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The first step to sustainable transportation

Autodesk Construction Cloud

However, as much of the nation’s industry is heavily reliant on fossil fuels, moving to greener, more sustainable alternatives is likely to be a challenge. Solving the problem of the nation’s infrastructure will be critical if the country is to meet its emissions targets. Using technology keeps infrastructure projects on the rails.

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You Need to Review a SITES Scorecard, Now

Green Building Law Update

SITES is a sustainable landscape rating system. SITES is modeled after the LEED green building rating system. And while it is a standalone tool for measuring landscape sustainability, in June 2015, Green Business Certification Inc., GBCI will have to find a consensus based process for updating the now somewhat dated SITES v2.

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Transforming shopping malls into 21st century neighborhoods

BD+C

Marc Asnis, AICP MFPRO+ Blog University Buildings Healthcare Facilities Mixed-Use Apartments Retail Centers Shopping Centers Designers Architects Adaptive Reuse Exterior Restoration Interior Architecture Sustainability Sustainable Development The death of the 20th century shopping mall is evident all across the country.

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You Need to Review a SITES Scorecard, Now

Green Building Law Update

SITES is a sustainable landscape rating system. SITES is modeled after the LEED green building rating system. And while it is a standalone tool for measuring landscape sustainability, in June 2015, Green Business Certification Inc., GBCI will have to find a consensus based process for updating the now somewhat dated SITES v2.

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Joint public-private sector effort needed to mitigate the construction sector’s embodied carbon problem

BD+C

Joint public-private sector effort needed to mitigate the construction sector’s embodied carbon problem It's going to take the efforts of government and the private sector to mitigate the climate-damaging problem of embodied carbon, says this building sustainability expert, Brent Trenga.

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Building A Better Tomorrow: The Future Of UK Construction

Constructonomics

There are 5 trends that are set to shape the business landscape of the UK over the next 10 years, and construction is at their heart: Infrastructure – The government is calling for over £300billion worth of investment from the public and the private sector so they can fulfil their infrastructure plan, of which construction is the backbone.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Conceptual model of partnering and alliancing. success through an incentive agreement: lessons learned from an underground railway. Development of a practical model of partnering for construction. Application of ANP in process models: An example of strategic. Infrastructure of Partnering for Construction.