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Army To Continue Pursuing LEED Gold and Platinum

Green Building Law Update

Back in December 2011, GBLU reported on legislation that banned the Department of Defense from pursuing LEED Gold or Platinum certification. The politics behind the LEED ban have nothing to do with fiscal issues, and everything to do with wood certification, at least according to one Congressman who voted for the legislation.

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

The Green Business Certification Inc.’s offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. is similar to LEED in format with certification by GBCI based on a point system. The launch of RELi 2.0 s newest rating system, RELi 2.0 Resilience is becoming widely accepted.

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

The Green Business Certification Inc.’s offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. is similar to LEED in format with certification by GBCI based on a point system. The launch of RELi 2.0 s newest rating system, RELi 2.0 Resilience is becoming widely accepted.

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Design-Build sets the standard for modern military lodging

The Korte Company

This 200-room Design-Build project was the first of its kind conforming to new Department of Defense criteria. Its 194 rooms and six suites accommodate transient sailors and other personnel attending the many educational and training institutions located on-base. Department of Defense’s new Unified Facilities Criteria.

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Resilient Flooring: The sustainable specification

Construction Specifier

At the Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) the author created an American Institute of Architects (AIA) approved continuing education unit (CEU) “Resilient Flooring & Materiality—Transparency, Product Service Life & Performance.” Is the goal to achieve certification from a green building rating system? •

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2018 will be a Year for New Green Building Standards, Codes and Rating Systems

Green Building Law Update

Be aware that this delay has apparently not impacted that NGBS – 2012 will sunset this summer and the very popular 2015 version, which has grabbed significant market share, will remain open for new certifications. Among the positive 2018 updates: LEED v4.1

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

Business Facilities

The states that have put the assets in place today to support a thriving cybersecurity industry—including STEM-oriented higher education programs with cyber-specific degrees and R&D facilities working in tandem with national security agencies, the U.S. military and business—will rule the cyber sector tomorrow.