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ASHRAE 189.1 - 2014 Green Building Standard Is Now Available

Green Building Law Update

Requirements for stormwater management are enhanced, and new requirements added for bicycle parking and for preferred parking for low-emission, hybrid and electric vehicles. Requirements also are updated for construction waste management and for life-cycle assessment. To appreciate the importance of a republished ASHRAE 189.1,

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School construction: Enhancing security through design

The Korte Company

Our success as a security-focused school construction company is underscored by our experience delivering 500 projects for our country’s Department of Defense. Of course, there’s a life cycle cost case to be made for using windows as walls in school construction, too.

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Green construction tips to make your facility environmentally friendly

The Korte Company

Electric lights are getting more efficient, but they still account for between 25% to 45% of a building’s energy use. And equipping spaces with motion sensors that only turn on the lights when someone’s nearby dramatically reduces electrical costs. Later, we’ll discuss some of the key long-term benefits of this strategy.

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Saving Time And Money On The Estimation Process – Massachusetts Contractors Academy

Building Information Management

e4Clicks may be “made by and for conractors,” but it’s good enough for the Department of Defense. Virtually all of managers have backgrounds in construction and life-cycle management of the built environment. My background, for example, includes facility life-cycle planning and capital planning as a former member of VFA Inc.’s

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5 Types of Subcontractor Software Transforming the Trades 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Subcontractors are always on the defensive when it comes to rework, which they must mitigate and reduce as much as possible. With these tools, you can monitor and track every stage of a project’s life cycle from simple task management to completions, dependencies, and roadblocks in a unified and holistic context. .

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

Business Facilities

DMDII currently works with over 300 academic, government and industry partners such as Dow, General Electric (GE), Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Microsoft, to name a few. “A The inverter will convert vehicle engine power into electrical power needed for hybrid motors in heavy-duty construction vehicles. Photo: Havas PR).

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Federal Real Property Regulations (FAR / FMR)

Building Information Management

“Emergency” includes bombings and bomb threats, civil disturbances, fires, explosions, electrical failures, loss of water pressure, chemical and gas leaks, medical emergencies, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and earthquakes. Department of Homeland Security.