GCP Applied Technologies

Sustainability guidelines for ready mix plant certification. Fri, 11/02/2018 - 19:24. November 02, 2018. The webpage also provides downloads—helpful worksheets and a "Guidelines" PDF 1 —for plants to make strides toward sustainability. michael.delros…. GCP Applied Technologies. The benefits seem obvious enough.

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McKinsey Construction Technology Expert to Take Center Stage at Collaborate 2018

Viewpoint Construction Technology

And he’s a keynote speaker at Viewpoint’s Collaborate 2018 user conference. His session will reveal new data on pockets of technological innovation across the capital project value chain and highlight best practices for smart, sustainable digital transformation. Unable to attend Collaborate 2018? He’s Jose Luis Blanco.

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Is the 2018 IgCC Doomed to Fail?

Green Building Law Update

Last week the ICC and ASHRAE issued joint news releases on the status of the “unified green building code that could become the foundation for LEED certification” that will be published as the 2018 version of the International Green Construction Code. will become the 2018 version of the IgCC, due to be published in summer 2018.Significantly,

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Resilient Flooring: The sustainable specification

Construction Specifier

When specifying flooring, one should consider both sustainability and performance. These factors not only contribute to the sustainability of the flooring, but how it performs. These factors not only contribute to the sustainability of the flooring, but how it performs. Even sustainably made floors must be installed correctly.

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The 3 Rs of Sustainability Applied to Construction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In its most recent report, it found 600 million tons of construction and demolition (C&D) debris were generated in the United States in 2018. From a sustainable perspective, adaptive reuse minimizes the manufacturing of new materials. The post The 3 Rs of Sustainability Applied to Construction appeared first on Digital Builder.