Stok

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Michiel Bakker, Director of Global Workplace Programs at Google, and Lindsay Baker, Head of Sustainability and Wellbeing at WeWork, discussed creating the workplace of the future. This could potentially be incentivized by baking it into recycling facility certification requirements. VERGE 18 | Oakland, CA. #1:

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Stok

OCTOBER 28, 2018

As Katie Ross, Global Real Estate and Facilities Sustainability Lead at Microsoft, said at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco last month, “carbon is the great equalizer.” billion square feet of new construction built in the U.S. In a data-driven world, you need to know what to measure.

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San Francisco Materials Life Cycle Transportation 68

Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Sevilla y Martínez Ingenieros (SEMAICA) is one of the leading construction companies in Ecuador. From construction to renovation and restoration of infrastructure projects, industrial plants, institutional, commercial, residential, and non-residential buildings. Tell us a little about SEMAICA and what you specialize in.

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Stok

OCTOBER 28, 2018

As Katie Ross, Global Real Estate and Facilities Sustainability Lead at Microsoft, said at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco last month, “carbon is the great equalizer.” billion square feet of new construction built in the U.S. ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOOTPRINT OF NEW CONSTRUCTION 2015-2030.

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Materials San Francisco Life Cycle Transportation 68

BD+C

MARCH 13, 2024

Trends to watch shaping the future of ESG 0 qpurcell Wed, 03/13/2024 - 09:46 Sustainability Gensler’s Climate Action & Sustainability Services Leaders Anthony Brower, Juliette Morgan, and Kirsten Ritchie discuss trends shaping the future of environmental, social, and governance (ESG). 633 Folsom, San Francisco, Calif.

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San Francisco Sustainability Finance Design 97

Stok

AUGUST 28, 2019

Most high-performance building certifications and city codes use ASHRAE and ICC’s building codes to define energy performance requirements within their rating systems. It likely won’t be the last, as more and more Bay Area cities —from San Jose, to Santa Rosa, to San Francisco—are considering the move away from natural gas.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Innovation and leadership are the driving forces behind construction success. Case in point: our annual 40 Under 40: Champions of Construction roundup. Nominated by their peers for their exceptional achievements, these under-40 individuals aren't just building structures—they're constructing the future.

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Stok

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

With the increase in soft costs to development (which are the 2nd highest in the nation in San Francisco), shortage in skilled labor, and drawn out permitting process, the building industry is wondering what’s going to have to give to make progress on the looming challenge of solving the housing crisis. The Rise of Co-Living.

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Residential Innovation San Francisco Housing 72

Building Information Management

JULY 26, 2012

LEED Certification, and LEED in general has been a GREAT marketing tool. Is there no better way for GSA to meet sustainability requirement than via LEED? GSA earned the highest rating in all categories in the 2011 sustainability scorecard released from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Ackerstein Sustainability LLC.

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Stok

AUGUST 28, 2019

Five major themes in high performance real estate rose to the top from this year’s conference in San Francisco, presenting bold solutions for the sustainable built environment that tackle environmental, social, and economic challenges in California and at the global scale. #1: 1: Embodied Carbon Comes First.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Sacramento has a prime central location near the San Francisco Bay Area and key distribution channels via an international airport, deep-water channel seaport, and rail and interstate freeway systems. It is anticipated that the Draft EIR will be brought before the Planning Commission for certification in March 2013.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 9, 2022

Businesses do not need to engage in the current political fights over what are green energy, noting that the European Union just announced on New Year’s Eve the Brussels “green taxonomy” list of what is sustainable energy including natural gas and nuclear, to the displeasure of some. According to the U.S. yes, this blog will continue).

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Electrical Procurement Green San Francisco 156

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 21, 2014

SALES & USE TAX ABATEMENTS: Taxes on construction-related transactions, pollution control devices are exempt from sales and use taxes. MADE IN ALABAMA” JOB INCENTIVES ACT: Qualifying companies may receive a transferable income tax credit to offset import tariff costs during local construction process.

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