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Building for better fire resilience in WUI zones

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Photo courtesy ROCKWOOL North America Photo courtesy By Rick Roos Wildfires continue to make headlines and the long-term prognosis is concerning, as experts forecast more of the same in coming years. Yet, building in wildland urban interface (WUI) zones continues at a fast pace. 1 Why are people still building, and rebuilding in WUI zones?

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California Photovoltaic Test Lab Dives Into Technologies With Real.

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Environment. ENR California. California Photovoltaic Test Lab Dives Into Technologies With Real World Experiments. Industry forecasts. contact us. industry jobs. SUBSCRIBE TODAY. & receive immediate web access $82 a year (includes full web access)-->. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Water & Dams.

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Delivering acoustic sanity

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According to 2018 United Nations forecasts, seven out of 10 people will live in cities by 2050. In the post-COVID era of working from here (WFH) people are seeking live-work environments. Think about distractions in your office—or home office,” says Sara Hickman, sustainability director at RDC-S111 in Long Beach, California.

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Construction Markets Stabilize at Low Levels During 2012 | ENR.

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Environment. ENR California. Description: McGraw-Hill Construction Releases Mid-Year Update of 2012 Construction Market Forecast. Industry forecasts. contact us. industry jobs. SUBSCRIBE TODAY. & receive immediate web access $82 a year (includes full web access)-->. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation.

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DOT Lets States Shift $473M Unspent on Earmarks to Other Projects.

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Environment. ENR California. million, followed by California, Texas, New York and Pennsylvania. Industry forecasts. contact us. industry jobs. SUBSCRIBE TODAY. & receive immediate web access $82 a year (includes full web access)-->. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Power & Industrial. ENR Midwest.

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From Smart Buildings to Smart Cities: Digital DNA | ENR.

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Environment. ENR California. Description: A Smart Cities market is emerging on a global scale that dwarfs any previous notion of the value given to data about the built environment. Industry forecasts. contact us. industry jobs. SUBSCRIBE TODAY. & receive immediate web access $82 a year (includes full web access)-->.

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Smart-Grid, Building-Power Data Standard Out for Review | ENR.

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Environment. ENR California. Description: A proposed standard that would provide a common basis for electrical energy consumers to describe, manage and communicate about electrical energy consumption and forecasting is open for an advisory public review until Sept. Industry forecasts. contact us. industry jobs.