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Mission Critical at the Department of Defense now includes Climate

Green Building Law Update

McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. UPDATES AND MODIFICATIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FORM 1391, UNIFIED FACILITIES CRITERIA, AND MILITARY INSTALLATION MASTER PLANS.”. wearing his ex-real estate developer hat) of these response to a changing natural environment. The $716 billion H.R.

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The Green Roofs of Sea Ranch

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Sea Ranch was intended to be a second home community that embraced its surrounding environment. It took a few years of trial and error until the right plants were identified to withstand the harsh windy ocean-side environment. The post The Green Roofs of Sea Ranch appeared first on Natural Building Blog.

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Army Abandons LEED Certification

Green Building Law Update

Correction: It is now clear to me that I misinterpreted the testimony of Dr. Dorothy Robyn, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. Instead, the Department of Defense is going to simultaneously require compliance with its green building code and with LEED certification. Read more here: Defense Department to Adopt Green Code and LEED.

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Rooftop stormwater management technologies climate change adaptation and resilience

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Green infrastructure builds climate resilience. Green infrastructure mimics a site’s natural hydrological cycle to manage runoff close to its source. Sustainable roof colors—blue or green? Green roofs. An example of the different layers of a green roof. Green roofs are multi-taskers.

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Rooftop stormwater management technologies climate change adaptation and resilience

Construction Specifier

Green infrastructure builds climate resilience. Green infrastructure mimics a site’s natural hydrological cycle to manage runoff close to its source. Sustainable roof colors—blue or green? Green roofs. An example of the different layers of a green roof. Green roofs are multi-taskers.

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Maryland: Green Energy Institute Brings Innovation To Market

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million to the University of Maryland to create a green energy research center. The goal of the Green Energy Institute—a collaboration between the University of Maryland Energy Research Center (UMERC) at the A. Boyd Rutherford (left) and Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles, discusses his 2017 Environmental Package.

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Energy-Efficiency Standards and Green Building Certification Systems Used by the Department of Defense for Military Construction and Major Renovations -2103

Building Information Management

The incremental costs to design and construct high-performance or green buildings typically range from zero to eight percent higher (0 to 8%) than the costs to design and construct conventional buildings. 2011, and the LEED or Green Globes green building certification systems. . 2010, ASHRAE Standard 189.1-2011,

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