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

Job Order Contracting

Additionally, GHGRP (codified at 40 CFR Part 98) requires reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) data and other relevant information from large GHG emission sources, fuel and industrial gas suppliers, and CO2 injection sites in the United States. Design for long life and adaptability. How to reduce the carbon footprint of a building?

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The growing demand for transparency in buildings

Construction Specifier

Between now and 2050, Architecture 2030 (a nonprofit that is advocating for sustainable and carbon-neutral planning and design in the built environment) estimates that “embodied carbon will be responsible for almost half of new construction emissions (49 percent).” WELL v2, and LBC v3.1

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RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability Achieves LEED Platinum Certification

Construction Superintendent Magazine

The Golisano Institute for Sustainability, a world-class “living lab” that represents Rochester Institute of Technology’s ongoing commitment to the environment, has been certified Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council—the highest standard that can be achieved in the rating system.

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Saint Paul has an Alternative to LEED

Green Building Law Update

Much has changed, but much has remained the same, in the arena of green building law mandates since March 18,2002, when the city of Normal, Illinois enacted Ordinance 4825, the first ever mandatory green building law, requiring LEED certification in the Central Business District for public or private new construction of over 7,500 square feet.

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Stok Announces New Vice President of Sustainability Consulting

Stok

A recognized leader in her field, Bertram has facilitated over 50 LEED certification projects in the United States and internationally, and she frequently serves as a speaker at industry conferences, including USGBC’s Greenbuild and ILFI’s Health in the Built Environment Summit. Stok is reimagining the built environment.

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Digital Builder Ep 38: Strategies for Reusing Construction Waste

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Fast forward ten years later, and that figure jumped to 600 tons—which is enough material to fill the Empire State Building 2,500 times. These stats may be tough to swallow, but the good news is there are actions we can take as an industry to offset our negative impact on the environment.

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Green Globes to be Approved in Maryland

Green Building Law Update

The vote is being widely heralded as a significant step forward in expanding green building in the State and across the country. Vicki Worden, President and CEO of the Green Building Initiative, said, GBI has been active in Maryland since Green Globes was first introduced in the United States in 2004.

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