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European Data Privacy Law Applicable to Green Buildings

Green Building Law Update

With the upcoming May 25, 2018 effective date for the new European General Data Protection Regulation, the European Union law drafted to provide greater protections for the personal data of individuals, it is a good time to review and consider the large quantity of data generated by green buildings. Many small U.S.

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Zero Waste in an Era of Net Zero Everything

Green Building Law Update

But that success may owe itself more to he law’s roots in the creation of the City’s Scavengers Protective Union in 1879, than any modern effort at repairing the world. Their ideas never scaled and much of their work was transferred to the Green Building Certification Inc., Governments in the U.S. yes, this blog will continue).

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The UK Sets the Scene for Mandatory ESG Laws in the Western World

Green Building Law Update

await action by the federal government on mandatory ESG laws, the United Kingdom has become the first European Union country to enact mandatory ESG disclosure laws. As we in the U.S. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a blog www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (. yes, this blog will continue). This post originally appeared in that blog.

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The Reasons BIM is Going Nowhere Fast

Building Information Management

July 16th, 2012 – NIBS Report - National Institute of Building Sciences Consultative Council . Per the NIBS Consultative Council there are four areas where our industry needs to focus highlights four in order to improve buildings and infrastructure. Defining High-Performance and Common Metrics. Sustainability.

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Seven Construction Associations You Should Consider Joining

Fieldwire

Union organizations are not listed here, but also provide many similar benefits to members. It includes government and private sector owners, construction consultants, technology suppliers, academia, and legal organizations. Green Project Management (GPM). Green Building Council (USGBC). Modular Building Institute (MBI).

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Gearing Up for the New Year!

Construction Dive

Rick Snyder (R) for signing into law legislation (Public Acts 348 and 349) that will allow workers in the state to decide whether or not to join a union. Respondents work in the following principal types of companies: architecture (49 percent), construction (19 percent), real estate consulting (11 percent), among others.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Earth USA 2011

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design. Brown is the original green, the original back to nature. where it is defined.