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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group

BD+C

His role encompasses the entire project life cycle. In design, Swenso collaborates closely with design teams to optimize strategies for cost effectiveness to meet operational carbon goals using life cycle costing. Mchael Swenson, Director of Sustainability at Suffolk Design.

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Timeline to Zero: Actionable Steps to Achieve ILFI Zero Carbon Certification

Stok

Embodied carbon actions: As early as concept design, engage an LCA (life-cycle assessment) consultant to develop a baseline embodied carbon model. Refine and update the model throughout design, ensuring that the project achieves a 10% reduction over the baseline and an overall embodied carbon efficiency (<46.5

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Digital Builder Ep 36: Embracing BIM Throughout the Industry

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is critical in keeping projects running smoothly. BIM gives contractors, engineers, and project managers an intelligent model for their built assets, enabling stakeholders to plan, collaborate, and execute the project effectively. . Simply put, BIM keeps everyone on the same page.

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Life Science Building Design & Construction: 5 Considerations for Success

Stok

Liquidated damages are far more common for high-tech life science developers because these spaces must meet a high technical standard for incoming lab, pharma, and bio-tech tenants. Time is money and that concept is never truer than on a life science project.

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Life Science Building Design & Construction: 5 Considerations for Success

Stok

Liquidated damages are far more common for high-tech life science developers because these spaces must meet a high technical standard for incoming lab, pharma, and bio-tech tenants. Time is money and that concept is never truer than on a life science project. 2: Labs are energy hogs (and that’s the beginning—not end—of the story).

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Rad Projects of 2018

Stok

Services provided: LEED CS Consulting & Project Management, Energy Modeling, Life Cycle Cost Analysis. Services provided: LEED CS Consulting & Project Management, LEED Fundamental & Enhanced Commissioning, Energy Modeling. Salesforce Tower. Certification: LEED CS v2009 Platinum.

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COBIE Guide Released for Public Comment – July 2012

Building Information Management

These products cover the entire facility life-cycle from planning, design, construction, commissioning all the way to operations, maintenance, and space management. COBie, the Construction-Operations Building information exchange, is the United States standard for the exchange of information related to manage building assets.