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GHG, SHG, SEC Regulations – Facilities Regs and Reporting Changes Coming Soon

Job Order Contracting

New GSG, SHG, SEC Facilities Regulations and Reporting Requirements on the near-term horizon. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposal to require that public companies disclose climate-related information. Design for long life and adaptability. Is your organization ready? SEC 17 CFR 210, 229, 232, 239, and 249).

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Testing, Testing: Commissioning During COVID-19

Stok

Building commissioning has remained a priority throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but with tiny mechanical rooms that make social distancing a challenge on site, building operators and engineers must get creative to safely stick to their projects’ commissioning schedules. Option #1: virtual BMS testing. The process.

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Environmental Regulations in Construction: What Contractors Need to Know

Levelset

Construction activity is incredibly intensive work — creating the built environment is inherently disruptive to the natural environment. In construction, environmental regulations generally focus on stormwater, waste disposal, hazardous waste handling, and air quality. However, certain jobsites may fall under EPCRA regulations.

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Advancing Healthcare: Medical Office Buildings at the Forefront of Access and Safety

BD+C

The healthcare facilities landscape is shifting to resemble mixed-use and retail environments more than the traditional hospital model. Today's MOBs are designed and built to address the needs of the communities in which they are located.

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Study quantifies cost premiums for net zero buildings

BD+C

To help guide policies for a new era of green design, D.C.’s s Department of the Environment commissioned a study to assess costs and benefits associated with net zero energy, net zero water, and Living Buildings. Regulations Codes and Standards'

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6 Phases of the Construction Process

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The goal of building a single-family home is to not only build to specification while remaining on-time and on-budget but to do so in a way that adheres to local and state regulations. This is often done through a series of construction project stages, each with its own specific budgetary, design and construction requirements.

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COVID–19 in Buildings is all about Ventilation

Green Building Law Update

This post is about what we know today about how to occupy commercial and public buildings, from offices to schools, in order to prevent the spread of the SARS-Cov-2 (the now designation for what had been the novel coronavirus 2019). Arguably retro commissioning or otherwise tuning up HVAC systems could be advantageous or not.

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