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10 Construction Certifications and Where to Get Them

CivilJungle

Introduction of Construction Certifications . Certification can be a huge addition to a construction worker’s resume, as it tells an employer that you’re serious about keeping your qualifications and experience updated. Beyond the possible career development opportunities, certifications are needed in certain cases.

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California Embodied Carbon Legislation: How to Prepare for AB 2446

Stok

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. Available embodied carbon resources are listed in the AIA-CLF Embodied Carbon Toolkit. #2:

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Resilient Flooring: The sustainable specification

Construction Specifier

Otherwise, its service life can be cut short due to any number of failures. So much of resilient flooring in commercial applications is installed over concrete slabs. What are the project sustainability priorities based upon performance, service life, and application? • FloorScore certification for indoor environmental quality.

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Achieving Net Zero: The Role of Embodied Carbon

Stok

Between Architecture 2030’s carbon neutral 2030 Challenge , the first ever third-party Zero Carbon Certification introduced by the ILFI this spring, the WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment launch last month, and the newly released report on Global Warming of 1.5°C Luckily for us, we’re already mid-shift. Use fewer materials.

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Achieving Net Zero: The Role of Embodied Carbon

Stok

Between Architecture 2030’s carbon neutral 2030 Challenge , the first ever third-party Zero Carbon Certification introduced by the ILFI this spring, the WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment launch last month, and the newly released report on Global Warming of 1.5°C Luckily for us, we’re already mid-shift.

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20 construction industry trends to watch in 2020

Building Radar

Now the data already recorded for the EnEV certificate can be used as the basis for a building eco-balance. For the first time, robot arms are applying layers of fast-setting concrete. Other processes use a mix of concrete and glass fibers, which makes it possible to build even large concrete buildings.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

The efficient life-cycle management of the built environment will not happen until change management is accelerated. Steve received his Certificate of Management – Building Information Modeling from the AGC in 2011. NBIMS Content – Industry-wide MVDs for Precast Concrete. Chuck Eastman , Georgia Tech.

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