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The Business Benefits of Green Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Just look at how many projects aim to achieve LEED certification or the new BREEAM certification, which we recently discussed here on Viewpoint Surveyor. If an owner wants to achieve LEED certification, the building will need specific materials and features. Educate yourself and your crews about green building features.

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National Craft Assessment & Certification Program Wins Award

Construction Superintendent Magazine

. -- NCCER was honored with the Construction Users Roundtable Workforce Development Award for its National Craft Assessment & Certification Program at the 2013 CURT National Conference held Nov. Its members recognize that training, education and recruitment are essential to excellence in construction. 11-13 in Tucson, Ariz.

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Sustainable Sites Initiative Lawsuit is a Cautionary Tale

Green Building Law Update

and The American Society of Landscape Architects'' Library and Education Advocacy Fund, Inc., the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at University of Texas at Austin, and the United States Botanic Garden.

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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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7 ways to change 'business as usual': The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library

BD+C

The auditorium at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, one of many resources for engaging visitors in the life of the 26th President of the United States. Signage and information will span the tour’s educational aspects. Because T.R. The library rises from the bluff, just as he rose in the Badlands.

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Digital Builder Ep 38: Strategies for Reusing Construction Waste

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The Kendeda Building was built by Skanska, and is the most environmentally advanced education and research building ever constructed in the Southeastern United States. The project received the Living Building Challenge certification in 2021 by meeting rigorous sustainability standards.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

governors recently participated in a panel discussion focused on the chronic shortage of skilled workers in the United States; the panel, part of the Milken Global Conference in Los Angeles, was moderated by Eric Schmidt, chairman of Google’s parent corporation, Alphabet. VIRGINIA’S TRADITION OF TRAINING.