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Your ENERGY STAR Score is About to Fall Precipitously

Green Building Law Update

Every score model we reviewed saw a drop in ENERGY STAR score except hotels. The following 1 to 100 ENERGY STAR score models will be updated: bank branches, courthouses, financial offices, hotels, houses of worship, K-12 schools, offices, retail, supermarkets, and warehouses. You have 75 days to act.

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Housing's New Now

Pro Builder

And while a return to an in-person International Builders’ Show last February and the near-universal removal of mask mandates and other precautions certainly signals a return to pre-pandemic times (“normal,” to some extent), I question whether going back to 2019 is really the best course of action for the housing industry. I see the logic.

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

85%+of all projects are over budget (just 31% of all projects came within 10% of the budget in the past 3 years – KPMG) 52% of rework is caused by poor project data and miscommunication (2018 Industry Report – Construction Disconnected, FMI). 40-50% work is either rework or not “value-added work.” CHANGE MANAGEMENT.

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Code Compliance & Beyond: Upping Baseline Building Energy Performance

Stok

In this case, an energy model is used to document the savings of the aggregated energy performance of the design over the code baseline. When projects pursue this method of code compliance, the code compliance energy model that is developed can also be used to further optimize the energy performance.

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The Year of Catalytic Disruption

Pro Builder

2019 was a great year for home builders. Potential buyers began to revisit their plans and budgets, contemplating rainy day funds and lifestyle changes. Key ways home builders can use digital solutions to cater to consumers in today’s ever-evolving landscape. Ultimately, some put buying plans on hold indefinitely.

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Transforming the AEC Industry with Technology: The Walls AEC Story

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Transformative Journey with Technology When established in 2019, Walls AEC took the strategic decision of choosing Lebanon as their operational base to manage their projects in Kuwait, which was the cornerstone of their business plan. Nevertheless, the team recognised that a technologically-driven solution could transcend these limitations.

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60% Reduction of Pre-startup Issues on Factory Project in the Hills of Tuscany

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The project began in early 2019 with modifications in the production line and was due to be completed towards the end of 2021. The team had six months to execute their construction project schedule to budget whilst also dealing with restrictions and other factors that the global Covid-19 pandemic caused throughout 2020 and into 2021.