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CBO Spotlights 2024's Sustainability VIPs

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CBO Spotlights 2024's Sustainability VIPs ccapoccia Fri, 03/01/2024 - 19:01 Sustainable methods of building and the strategies that shape them continue to stimulate change across the built environment.

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Built Environment Sustainability – A Critical Need

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Built environment sustainability is critical. The GAO has issues reports for several decades noting the mismanagement of the built environment in the federal sector. Built Environment Sustainability is critical to environmental and economic security. Cost visibility, cost management, and accountability are lacking.

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Sustainable Facilities Management Practices

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Sustainable Facilities Management Practices involve a clear set of objectives, methods, and processes aimed at maximizing performance of the built environment with respect to economic and environmental resources in concert with meeting organizational mission needs.

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5 Design Considerations When Building In Harsh Environments

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After all, no amount of high-grade construction can stand the test of time if it doesn’t survive its environment. Engineering in harsh environments poses a distinct set of challenges that call for innovative and robust design solutions. As an industry, engineering is always about adaptability.

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10 Sustainable Building Materials for Eco-Friendly Construction

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Sustainable building materials are becoming increasingly popular as more and more people focus on preserving the environment. As architects, construction workers, and homeowners look for ways to improve their practices, sustainable building materials provide an effective option for reducing their environmental impact.

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Sustainable Public Sector Facilities Management

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Sustainable public sector facilities management is long overdue. Historically, most people have viewed the AECOO sector (architecture, engineering, construction, owners, operator/operations) as highly complex and involving relatively uncontrollable disparate domains of knowledge and disjointed, unshared objectives and goals.

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Sustainability and Efficient Facilities Lifecycle Management

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Sustainability and Efficient Facilities Lifecycle Management go hand in hand. They simply do not appreciate the fundamental requirement to apply apply collaborative principles to construction processes and activities. The current average waste invovle in facilities management “construction” ranges between 40% and 60%.