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LEED Commercial Interiors can Save the Planet

Green Building Law Update

LEED Commercial Interiors projects present the best single opportunity for greening buildings. million existing commercial buildings in the United States today. million existing commercial buildings. greater than 80% exist in rented space within those existing commercial buildings. By Katie Stanford and Stuart Kaplow.

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Sustainability guidelines for ready mix plant certification

GCP Applied Technologies

Sustainability guidelines for ready mix plant certification. The webpage also provides downloads—helpful worksheets and a "Guidelines" PDF 1 —for plants to make strides toward sustainability. The webpage also provides downloads—helpful worksheets and a "Guidelines" PDF 1 —for plants to make strides toward sustainability.

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Sustainable construction products and technologies

GCP Applied Technologies

Sustainable construction products and technologies. SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE | SUSTAINABLE CEMENT | SUSTAINABLE BUILDING ENVELOPE. SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE. In addition, new IoT technologies like in-transit concrete management systems can reduce fuel consumption for ready-mix fleets and minimize rejected loads.

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The Top Energy-Saving Secrets Every Construction Company Should Know

Construction Marketing

Construction companies that use less energy also reduce their business’s carbon footprint and create sustainability throughout the business’s practices. This article unveils ten powerful strategies to revolutionize energy efficiency on construction sites. There are many benefits to reducing energy on construction sites.

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Concrete materials management

GCP Applied Technologies

Concrete materials management. Below are some helpful articles for concrete producers to consider while managing their materials, from overcoming common quality obstacles to dealing with returned concrete. Sustainability. Commercial buildings. Concrete materials management. michael.delros…. Design Advantage.

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Optimizing HVAC systems to decarbonize buildings

Construction Specifier

One sector that has a significant impact on global emissions is commercial buildings. In fact, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), commercial buildings are the fourth-largest emitters of CO2 globally. Within commercial buildings, HVAC systems are responsible for 67 percent of the total emissions emitted.

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FITWEL may be the Future of Building Sustainability

Green Building Law Update

The well being of building occupants is increasingly being described as the number one driver of sustainability. The aims for a sustainable buildings have shifted in the U.S. Building managers submit their questionnaire answers, with photographic evidence where applicable, to receive a FITWEL rating. In the in the U.S.