Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 18, 2015

I had an opportunity some days ago to speak at length with Vicki Worden, the Executive Director of Green Building Initiative. Readers of this blog will be interested in what this thought leader in the green building movement has to say. All of which gives her street cred in the green building industrial complex.

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Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 2, 2023

The council has been working on the plans for five years alongside consultant engineers Atkins. Work will involve construction of a new rock breakwater and extensive flood walls. Ceredigion County Council has secured Welsh Government funding for the £31.6m ”

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Pro Builder

MARCH 22, 2022

Preparations Begin for the 2024 National Green Building Standard Update. Home Innovations Research Labs is kicking off preparations for its newest changes to the 2020 National Green Building Standard. Tue, 03/22/2022 - 10:29. Government + Policy. Housing Policy + Finance. Codes + Standards. Government + Policy.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I had a conversation with Jerry Yudelson last week, six weeks after he became the President of the Green Building Initiative, the non profit with the rights to distribute Green Globes in the United States. Jerry is known to many in the green building world. we have certified less than one percent of them as green.

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Lets Build

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The construction industry has historically been quite inefficient, but that’s no longer acceptable in today’s post-pandemic world. As construction companies struggle with shortages of everything from raw materials to skilled tradespeople, sticking to timelines has become increasingly challenging. How do you define lean construction?

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BD+C

DECEMBER 26, 2013

What are the major trends likely to affect the green building industry and markets in the U.S. As one of the world''s leading green building consultants, keynote speakers and authors, Jerry Yudelson thinks he knows the answers. He offers his green building mega-trends for 2014: read more.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 28, 2013

General Services Administration announced that it has issued its recommendation on the federal government’s use of third party green building certification systems. In its recommendation to the Department of Energy, GSA recommended both the Green Building Initiative''s Green Globes 2010 and the U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 17, 2015

Baltimore City adopted the International Green Construction Code 2012 as an overlay to the City’s building, fire and related codes effective April 1, 2015. That mandatory law had some efficacy with new construction but almost no market impact on renovations as building owners strived to avoid the enactment.

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 26, 2023

York-based Grantside is advancing plans for two net zero projects in Sheffield after appointing consultant Summers-Inman as project manager and cost consultant. The Hive, in Bowling Green Street, Kelham Island will include 100 co-living studios, spread over five floors and is designed with a focus on a curated community living style.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 4, 2014

Despite that the unpublished opinion is not binding precedent, it will have a chilling effect on green building and in particular on the selection of new or untried materials and products that are the keystone of many sustainable projects. SmithGroup designed the building and Clark Construction oversaw its construction.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 17, 2023

Going green pays off for today’s building owners. Buildings that implement green or sustainable practices typically see lower energy costs. ” But beyond benefits for owners, green construction practices can reap significant rewards for contractors.

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Construction Business Owner

JULY 10, 2015

A recent sustainability study by G&S Business Communications found that the construction industry is one of the lowest-ranked industries for a "green reputation." Loch is the managing director of sustainability consulting at G&S Business Communications.

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Construction Business Owner

JULY 10, 2015

A recent sustainability study by G&S Business Communications found that the construction industry is one of the lowest-ranked industries for a "green reputation." Loch is the managing director of sustainability consulting at G&S Business Communications.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Green Building Law Update has moved. Over the last year, I have been working through two companies -- Cheatham Consulting, LLC and The Law Office of Christopher W. Going forward, I am working through Cheatham Consulting, LLC. And frankly, there is not as much going on in the industry because commercial construction is stagnant.

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Construction Business Owner

JULY 14, 2015

A recent sustainability study by G&S Business Communications found that the construction industry is one of the lowest-ranked industries for a "green reputation." Loch is the managing director of sustainability consulting at G&S Business Communications.

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Construction Business Owner

JULY 14, 2015

A recent sustainability study by G&S Business Communications found that the construction industry is one of the lowest-ranked industries for a "green reputation." Loch is the managing director of sustainability consulting at G&S Business Communications.

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BD+C

MAY 25, 2023

4 considerations for increasing biodiversity in construction projects 0 qpurcell Thu, 05/25/2023 - 09:39 Urban Planning As climate change is linked with biodiversity depletion, fostering biodiverse landscapes during construction can create benefits beyond the immediate surroundings of the project.

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Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 28, 2023

More ambitious plans to build a tower matching the height of the Shard in the City of London have gone out to consultation. Right) Revised design will include Europe highest public viewing area at the top of the building and lower green outdoor spaces. WSP is acting as multi-service engineer.

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Natural Building

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Greensburg, a farming community in southwestern Kansas with a population of 900 rebuilt “green” after a tornado barreled through at more than 200 miles per hour and nearly wiped it off the map in 2007. She said, ‘It sounds like you’re going to build it green,’” Hewitt recalled. Green Building Council, a nonprofit organization.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MARCH 29, 2018

To get ahead, it’s also important for contractors to keep up with what’s going on throughout the construction industry. Contractors Turning to Alternative Construction Solutions Amid Workforce Shortage. The ongoing labor shortage in construction is leading some contractors to try out new ways to boost efficiency.

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BD+C

APRIL 2, 2013

The hottest topic for architects and developers in the green building industry is, “How well do green buildings actually perform?” How do we know that these environmentally-friendly designs significantly reduce energy consumption and produce measurably better water conservation? read more.

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Lets Build

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Construction projects involve multiple experts, like architects, consultants, electricians, and compliance professionals, working together to ensure successful outcomes. To that end, project managers and contractors must issue construction submittals to these experts for approval, review, or guidance.

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Lets Build

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Construction projects involve multiple experts, like architects, consultants, electricians, and compliance professionals, working together to ensure successful outcomes. To that end, project managers and contractors must issue construction submittals to these experts for approval, review, or guidance.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

As the construction industry currently grapples with the problems of global inflation, de-carbonisation, persistent disputes, and productivity hurdles, it is worth remembering that we have still come a long way in the past 50 years. . Professionalism is defined by codes of ethics and unique bodies of knowledge.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

LEED, Green Globes and other third party verified green building rating systems provide certainty able to satisfy the E (environmental) in ESG for many organizations. Even a building owner not pursuing green certification can take advantage of benchmarking against specific credits within those green building rating systems (e.g.,

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Pro Builder

APRIL 3, 2023

You'll learn about how the design-build team collaborated with green building experts to achieve Emerald-level National Green Building Standard certification for the home by integrating products, systems, and best practices. This year's home in Henderson, Nev.,

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 26, 2023

Lancaster City Council has picked Eric Wright Construction to deliver nearly 140 affordable homes at the Coopers Fields in Lancaster’s Canal Quarter. The Coopers Field project is led by the council’s housing team with Anderton Gables acting as its retained consultant project manager and PRP as its architect for the scheme.

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Lets Build

AUGUST 18, 2023

Construction projects involve multiple experts, like architects, consultants, electricians, and compliance professionals, working together to ensure successful outcomes. To that end, project managers and contractors must issue construction submittals to these experts for approval, review, or guidance.

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 2, 2023

Manchester City planners have nodded through a series of planned schemes that promise to revive construction activity in Manchester. Among the flight of projects given the green light are two major high-rise projects with a combined construction value of up to £575m.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 30, 2022

But when it comes to construction, any building or infrastructure project completed today will most likely still be operational in 2050. The push for sustainable construction. The technology behind sustainable construction. The benefits of sustainable construction.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 18, 2017

We are often asked “what is the best way to assure success in a green building project?”. Whether that query is from a Fortune 1000 businesses or an architect, the answer is the same, have the owner engage an experienced green building consultant as early as possible in the project.

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Construction Business Owner

JUNE 29, 2012

Construction Law. Green Building. Construction Safety. Construction Business Owner Magazine. Construction Business Owner E-Newsletter. -->. Committing Intentional Project Communications » Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Is There No Free Lunch or Construction Software?

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 22, 2019

This past Friday night while aboard Air Force One the President signed legislation reviving the 179D energy efficient commercial buildings tax deduction, providing an enormous and much needed boost to domestic green building. Tenants may be eligible if they make construction expenditures. ENERGY EFFICIENT HOMES CREDIT. (a)

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Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Construction Law. Green Building. Construction Safety. Construction Business Owner Magazine. Construction Business Owner E-Newsletter. -->. Construction Business Owner Attends APWA 2011 Congress » Section 179, and what YOU need to know about it. Is There No Free Lunch or Construction Software?

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 31, 2011

Construction Law. Green Building. Construction Safety. Construction Business Owner Magazine. Construction Business Owner E-Newsletter. -->. This phase consists of consultation with Customers, Sales, Client Services, Quality Control, Programming and Management. Is There No Free Lunch or Construction Software?

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HardHatChat

APRIL 30, 2012

When converting a grocery story into the new headquarters of Englewood Construction, many existing materials were reused, including this concrete floor, which received a face lift with a new stain. What made this peephole so interesting was that it was salvaged from the hotel construction renovation we did of a HoJo in Chicago.

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Constructonomics

JANUARY 8, 2014

The UK construction industry employs over 2 billion people in roles as varied as contracting and building to the manufacturer of products and components. Construction has always been a pivotal factor of the UK’s economy, with it making up a larger share of the country’s GDP than either the USA or the wider EU.

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