article thumbnail

Army Abandons LEED Certification

Green Building Law Update

Instead, the Department of Defense is going to simultaneously require compliance with its green building code and with LEED certification. The Army is abandoning LEED certification. Less than one month later, the Army has announced it is abandoning LEED certification. in lieu of pursuing LEED certification.

article thumbnail

New Green Building Tax Credit is a Progressive Effort

Green Building Law Update

At a time when the building industry is principally concerned with the impact of COVID-19 and the luster is off green building, the Montgomery County Council last Tuesday unanimously approved legislation “to accelerate the construction of highly energy efficient buildings and green retrofitting of existing buildings.”.

Green 177
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Empowering Project Management Professionals Through Technology—Part 2 of 5

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 of a five-part series on Construction Project Management. Last week, we talked about the complexity of construction projects and the role of the project manager in managing the processes behind them. Championing Construction Collaboration.

article thumbnail

GHG, SHG, SEC Regulations – Facilities Regs and Reporting Changes Coming Soon

Job Order Contracting

Base year GHG inventory is step one and determines your facilities carbon footprint, Step 2 is Reducing Carbon Footprint, Step 3 = Offset. “LEED certification” is not sufficient to meet GHG requirements or other regulations (current and pending). How to reduce the carbon footprint of a building?

article thumbnail

ESG is an Opportunity for Commercial Landlords

Green Building Law Update

The ‘just in time’ delivery supply chain mantras of the 1980s promising lower costs through no inventory and efficient logistics seem a distant memory. Even a building owner not pursuing green certification can take advantage of benchmarking against specific credits within those green building rating systems (e.g.,

article thumbnail

Cloud-based technology facilitates the work process of building contractors

Construction Cost Estimating

There are various companies in the market wo provide mobile based solutions for construction industries. The tool performs inside the framework of the Spectrum Construction Software management. The building contractors can apply this cloud based construction management software with any device on a web browser.

article thumbnail

LEAN Construction Project Delivery and Facilities Operations, Maintenance, and Life-cycle Management

Job Order Contracting

Construction. Construction project delivery methodology. Inventory and maintenance disposition management. The Construction Operations Building information exchange (COBie) has become one of the most widely known data formats. Cost Estimating, Procurement, & Construction Project Delivery and Management Systems.