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Building Trends: An Old Material Becomes New Again

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Wood may not sound like an innovative building material, and wooden skyscrapers might sound like a strange idea. However, this concept has gained some traction recently with architects around the world in cities like Chicago, London, Minneapolis and Vancouver designing wooden high-rises. Is Wood the Future? What’s so great about wood?

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

Building Information Management

Bank of America. Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters. City of Chicago. E3 INNOVATE, LLC. Green Innovative Design. Innovative Associates LLC. Innovative Design. Innovative Green Strategies, LLC. Rose Garden Arena/Portland Trail Blazers. Alternative Energy Systems. Benike, Inc.

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The Future of the Built Environment in 2019

Stok

2018 was a big year for embodied carbon , culminating in the launch of materialsCAN (Carbon Action Network) – a global group of manufacturers and building professionals committed to prioritizing embodied carbon in building materials – at Greenbuild in Chicago. Banks who borrow money from the Fed are affected as the borrowing rate is higher.