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Learning From Japan's Off-Site Construction Experience

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Learning From Japan's Off-Site Construction Experience ibush Tue, 04/18/2023 - 07:55 Insights into how the U.S. might learn from Japan in overcoming barriers and challenges to off-site construction To help assess the U.S. delegation, including representatives from the U.S.

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USGBC, Bank of America name recipients of 2014 Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program

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Green Building Council (USGBC) and Bank of America Charitable Foundation announced today the 11 projects selected for the 2014 Affordable Green Neighborhoods (AGN) grant program. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers'

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Adding Efficient Construction Management and LEED Certification to Lower Operating Costs

Constructonomics

Noelle Hirsch is a regular contributing researcher and writer for the online construction management site, [link]. In today’s post, she delves into the timely topic of integrating efficient construction management and LEED certifications into building practices to lower operating costs and reduce energy use.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. The tool is successful because it increases the speed in which companies can start up operations after the site decision has been made, and limits their risk for the unknown.”.

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3 Takeaways from Living Future 2021

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emissions budget, enforcing an economy-wide price on carbon, establishing a new Green Bank capitalized at $30 billion, and tripling federal investment in clean energy RD&D. #2: They outlined keys to success in Zero Carbon, which they summarized in 5 C’s: • Context – understand site and resources. Policies include setting a U.S.

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How COP27 Impacts Real Estate: Pricing Real Estate Climate Risk

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Some provisions exist within the IRA for higher level tax credits for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in low-income and brownfield sites. Central alignment of policy, building code, supervision, and certification at both the national and international levels will be a necessary next step.

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Prevailing Wages in Pennsylvania: What Contractors Need to Know

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The prevailing wage rates for a project must be posted by the general contractor and each subcontractor on-site. If you don’t have sufficient cash in the bank, you need to find ways to delay paying for some project costs until you get paid by your customer. The rates must be accessible to all workers. Certified payroll reports.