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Maryland Schools will No Longer be LEED Certified

Green Building Law Update

This is a major change in public policy for the Old Line State that has required by law that all new state funding building be third party certified as green for more than a decade, resulting in 161 LEED certified pre K through 12 public schools. But no longer. It was circulated last week as now effective.

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Four New LEED Pilot Credits Respond to COVID-19

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Council has now added two additional Pilot Credits responding to the novel coronavirus. Green Building Council has announced that LEED will play a role in confronting risk in the coronavirus pandemic era. Green building is a subset of that essential real estate sector.

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5 construction trends you want to look out for in 2021

Lets Build

At LetsBuild, we are extremely proud of this project as we had the opportunity to support companies like CERAU, Boydens Engineering, and BPC through their remarkable effort to bring this green neighbourhood into life. Minimising waste during production is another big challenge for 2021.

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Subways in America

The Constructor

Advertisement Hot Topics Recent Topics Most Viewed Most Discussed FOUR PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT WHAT IS PROJECT MANAGEMENT?

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FOUR PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

The Constructor

Closing down the project: Once the execution of the project is completed, the project team evaluates the team’s performance, documents related to the project are achieved, lessons learned form the experiences in the project is captured and celebrate the project’s completion.

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HYBRID CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE AND STRUCTURAL.

The Constructor

Related posts: DELPHI TECHNIQUE IN PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS STRUCTURAL DEFECTS OF FOUNDATIONS AT CONSTRUCTION STAGE Ground Improvement Technique BLASTING TECHNIQUE FOR PAINTING SURFACE PREPERATION ROLE OF CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS IN MONITORING A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT Structural Analysis?

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BRICK MASONRY CONSTRUCTION TIPS

The Constructor

When the mortar is green, the face joints should be raked to a depth of 12 to 19mm in order to have a proper key for plastering or pointing. Generally the height of brick masonry construction in a day should be less than 1.5m. The maximum difference in rise of the wall between the different portions should not be more than one meter.