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Maryland Reverting to Certifiable In Lieu of Certified Green Building

Green Building Law Update

In response to an act of the Maryland legislature in 2018, the state is proposing a watershed revamp of its current mandatory green building requirements for new public school buildings. LEED Silver Certification by Green Business Certification Inc.) LEED Silver Certification by Green Business Certification Inc.)

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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group

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The Sustainability Group will strengthen Suffolk’s in-house expertise and ability to design and execute a wider range of green building solutions. He offered sustainability consulting, building systems commissioning, and LEED administration services on projects across campus.

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Sellar gets go-ahead 444-bed London student scheme

Construction Enquirer

The project will be an all-electric building that could be carbon-free through green power procurement. The client team consists of project manager and cost consultant Gardiner & Theobald, M&E engineers Skelly & Couch and structural and civil engineer Walsh.

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Webinar on Demand: The New American Home 2022—The Art of High Performance

Pro Builder

Green building guru Drew Smith and builder Steve Earl deliver a step-by-step tour of the energy, water, and other resource efficiencies that make The New American Home 2022 a comfortable, healthy net-zero home for today's homebuyers, with building practices and product selections that translate to any market and any price point.

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Why Now is the Time for Sustainable Construction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In fact, we collaborated with the Australian Constructors Association, Consult Australia and the Infrastructure Sustainability Council on a joint report, A NET ZERO FUTURE: Delivered Through Our Infrastructure Pipeline , to support the acceleration of a net-zero future throughout the construction value chain.

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Social value a procurement challenge

Construction Law

Little attention has been given to the proposed legislative shake up of the UK’s public sector procurement that went before the House of Lords for second reading in late May. It is that obviously flawed process that the new Procurement Bill aims to reform.

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PNC Tops Off Its New Global Headquarters In Pittsburgh

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

In addition to hiring locally, PNC’s project team is procuring products and services from local businesses, including PPG Industries, Inc., based engineering firm; and Paladino & Company, a Seattle-based green building consultant, among others. Mid Atlantic Blog-July-2014 LEED Pittsburgh PNC Sustainability'