article thumbnail

Resilient Flooring: The sustainable specification

Construction Specifier

When specifying flooring, one should consider both sustainability and performance. These factors not only contribute to the sustainability of the flooring, but how it performs. These factors not only contribute to the sustainability of the flooring, but how it performs. Even sustainably made floors must be installed correctly.

article thumbnail

Greetings from Stuart Kaplow

Green Building Law Update

As I find my voice on this blog, please cut me a little slack because I commit to you this blog will be a valuable resource for sustainability and green building. I’m a sustainability and green building attorney and I have been doing this environmental ‘stuff’ for more than 25 years. I am a huge fan of LEED.

Green 120
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Updated Phase l Environmental Site Assessment is Published But.

Green Building Law Update

Some consultants are already advertising they will use the new standard, but such is premature because the new standard does not currently meet the requirements to obtain protections from liability under CERCLA, and that will only happen in the future after EPA approval. Just weeks ago the federal appeals court in Von Duprin LLC v.

Site 156
article thumbnail

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. Client: Natural Resources Defense Council. Salesforce Tower. Client: Boston Properties.

article thumbnail

What is JOC

Job Order Contracting

Traditional design-bid-build (DBB) construction delivery was too inefficient for the large numbers of renovation, repair, and sustainment/maintenance projects. Department of Defense: West Point Academy in 1985, and multiple United States Air Force bases in 1986. Associated delays were negatively impacting the Army’s mission.

article thumbnail

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Tulou Chinese.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

article thumbnail

Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

Business Facilities

Sustainable electricity is another example of Iowa’s forward-looking approach to meeting the needs of tomorrow. This leadership in sustainable energy will continue, as Iowa utilities have pledged to spend billions to add more wind capacity in the coming years. Department of Agriculture report. IOWA’S CERTIFIED SITES PROGRAM.

Iowa 43