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Trump Triumph is Awesome For Green Building

Green Building Law Update

Election day 2016 in which Donald Trump was elected the 45th President of the United States and Republicans control both houses of Congress portends huge business opportunities for green building. The newly elected President is not a 1960s Barry Goldwater environmentalist who favored “federal intervention with regards to the environment.”

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Building Hong Kong's Airport

The Constructor

The two former islands that were levelled comprise about 25% of the surface area of the airport’s 12.55 Land reclamation for the airport added nearly 1% to the entirety of Hong Kong’s surface area. The project is the most expensive airport project ever, according to Guinness World Records. km² platform.

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The benefits of biophilic design in the built environment

BD+C

Airports K-12 Schools Hospital Design Trends Office Buildings Designers Architects Biophilic Design Biophilic design supports the health and wellbeing of individuals by connecting people to nature. The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design, Atlanta, Ga.

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1,500th Envision Sustainability Professional Credentialed

Green Building Law Update

yes, something like LEED for roads and bridges). It has been used for nearly every type of project imaginable from roads to Brownfield redevelopment, from airport expansions to fisheries, from wastewater to drinking water treatment plans, and from pipelines to transmission lines. Thank you William J.

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M-B Companies Inc.

Green Industry Professionals

Focuses on meeting the needs of independent contractors, governmental agencies, and other road and airport maintenance organizations around the world.

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Subways in America

The Constructor

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Oresund Bridge

The Constructor

It is the longest combined road and rail bridge in Europe and connects the two metropolitan areas of the Öresund Region: the Danish capital of Copenhagen and the Swedish city of Malmo.

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