Natural Building

AUGUST 3, 2020

Professor Janis Birkeland is an honorary professor at the University of Melbourne who has taught sustainable planning and architecture at several universities. Previously, she worked as a planner, architect, and lawyer in San Francisco to gain insights into the impediments to sustainability. Is this really progress?

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 18, 2024

Our latest white paper, ‘Building Net Zero and The Role of Data in Green Construction’ , investigates the current landscape for sustainability in construction across APAC – as well as potential solutions. The APAC region accounts for more than half (53%) of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, producing 18.3

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GCP Applied Technologies

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Fri, 12/04/2020 - 15:48. December 04, 2020. Cement manufacture accounts for roughly seven percent of total man-made CO2 emissions. Today, cement and concrete producers are demanding more sustainable ways to produce these materials. . Decarbonizing the Cement Industry. michael.delros…. GCP Applied Technologies.

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Building Radar

JANUARY 14, 2020

Top trends in the construction industry 2020 How will the construction industry develop in 2020? We have studied and evaluated numerous sources – discover with us the most important trends and developments in the construction industry in 2020. Sustainability: Building becomes greener 15.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Environmental Protection Agency has released a draft National Recycling Strategy and is seeking public comment through December 4, 2020, with the goal of finalizing it in early 2021. Baltimore City has not collected recycling since August), anecdotal evidence suggests recycling numbers have decreased sharply in 2020.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Industry trends, both near and farsighted, are likely to impact your approach to preconstruction, technology investments, sustainability, risk analysis, workforce planning, budgeting, operational efficiency, and the list goes on. Current supply chain constraints, sustainability efforts, and workforce outlooks. Sustainability Efforts.

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Safety Services Company

MARCH 1, 2024

The Shocking Truth About Ladder Mishaps As careful as we may try to be, the reality is over 22,000 people are reported injured yearly due to ladder-related accidents; of these, over 100 people sustained fatal injuries. In 2020 alone, construction sites accounted for over 5,000 of these reports.

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GCP Applied Technologies

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Fri, 12/04/2020 - 15:48. December 04, 2020. Cement manufacture accounts for roughly seven percent of total man-made CO2 emissions. Today, cement and concrete producers are demanding more sustainable ways to produce these materials. . Decarbonizing the Cement Industry. michael.delros…. GCP Applied Technologies.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 10, 2020

Mon, 08/10/2020 - 06:00. Our residential and commercial buildings account for about 40% of total energy consumption in the United States. . The International Construction Codes, also known as I-Codes, set the minimum standards for constructing safe and sustainable structures. 3 Ways to Use Building Codes to Slow Climate Change

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Stok

AUGUST 24, 2020

The early silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic was a massive and immediate drop in global carbon emissions, fostering hope that 2020 may in fact be the start of the critical decade of action ahead of many important public and private 2030 climate goals. 2: Account for home carbon footprint. 2: Account for home carbon footprint.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 13, 2019

The Bill if enacted would also create a new permanent Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee that must within 180 days of first meeting submit to the SEC “recommendations about what ESG metrics” the SEC should require be disclosed. But again, there is no realistic scenario under which this becomes law.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MARCH 31, 2022

There’s also plenty of good news: infrastructure investments are pouring in, sustainability continues to be a focus, and digital technologies are helping firms be more efficient. Sustainability. Spending on construction accounted for 13% of the global GDP in 2020; it’s expected to reach over 13.5% Sustainability.

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Safety Services Company

MARCH 1, 2024

The Shocking Truth About Ladder Mishaps As careful as we may try to be, the reality is over 22,000 people are reported injured yearly due to ladder-related accidents; of these, over 100 people sustained fatal injuries. In 2020 alone, construction sites accounted for over 5,000 of these reports.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 25, 2021

To shift to a sustainable trajectory, we need to massively step up investment in clean energy technologies—especially renewables and energy efficiency.”. million customer accounts or an estimated more than 11 million people across Florida. In 2020, the company opened a first-of-its-kind innovation hub called 35 Mules.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Architects and specifiers increasingly seek options for architectural metal coatings combining sustainability, durability, and a wide variety of colors. This is the equivalent of adding an entire New York City every month for 40 years and buildings already account for nearly 40 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions. In the U.S.,

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 30, 2015

Maryland has a Renewable Portfolio Standard with 20% target for renewable energy by 2020, including at least 2% from solar. Stuart Kaplow Sustainability green building law impervious pervious solar panel' Most counties and municipalities have been slow if not downright reluctant to implement the state mandate.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 5, 2016

House Bill 1106 would impose higher electric prices from $49 million next year to $196 million by 2020 to fund the proposed increase in the State’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard. The current law will have Maryland reach 20% by 2020 with the inclusion of express standards for solar and offshore wind (. This includes 12.7%

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Construction Law

APRIL 1, 2022

It is only little over a year since the Cabinet Office issued Procurement Policy Note 06/20 – ‘taking account of social value in the award of central government contracts’ and requiring public contracting authorities to apply a minimum weighting of 10% of the total score in procurements to social value. Content is to be revised and updated.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 5, 2016

House Bill 1106 would impose higher electric prices from $49 million next year to $196 million by 2020 to fund the proposed increase in the State’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard. This includes 12.7% for Tier I renewables, 0.7% for Tier I solar, and 2.5% for Tier 2 hydroelectric.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 1, 2022

Sustainability. KC: In January 2020, we won an NAHB Global Innovation award , and it wasn’t really for the panel. RSG 3-D structures are not only faster to build but are also less labor-intensive , to the point where we account for 5% to 10% of a home’s total budget for a 500-year building. Fri, 04/01/2022 - 10:39. Resilience.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 17, 2022

The construction industry is ever-evolving, with a heightened focus on staying agile, efficient, and sustainable. Recently in 2020 at Aecon, I got Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 in Construction award. . Autodesk has tools which can help us innovate in the sustainability space, this is helpful because we can use it to track sustainability.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Sustainable construction can make good business sense. trillion in global construction industry costs in 2020. trillion in global construction industry costs in 2020. Sustainable construction can make good business sense. Modern construction cost management relies on connected workflows. That includes $88.69

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 23, 2014

Resurgent cities gearing up for events in 2020 with renewed vigor: Tokyo (19) – 2020 Summer Olympics and Dubai (3) – Expo 2020. Growth hotspots beyond the BRICs driven by urban consumerism: Jakarta (12) and Lima (20).

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 3, 2022

Positively, construction businesses and owners are already in a much better position than at the start of 2020 to deal with disruption. Climate change and sustainability came to the top of the global agenda at the end of 2021. In the Nordics, sustainability has been front of mind for a long time.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 3, 2021

Ryan Meres: HERS H2O takes into account both the indoor and outdoor water use of a home. RM: We officially launched in September of 2020. Sustainability. Sustainability. Program Director. PRO BUILDER: HERS H2O is described as a whole-house approach for rating water-use efficiency. What does that mean? .

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 2, 2020

2020 Builder of the Year: True Homes—a Culture Like No Other. Wed, 12/02/2020 - 12:30. True Homes is Pro Builder 's 2020 Builder of the Year, in large part because of the home builder's purpose-driven company culture, which is yielding truly amazing results. Mike Beirne, Senior Editor. And it works. Not any more.

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

At the outset of 2020, Emma Shinn felt confident that home builders were poised to have a “super” year. Hindsight was never more valuable than after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020, and the economy went topsy-turvy. Sustaining profit, she says, is a concern moving forward, per the 2019 analysis.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 3, 2022

Sustainability. The current lumber shortage is front and center, and the sustainability concern is obvious and will make sourcing an even greater challenge. As a result, any additional sustainability pressure on petroleum creates even greater need for eliminating waste from those products. Availability of investment capital.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 27, 2022

When the Covid-19 pandemic escalated in March 2020, Khansaheb responded quickly. In June 2020, the Khansaheb team decided to introduce Autodesk BIM 360 Build , a unified construction management software platform for connecting teams, workflows and data. The power of partnership with Accienta. “The

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Pro Builder

JUNE 3, 2020

2020 Housing Giants Report: The Magnificent Middle. Wed, 06/03/2020 - 13:00. They also account for every one of the builders that have earned a National Housing Quality (NHQ) Award for operational excellence over the last decade, and make up seven of our annual Builder of the Year honorees since 2011. 2020 Housing Giants Ranked.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 27, 2021

A significant move to address the lacking was made in June 2020, when the European Council and Parliament signed the EU Taxonomy Regulation, which replaced voluntary schemes with a single ESG classification system for the EU. Unfortunately, that strong reaction to this effort has not been positive.

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Pro Builder

JULY 6, 2020

Mon, 07/06/2020 - 21:37. Social capital is a resource and is realized through shared goals and mutual trust (which is another way of addressing group accountability). Design, Sustainability, Professional Development, Marketing, Research & Development, Standards, and about 11 additional groups. Culture of Design.

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Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2012

How will your Federal Department or Agency efficiently implement the numerous facility renovation, repair, and sustainability project required to meet Presidential energy conservation mandates? Transparency and Accountability. (a) Complete Required Energy and Water Evaluations. (a) Applicability.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 25, 2021

As such, the bill retroactively allows qualified conservation that was completed in a forest mitigation bank on or before December 31, 2020, to be used, under both State and local forest conservation programs. The Commission is tasked with examining issues of “environmental justice” and sustainable communities for all Marylanders.

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Lets Build

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The 3D printing market is growing at an accelerated rate as developers turn to more affordable, sustainable, and readily accessible sources. Among the new home construction trends include the use of a sustainable material known as K-Briqs. What accounts for the rise? Here are some trends that deserve a deeper dive. 3D printing.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 23, 2021

As such, the bill retroactively allows forest conservation that was completed in a then qualified forest mitigation bank on or before December 31, 2020, to be used, under both State and local forest conservation programs. million in the State budget for tree plantings on public and private land.

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Lets Build

JULY 8, 2022

Nonetheless, the industry has changed radically since February 2020. Further reading: Are 3D-printed buildings the future of sustainable construction? While on-site construction personnel are largely working as before, architects, accountants, and marketing staff are increasingly working remotely. Facing an uncertain future.

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