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San Francisco plan would require largest commercial buildings to use 100% renewable electricity

BD+C

San Francisco recently announced a plan that would require its largest private commercial buildings to run on 100% renewable electricity. By 2022, commercial buildings over 500,000 sf would have to meet the requirement. By 2030, all commercial buildings over 50,000 sf would have to comply.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

BD+C

Nationwide, office vacancies stand at 17%, with some big cities—San Francisco, Houston, Austin—topping 30%, while the U.S. Issue 3: Structural design for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing Coordinate with the structural engineering team as you plan unit layouts, plumbing, and HVAC. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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Greenbuild 2022: A Quick Guide

Stok

We’re thrilled for Greenbuild , the world’s largest green building conference, to come to San Francisco this November 1-4! San Francisco is the land of Ramaytush Ohlone People. Hershowitz , Equity Community Builders’ Suzanne Brown, and PYATOK architecture + urban design’s Janey Madamba. View the full tours list for more!

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DOE Announces Six Finalists in Home Electrification Prize

Pro Builder

In Phase 2, the finalists will evaluate the market and commercial viability of their solutions and demonstrate their innovations in testbeds, realistic settings, or existing buildings. They will integrate smart circuit splitters to avoid the need for costly electrical panel upgrades. San Francisco, Calif.)

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Fieldwire employee spotlight - Kendra Sutherland

Fieldwire

I worked for 2 years at Skyline Construction in San Francisco as a project coordinator then engineer doing commercial Tenant Improvements (TI). Commercial TI is not for the weary. I love to help them be successful in their jobs. They are often experts in their field.

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Renewable Energy: The Power Of Change

Business Facilities

A ccording to the International Energy Agency (IEA), based on current policy settings and economic trends, electricity generation from renewables, including hydropower, wind and solar PV, is on track to grow by 8 percent in 2021 and by more than 6 percent in 2022. as measured by retail electricity produced and sold, serving more than 5.6

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Guide to Top 2022-23 Construction Conferences & Events

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Known as the homebuilder’s premier industry event, IBS is an ideal stop for any builder involved in commercial construction. World of Modular is an open forum for anyone interested in commercial modular construction. Groundbreaking Women in Construction 2022 (GWIC) (San Francisco, CA). Greenbuild (San Francisco, CA).