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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group

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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group Design veterans Steven Burke and Michael Swenson will lead the new sustainability initiative for Suffolk. Contractors Sustainability Sustainable Design and Construction Suffolk Construction, headquartered in Boston, has established the Suffolk Sustainability Group.

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Deep green retrofits: Updating old buildings to new sustainability standards

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Instead, the office building is being renovated to new standards targeting BREEAM Excellent and WELL Platinum certifications for sustainability and wellness. It’s definitely not an easier path, but retrofits do lead to innovation and creativity in terms of the design approach,” said Conroy. “A Image: Google Streetview, courtesy HOK 3.

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Passive House is “In” in 2017

Green Building Law Update

Those design principles were systematized by Bo Adamson and Wolfgang Feist, who founded the Passive House Institute (Passivhaus Institut) in 1996 in Darmstadt, Germany. Governments in North America are beginning to drive Passive House. Applications submitted under the PennHOMES and low income housing tax credit program are ranked.

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The Next Generation in Construction: A Spotlight on 6 Young Industry Innovators  

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Through our Make It Real program, we encourage young people to engage with their communities by applying the design thinking process to real problems related to construction and the built environment. What inspired you to enter the design challenge? . What inspired me to get involved in the design challenge was the challenge itself.

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Different types of quantity surveyor in surveying field

Construction Cost Estimating

Consultant / Client Quantity Surveyor or PQS They perform a wide array of activities which range from cost planning, value management, feasibility studies, cost benefit analysis, life cycle costing, tendering, valuation, dispute resolution and cost estimating.

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Everyday Employee Safety

Safety Services Company

Most office safety issues involve ergonomic and environmental situations such as ventilation, temperature and humidity, lighting, workstation design/fatigue control, noise, housekeeping and sanitation. To reduce MSD hazards, feasible engineering, work practice or administrative controls must be used. Workstation Ergonomics.

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Top 10 Companies for Environmental Engineers to Work For

CivilJungle

You could work for firms that help find solutions against waterborne diseases , or you might be helping to design the latest renewable energy sources, like solar panels, in order to help save the planet. There are lots of best companies to work for if you are in the field of environmental engineering. Reducing Opex and Capex. Paramount Ltd.