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Georgia's Legislation Banning LEED for State Buildings is Much Ado About Nothing

Green Building Law Update

Georgia General Assembly House Bill 255 is proof that the “wood wars” surrounding the LEED green building rating system continue to be waged. That Executive Order, having the import of not permitting use of LEED on Georgia state funded building, remains in place in Georgia.

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Why You Can’t Hire Your Way Out

Construction Business Owner

Centralize certifications for performance management, career planning and compliance processes. Improve productivity and engagement through employee training. . Vice President of Business Development . . Barthélemy St. Kitts & Nevis St. Pierre & Miquelon St. First Name.

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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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CertainTeed strengthens commitment to quality, achieves ISO 9001 certification at Georgia roofing plant

BD+C

CertainTeed Corporation has reached an important milestone in its quality management efforts — achieving globally recognized International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 certification at its Peachtree City, Ga. roofing plant. read more.

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Georgia Tech’s Engineered Biosystems Building features sustainable systems

Contractor Magazine

The facility is targeting USGBC LEED Platinum certification. The facility, which is targeting LEED Platinum, is an innovative model of interdisciplinary health sciences research and education. read more.

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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. Illinois retained its top national position for the second year in a row, with 174 LEED certifications representing 3.31 Two newcomers to the list are Georgia and Arizona. billion square feet in the pipeline for certification.

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Coating for sustainability

Construction Specifier

Innovation is key though, since the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification and the Living Building Challenge (LBC) standards limit the amount of allowable emissions from coatings. So, the core goal of most industrial coatings is sustainability. Green Building Council.”.