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New Sustainable Projects Exhibit in 2017 AIA Contract Documents

Green Building Law Update

Last week the American Institute of Architects released the 2017 edition of the A201 family of contract documents, including updated versions of the AIA’s documents developed for the design-bid-build delivery model. The previous version of the design-bid-build contract documents included a Sustainable Project version.

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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 Much more than only anticipating weather extremes, in the draft document expected to be approved in the coming days, RELi 2.0 Much more than only anticipating weather extremes, in the draft document expected to be approved in the coming days, RELi 2.0

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Essential BIM Terminology

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Level 0 : Level 0 entails basically no collaboration, and only 2D CAD drafting is used. Level 1 : Level 1 BIM is a combination of 3D CAD and 2D for drafting. Data and documents are shared via a common data environment. Each stakeholder or contractor maintains their own data and documents. BIM Execution Plan.

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Advancing our time-honored traditions through technological innovation

The Korte Company

The embrace of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and LEED certification? When a project manager starts drafting an email, intelligent software suggests the words that finish a sentence — shaving down the time needed to finish the message. Just another day at the office. And that bold, innovative spirit? That’s still how we work.

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Supplier Vetting & Compliance

Safety Services Company

Necessary Documentation. The documentation may differ based on your owner-client’s requirements. Insurance Certificates. The prequalification firm will review your certificates of insurance according to the review requirements of the owner client. Owner-client specific documents. Training documentation.

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Litigation over First LEED Platinum Building Comes to an End

Green Building Law Update

to apply the PolyClear 2000 treatment, and Permapost provided certificates to Weyerhaeuser verifying that the treatment had occurred. The Clark Weyerhaeuser purchase order required Weyerhaeuser to treat the Merrill Center’s Parallams with the preservative PolyClear 2000 (i.e., a then new, LEED low emitting material).

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Litigation over First LEED Platinum Building Comes to an End

Green Building Law Update

to apply the PolyClear 2000 treatment, and Permapost provided certificates to Weyerhaeuser verifying that the treatment had occurred. The Clark Weyerhaeuser purchase order required Weyerhaeuser to treat the Merrill Center’s Parallams with the preservative PolyClear 2000 (i.e., a then new, LEED low emitting material).

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