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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

Green Building Law Update

Responding to consultant with comments on selection of a DOE approved energy model for 179D tax deduction. Telephone call with client and others including local counsel re application of DC mandatory green building law related to shared photovoltaic panel and vegetated green roof. 03:50 p.m.

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Building in Chicago: Embracing the US adventure and spirit

Construction Marketing Ideas

An initial initiative to start a publication in metropolitan Washington DC in 2000 appeared to be incredibly successful — at least for the first year. As the business reached its near-death experience in 2005/06 we switched our US compensation model from salary/commission to pure commission. Then, things worsened.

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COVID-19 workplace updates: financial & environmental impact

Stok

We used EnergyPlus software to create a whole building energy model of an office space in San Francisco assuming baseline features that are consistent with an office building built in the last five to 10 years: • All-electric fuel with a variable air volume (VAV) reheat system with economizer. Energy recovery system. MERV 8 filtration. •

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Open information exchange of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling systems (HVAC) – A Important Standard? – HVAC information exchange – HVACie

Building Information Management

From a technical point of view HVACie is an extention of the IFC Coordination Model View Definition. . Ontology for Life-Cycle Modeling of Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems. Model View Definition. Ontology for Life-Cycle Modeling of Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems.

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Open information exchange of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling systems (HVAC) – A Important Standard? – HVAC information exchange – HVACie

Building Information Management

From a technical point of view HVACie is an extention of the IFC Coordination Model View Definition. . Ontology for Life-Cycle Modeling of Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems. Model View Definition. Ontology for Life-Cycle Modeling of Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Just an hour south of Washington DC, technology, talent and quality of life is converging to create a high tech hub with a hometown feel. The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) provides access to a team of highly skilled professionals who provide technical assistance, at no charge, to help streamline the development of projects and proposals.

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When office-to-residential conversion works

BD+C

In most cases, these office-to-residential incentives are necessary to offset the other economic forces at play, DC Managing Principal Barbara Mullenex says. And while the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the flight away from offices as more hybrid and work-from-home models took hold, the pattern was already in place.