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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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Essential BIM Terminology

Viewpoint Construction Technology

The project information model refers to the design and construction stage. Clash rendition refers to a BIM specifically created to avoid clashes in spatial planning and coordination. Life-Cycle Assessment. With a focus on materials and energy, a life-cycle assessment is an environmental impact assessment for construction.

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Job Order Contracting Program Implementation Strategy

Job Order Contracting

Training – introductory, advanced, certification, location, frequency. Technical Specifications to be reference. ASSET LIFE-CYCLE MODEL – Total Cost of Ownership Management. JOC-specific key performance indicators (KPIs). JOC Technology. Job Order Contract Documents. JOC execution manual / JOC operations manual.

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Some useful seminars on construction estimating from RSMeans

Construction Cost Estimating

Seminars are intensive two-day programs complete with workbooks, reference materials and instructors with decades of experience. The educational programs cover a wide array of topics ranging from advanced Project Management and Life Cycle Costing for Facilities.

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ASHRAE 189.1 - 2014 Green Building Standard Is Now Available

Green Building Law Update

Fenestration orientation requirements were updated based on new research, as well as changes and updates made to equipment efficiency tables, ENERGYSTAR references and continuous air-barrier requirements. Requirements also are updated for construction waste management and for life-cycle assessment.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

The efficient life-cycle management of the built environment will not happen until change management is accelerated. These reports have been distributed to over 1million people worldwide and are widely cited as authoritative references on these topics. . of BIM (2009) and Green BIM (2010). David Quigley , East Coast CAD/CAM.

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Top 10 Companies for Environmental Engineers to Work For

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Increase System Life Cycle. SWELECT has also received certification from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for Solar PV Modules including the high-efficiency PERC modules. Resource Recovery. Reducing Energy Consumption. Reducing Opex and Capex. Difficult-To-Treat Wastewater. Compliance With Environmental Regulations.