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Top 10 ESG Blog Posts of 2021

Green Building Law Update

As we look back in this ‘year in review’ at our most read blog posts in 2021, at a time when most of us have accepted that we will never go back to exactly the way things were, we are no doubt collectively ready for a new year. Department of Labor Proposes to Remove Barriers to Considering ESG in Plan Management.

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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. for the cases considered.

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Sustainably built environments: specifying low-carbon concrete

Construction Specifier

In 2021, the U.S. Over the last 10 years (2012-2021), there has been at least $1 trillion in disaster damage costs resulting from 142 weather and climate disaster events. The way the world constructs and manages its buildings is essential for mitigating global warming and its impact on the economy, communities, and ecosystems.

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High-Performance Features That Set The New American Home 2021 Apart

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High-Performance Features That Set The New American Home 2021 Apart. Thu, 03/18/2021 - 07:00. The New American Home 2021 , built annually in the host city of the International Builders' Show, is not only a beautiful home in the heart of downtown Winter Park, Fla., Sign of the Times: The New American Home 2021. Electrical.

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Walter P Moore promotes former 40 Under 40 winner Kelly Roberts

BD+C

As the head of the firm’s Sustainable Design Community of Practice within the structures group, Roberts specializes in life cycle assessment, embodied carbon studies, and the integration of sustainable and salvaged materials.

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Rooftop stormwater management technologies climate change adaptation and resilience

Construction Specifier

Americans experienced many climate disasters in 2021. in San Francisco in October 2021. Urban centers have high concentrations of impervious areas and outdated sewer infrastructures, which post a challenge in managing stormwater during extreme rainstorms. Sustainable roof colors—blue or green? Green roofs.

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Stok Releases The Sustainable Real Estate Program Handbook: How to Deliver on Climate Commitments and ESG Goals by Integrating Sustainability Into Your Real Estate Portfolio

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San Francisco (October 28, 2021) — For most companies, real estate is an underutilized strategic lever for driving positive performance across a company’s ESG ratings. The 33-page handbook , available on Stok’s website, covers critical factors in both developing and managing a Sustainable Real Estate Program.