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Passive House is “In” in 2017

Green Building Law Update

As you consider what’s “in” and what’s “out” in 2017, within the realm of green building, Passive House is in. This “passive” approach, in contrast with active systems based on a constant supply of conditioned air by HVAC systems is the basis of Passive House. Governments in North America are beginning to drive Passive House.

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California Embodied Carbon Legislation: How to Prepare for AB 2446

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Some exciting news coming out of California means big things for Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs), which analyze a product’s full life cycle environmental impacts and identify prioritized areas for carbon reduction. AB 2446 will have a large impact on developers and the development landscape in California and beyond.

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Ken Calligar Is Shaping a New Era of Resilient Construction

Pro Builder

From cost savings to ballistic ratings, Ken Calligar says Re-Structure Group's design solutions are ushering in a new frontier of durable green building, which also offers promise for providing affordable housing. Veev’s Amit Haller on Scaling Innovation and Shortening the Supply Chain. Resilience. Pro Builder Staff.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Kelly Hart.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. Name: Kelly Hart.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: California's.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. Urban Green Building.

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

Job Order Contracting

International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction. Lean principles in industrialized housing production: the need for a cultural change. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)-7, California, USA. Alarcon (Ed.), Lean Construction (pp. Barrett, P.

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Opportunities Shine in Community Solar

Green Building Law Update

Motivations vary from concerns over global warming to increasing energy independence, and hedging against rising fuel costs to because it is chick to be green. Today there are only a handful of community projects actually producing power in Arizona, Colorado, California and Maryland.

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