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Sustainable Sites Initiative Lawsuit is a Cautionary Tale

Green Building Law Update

In an all-out brawl within the environmental industrial complex, last week the American Society of Landscape Architects filed a lawsuit over the ownership of the trademark for the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) against the Lady Bird Johnson Wildlife Center at the University of Texas. Green Building Council''s LEED rating system.

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Optimizing acoustics with stone wool ceilings

Construction Specifier

./ courtesy Rockfon By Rebecca Silva Grundfos, a global leader in water technology based in Bjerringbro, Denmark, has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification for its new Global Water Utility Headquarters—the highest available building certification through the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

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Skilled labor shortage amplifies need to boost vocational education

The Korte Company

Below, we summarize the cause of today’s skilled worker shortage and join in calling for a more unified, sustainable way to strengthen the ranks of a workforce badly in need of reinforcement. Vocational education is disappearing. The problem is the systematic de-emphasis of vocational education in America’s schools.

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The Politics of Adobe in West Texas

Natural Building

Adobe buildings are common throughout West Texas, especially in the Big Bend area. It had sustained a fire sometime in the past. Some of the world’s oldest cities, going back to 9500 BC, were made of mud bricks. But as ancient as it is, adobe remains contemporary. Perhaps half the planet’s population lives in earthen houses.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

Pro Builder

Cory Benjamin , 39, Project Director, BIM Manager, TK Design & Associates, South Lyon, Mich. Koby Bowen , 38, President / CEO of Construction and Design, Homes of Distinction, Rogers, Ark. Alexa Drees Walker , 31, Design Center Director, Drees Homes, Fort Mitchell, Ky. Adam Steiner , 35, Owner, Birnam Design Co.,

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7 ProCONNECT Events Scheduled for 2021

Pro Builder

ProCONNECT events give design and building professionals the opportunity to meet 1-on-1 with manufacturers about current and future projects. Sunday, May 9 to Tuesday, May 11 at the Ritz-Carlton, Dallas (limited to home builders from Texas and nearby Oklahoma). SINGLE FAMILY (Texas, Okla.). SINGLE FAMILY (Texas, Okla.).

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Life of an Architect Podcast Ep. 122: Architecture and Artificial Intelligence

BD+C

Welcome to Life of an Architect episode 122: Architecture and Artificial Intelligence Here are the show notes from episode 122: Today we are going to start the process of discussing artificial intelligence and how it is intersecting with the practice of architecture, as well as the education process of architecture students.