Viewpoint Construction Technology

OCTOBER 11, 2018

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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GCP Applied Technologies

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

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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Green Building Law Update

MAY 14, 2017

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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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A Home for the Ages: Sustainability, Health, and Attainability in One. The Sustainable, Healthier Home in North Canton, Ohio, is a model of energy efficiency, performance, and attainability for 55+ buyers. Products Featured in the Sustainable, Healthier Home. A Common Vision for the Sustainable, Healthier Home.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 12, 2021

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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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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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

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.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MARCH 22, 2022

How Upgrade Estate uses Autodesk Construction Cloud to build more sustainably avoiding 9,000 preconstruction clashes on just one project. They strive to increase social impact in a value-driven context through an economically sustainable model. Sustainability at the forefront. ©Luc Roymans.

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Stok

MARCH 28, 2019

Introduced in 2018 with an expiring benefit already in 2019, Opportunity Zones (OZs) will continue to commandeer more and more cocktail hour discussions in the real estate world through the end of this year and beyond. The program takes place over the next decade, following this timeline: Source: JD Supra, LLC.

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Contractor Magazine

APRIL 29, 2019

Hosted in one of America’s greenest cities, Greenbuild Conference & Expo continues to set an industry standard for events by reaching 86% diversion rate.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Sustainability is a key part of 66% of ANZ strategies, in comparison with 53% of company strategies across APAC . 92% of APAC companies are embracing sustainability due to regulation and market forces . Digital adoption is a critical enabler for sustainability, but is significantly underleveraged .

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 9, 2018

There’s no denying that sustainable building projects continue to grow in popularity among commercial construction clients. It’s also a job-creator, driving growth in a construction space while also encouraging more responsible consumption of building materials.

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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! Sustainable Design & Engineering: Certified.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 2, 2020

As sustainability increasingly becomes mainstream, one of the strategies some government departments of transportation have adopted is a “green streets and highways rating system.” The Greenroads Rating System was the first third party, point based system available to certify sustainable roadway and transportation infrastructure projects.

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Construction Specifier

JUNE 4, 2020

The capabilities of these TEchnologies offer opportunities for communicating and analyzing the quantitative and material aspects of the design decisions related to sustainability and the built environment in an immersive and understandable way, both for the discipline and the larger public.

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Business Facilities

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Read: Illinois Was Tops For Green Building In 2018 at BusinessFacilities.com. Massachusetts and Washington earned the second and third spots in the U.S. Green Building Council’s annual Top 10 States for LEED Green Building ranking.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 8, 2020

In what is widely viewed as a flawed rule only further slowing chronically weak European economies, the EU Parliament will require by the end of 2020 that EU member public companies publish their policies on integration of sustainability risks, with a much watered down definition of “sustainability risks. best practices.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 21, 2018

The work product of an advisory committee of experts, Ord 17-60 Sustainable Building Regulation Ordinance, alters and amends the 2009 Resolution to Implement Saint Paul Sustainable Building Policy. Commercial projects falling within the law must achieve a “Sustainable Building Standard means any of the following: .

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

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.”.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 5, 2017

provides a “total building sustainability package” to design, build and operate green buildings. The Defense Department’s Unified Facilities Criteria system provides planning, design, construction, sustainment, restoration, and modernization criteria for military facilities. will be republished in 2017 for adoption in the IgCC 2018.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 28, 2018

-DEFENSE INFRASTRUCTURE: Action Needed to Increase the Reliability of Construction Cost Estimates GAO-18-101: Published: Mar 27, 2018. Publicly Released: Mar 27, 2018. Focus should be upon renovation, repair, maintenance, and similar sustainment activities to assure mission readiness. GAO DOD Cost Estimating.

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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.”. Does it promote sustainability focused practices in the building industry?

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 15, 2023

The framework will be based on the principles of collaborative working, integrated supply chains and continual improvement to deliver best value for money and develop best practice, and sustainability. It came into use back in April 2018 covering work contracts exceeding £4m and will expire in April 2024.

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Stok

JANUARY 24, 2022

The County of San Diego was the first local government in California to develop a Zero Net Energy Portfolio Plan in 2018. Get to know Susan Freed , Project Manager for the County’s Energy and Sustainability Division, as she shares keys to success for zero net energy at scale. Last year, it became the largest county in the U.S.

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Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 7, 2023

2018: revenue doubles to £147m; pre-tax loss £9.3m “We have witnessed the global realisation that urgent action is required if we are to achieve a sustainable future. “As governments and businesses across all sectors invest heavily in achieving a more sustainable future, the opportunities for RSK increase at pace. .

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BD+C

JULY 30, 2018

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) is recognizing seven projects with its Healthcare Design Awards for cutting-edge designs that help solve aesthetic, civic, urban, and social problems while also being functional and sustainable.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

That 1990s popular view might sound controversial today, but there is the April 23, 2018, the U.S. 2018-01 , clarifying previous guidance for ERISA covered private sector employee benefit plans regarding proxy voting, shareholder engagement, and economically targeted investments in the context of ESG initiatives.

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BD+C

MARCH 16, 2020

Grumman/Butkus Associates, a firm of energy efficiency consultants and sustainable design engineers, recently released the results of its 2019 Hospital Energy and Water Benchmarking Survey , focusing on healthcare facilities’ resource usage trends and costs for calendar year 2018.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Five years ago, 3form, a materials manufacturer, did a top-to-bottom remodel of its Salt Lake City headquarters campus that included adding a 14,500-sf gym, which was built with the company’s sustainable building products.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 6, 2023

AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH MASS TIMBER A 2022 finalist for the Ivory Prize , which recognizes affordable-housing solutions, Forest to Home proposes an ecosystem of sustainable, working forest lands; rural towns that produce mass timber; and cities that use the engineered wood to create efficient, affordable housing.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 2, 2017

While much of the mass media hyperbole has focused on the new Administration’s 2018 “skinny” budget request of $5.7 While much of the mass media hyperbole has focused on the new Administration’s 2018 “skinny” budget request of $5.7 The aims for a sustainable building have shifted in the U.S. In the in the U.S.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 30, 2021

As of 2018, the median length of time owners stay in their homes in the United States is 13 years, which suggests many current builds may be up for resale by 2030. Sustainability. Read More. . Electrical. Market Data + Trends. Electrical.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

For the uninitiated GRESB assesses the sustainability performance of real estate and infrastructure portfolios worldwide. GRESB’s stated “mission is to enhance and protect shareholder value by assessing and empowering sustainability practices in the real asset sector.”. the Washington DC based non-profit entity related to the U.S.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

The release this month of the 2018 edition of the International Green Construction Code marks the first time two sustainability standards developers have joined to foster green buildings and streamline code adoption.

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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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ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The Edible Academy at The New York Botanical Garden is a teaching center focused on the relationships between plants, gardening, sustainability, nutrition and health.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 8, 2018

Bill 12-18, Real Property – New Home Sales Contracts – Solar Panel Systems, sponsored by Councilmembers Marc Elrich and Tom Hucker, was introduced on March 20, 2018 and a public hearing is scheduled for this week on April 10. tariffs will only result in that market being more constrained in 2018.

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