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Sports stadiums and arenas showcase sustainability features

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billion Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta earned LEED Platinum certification and is one of the latest sports venues to showcase sustainability. The newly opened $1.6 Earning 88 out of a potential 110 points, the facility is the first sports arena to achieve the Platinum rating.

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4 key innovations and construction trends across airport design

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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Photo courtesy Skanska In Atlanta, Skanska helped develop a fresh and modern look at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport , which included upgrading and modernizing restrooms and adding five additional gates at the north end of Concourse T. Over the past few years, this 1.3

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Why Demo When You Can Deconstruct?

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While the obstacles are considerable, the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design, at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, offers an example of what’s possible. So he asked the Lifecycle Building Center, an Atlanta store that sells donated materials for reuse, to source as many used two-by-fours as it could get.

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Fannie Mae Interest Rate Break on Green Building

Green Building Law Update

The exciting news in residential green building is that the Federal National Mortgage Association, commonly known as Fannie Mae, is providing incentives, including lower interest rates for multifamily properties with a green building certification. The property must possess a valid, current third party green building certification.

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Coating for sustainability

Construction Specifier

Innovation is key though, since the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification and the Living Building Challenge (LBC) standards limit the amount of allowable emissions from coatings. So, the core goal of most industrial coatings is sustainability. Green Building Council.”.

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Digital Builder Ep 38: Strategies for Reusing Construction Waste

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The project received the Living Building Challenge certification in 2021 by meeting rigorous sustainability standards. Skanska engaged with Georgia Works, a nonprofit in Atlanta that provides job training opportunities for men who are overcoming homelessness or prior incarceration.

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Greenbuild Clearly Showed the State of LEED is Strong

Green Building Law Update

Thursday also saw the USGBC announcement that the STAR Community Rating System, which offers certification for sustainable communities, will be integrated into USGBC’s LEED for Cities and LEED for Communities programs. In 2019, from November 20 thru 22, Greenbuild will be in Atlanta.

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