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Testing, Testing: Commissioning During COVID-19

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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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Building Commissioning: A ?Return to Work? Necessity

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Here, stok’s commissioning team lays out how to safely bring your building back online and efficiently adjust operations during COVID-19 based on what we know now about the pandemic. If your building has never been commissioned before, consider engaging a commissioning agent to retrocommission your building. The solution?

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Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission Announces Grant Recipients

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The Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (CAIC) has awarded $350,000 in grants for nine projects. In exchange, those artists will assist in hosting art-related educational and enhancement programs for the public. The post Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission Announces Grant Recipients appeared first on Business Facilities.

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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

Green Building Law Update

Additionally, the bill establishes a Commission for the Innovation and Advancement of Carbon Markets and Sustainable Tree Plantings charged with developing a plan to achieve the State’s carbon mitigation goals. The Commission is tasked with examining issues of “environmental justice” and sustainable communities for all Marylanders.

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FTC is Pursuing Green Marketing Claims

Green Building Law Update

The Federal Trade Commission announced last Friday that it approved a final order settling charges that American Plastic Manufacturing, Inc. The Green Guides and much more will be the subject of the educational session I am presenting tomorrow morning, Tuesday, May 6 at 8:00 a.m., with Ida Cheinman for USGBC Maryland in Baltimore.

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Building a competitive advantage: New study finds construction technology is why companies are performing better

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Considering that the construction and engineering industry is responsible for designing, building and maintaining landmarks around the world and that it plays a critical role in the functioning of modern economies by delivering state of the art buildings for health care, education, and other critical infrastructure, this comes as a surprise to most.

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Gotcha: FTC Enforcement of "VOC Free" Claims for Paint

Green Building Law Update

The Federal Trade Commission’s Green Guides set forth the Commission’s current views on environmental marketing to help business avoid making unfair or deceptive claims. Earlier this year, the Commission issued orders resolving allegations that The Sherwin-Williams Company and PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc.

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