BD+C

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This is the first time the federal government is prioritizing the use of American-made, lower-carbon construction materials in federal procurement and federally funded projects. The IRA provides $3.375 billion for GSA to invest in federal buildings to help reduce carbon emissions and catalyze innovation. Of that amount, $2.15

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Stok

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Some exciting news coming out of California means big things for Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs), which analyze a product’s full life cycle environmental impacts and identify prioritized areas for carbon reduction. Available embodied carbon resources are listed in the AIA-CLF Embodied Carbon Toolkit. #2:

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California Life Cycle Materials New York City 52

Construction Specifier

JUNE 17, 2024

Photo courtesy Holcim Decarbonize without compromise There is a wide variety of innovative solutions available and under investigation at some companies to significantly reduce the embodied carbon of concrete without compromising on performance. They are also fundamental to low-carbon procurement practices. industry average.

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Building Information Management

OCTOBER 26, 2012

14 Reasons to Register: Building Innovation 2013 . NIBS Building Innovation 2013 Visit Booth #5 – 4Clicks Introduces CEASAL. 1: Building Innovation 2013 is delivered by the National Institute of Building Sciences – an authoritative source of innovative solutions for the built environment.

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Building Information Management

JUNE 26, 2016

BEST VALUE procurement, shared RISK/REWARD, MUTUAL TRUST/RESPECT, and LONGER TERM RELATIONSHIPS are additional areas that differentiate LEAN collaborative construction delivery form tradition design-bid-build or even design-build, CM@R, etc. Without 1) mutual respect and trust 2) mutual risk and reward 3) collaborative innovation 5.)

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Building Information Management

OCTOBER 15, 2015

As one might anticipate lack of education, awareness, and capability, with respect to life cycle management of the built environment and/or total cost of ownership management, are the primary causal factors, as well as, resistance to change which is endemic to the sector as a whole. EU public procurement law. BREEAM, (n.d.).

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Building Information Management

JUNE 22, 2012

Further, we introduced an industry standard framework and nomenclature to better align core competencies with existing courses, certifications, degrees, licenses and registrations. o Best Practices and Innovation. o Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) o Life-­?Cycle Cycle Assessment (LCA). Leadership and Innovation.

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