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Essential Reasons Why Everyone Should Be Certified in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

Construction Marketing

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is a certification that aids in improving building performance and reduces the impact on the environment. LEED certification verification means a building has been designed and constructed using strategies to improve performance across all metrics under LEED’s five main categories.

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10 Construction Certifications and Where to Get Them

CivilJungle

Introduction of Construction Certifications . Certification can be a huge addition to a construction worker’s resume, as it tells an employer that you’re serious about keeping your qualifications and experience updated. Beyond the possible career development opportunities, certifications are needed in certain cases.

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The growing demand for transparency in buildings

Construction Specifier

This includes building controls, lighting, electrical and digital infrastructure, audio/visual (A/V), and other aspects of the structure. The demand for high-performance building controls, lighting, electrical, and digital infrastructure is rising. Environmental and material health impact of building materials.

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ASHRAE 189.1 - 2014 Green Building Standard Is Now Available

Green Building Law Update

Requirements for stormwater management are enhanced, and new requirements added for bicycle parking and for preferred parking for low-emission, hybrid and electric vehicles. Requirements also are updated for construction waste management and for life-cycle assessment.

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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. He/she reports daily to the lead partner of the surveying firm.

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Achieving Net Zero: The Role of Embodied Carbon

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Between Architecture 2030’s carbon neutral 2030 Challenge , the first ever third-party Zero Carbon Certification introduced by the ILFI this spring, the WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment launch last month, and the newly released report on Global Warming of 1.5°C Luckily for us, we’re already mid-shift.

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Achieving Net Zero: The Role of Embodied Carbon

Stok

Between Architecture 2030’s carbon neutral 2030 Challenge , the first ever third-party Zero Carbon Certification introduced by the ILFI this spring, the WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment launch last month, and the newly released report on Global Warming of 1.5°C Luckily for us, we’re already mid-shift.