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SEC Charges Mining Company with Misleading Investors in its ESG Disclosures

Green Building Law Update

Securities and Exchange Commission last month charged Vale S.A., a publicly traded Brazilian mining company and one of the world’s largest iron ore producers, with making false and misleading claims about the safety of the Brumadinho dam including through its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosures.

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Classes for Field Teams at AU 2023

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Typically, a team might track installations by highlighting a drawing in Bluebeam, entering numbers into a spreadsheet every day in the project office, or even using colored pencils on a hard-copy drawing. BCCI) and Leica Geosystems present how two industry partners go about providing BIM-to-field integration of concrete construction.

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Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission Announces Grant Recipients

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (CAIC) has awarded $350,000 in grants for nine projects. The goal is to provide music and dance performances, a writer’s workshop, art and historical exhibits and a diversity panel that will enrich lives, encourage the arts and provide a powerful new tourism draw for the community.

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Expert Offers Advice on How to Specify for a Successful LEED Project

Construction Dive

“Having a Division 1 section that clearly addresses what the minimum requirements are for commissioning is highly recommended. If you just have a drawing package, then you need to make sure that it’s in your drawing package. You cannot miss the commissioning requirements because it is a requirement.

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M&V, MBCx, WTF: Building Performance Monitoring as a Means to Achieve Decarbonization Goals

Stok

This blog post was co-authored by Stok’s Ally Duncan and Jessica Shaw , summarizing their presentation at AEE West 2023. Monitoring-Based Commissioning (MBCx) refers to not only reviewing the submeter data, but also including the detailed equipment or system operational data from sensors installed within the systems (i.e.,

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AEE WEST 2023: Building Performance Monitoring

Stok

M&V, MBCx, WTF: Building Performance Monitoring as a Means to Achieve Decarbonization Goals This blog post was co-authored by Stok’s Ally Duncan and Jessica Shaw , summarizing their presentation at AEE West 2023. Define the Owner’s expectations on submetering energy end-uses, BAS trending and points, and informational dashboards.

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Project Foundation Pt. 2: Building the Master Budget

Stok

This includes the architect, design engineers, project manager, and all other consultants such as Acoustical, AV, IT, Structural, Food Service, Code, Permit Expediter, Graphics / Signage, Commissioning Agent, and so on. Review the lease to see if Third Party review of drawings or Landlord oversight is the responsibility of your Client.