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Kaiser Permanente Bringing 800 Call Center Jobs To Georgia

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Kaiser Permanente Bringing 800 Call Center Jobs To Georgia originally appeared on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest integrated health care system, will open a national member services contact center in Gwinnett County, Georgia later this year. Nathan Deal.

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Why Demo When You Can Deconstruct?

Pro Builder

While the obstacles are considerable, the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design, at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, offers an example of what’s possible. The design team also drew other used materials from campus buildings undergoing renovations. Why Demo When You Can Deconstruct?

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Coating for sustainability

Construction Specifier

Every high-performance coating system is designed to guard surfaces against corrosion and ultraviolet (UV) light degradation, ultimately extending the life cycle of a building. Buildings are awarded points based on these categories and earn one of the following certifications: Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum.

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Top 10 States for LEED Green Building and Surprise Top LEED Rating System

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Council released its annual List of the top 10 states for LEED certification in 2014. The LEED for Building Design and Construction category (including New Construction, Core & Shell, Schools, Retail, Hospitality, Data Centers, Warehouses and Healthcare) cumulatively represented 46% of the square footage certified.

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Digital Builder Ep 38: Strategies for Reusing Construction Waste

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The Kendeda Building at Georgia Tech is an example of this in action. The project received the Living Building Challenge certification in 2021 by meeting rigorous sustainability standards. To meet the requirements for reusing waste, the Kendeda project team salvaged materials from within the Georgia Tech campus.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. GEORGIA IS “MARKET READY”. Ready for Development in Georgia (Photo: Georgia.org). From the September/October 2013 issue . To get ready, many states across the U.S.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Entered By: Georgia Department of Economic Development. The auto giant’s decision to put the $26-million center in Roswell has earned the Georgia Department of Economic Development our Economic Development Deal of the Year Bronze Award. “I General Motors’ project in Georgia will generate an estimated direct economic impact of $1.6

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