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The Oakland Unified School District Central Kitchen, Instructional Farm, and Education Center

ENR Construction

Located in the heart of West Oakland, the 45,000-sq-ft facility supports a central kitchen for district-wide food production, a culinary arts education center and an urban farm.

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Fastenmaster Teams With Industry Leader to Educate High School Students About Deck Building

Pro Builder

The program was offered to high school juniors and seniors interested in working in the deck building and construction trades and was presented by Chris Temple and Brian Hodgkinson of the Great Lakes Deck Company, with support from FastenMaster and Aaron Swett, construction technology instructor for Oakland Schools Technical Campuses (OSTC).

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Oakland University’s Human Health Building first LEED Platinum university building in Michigan [slideshow]

BD+C

The new $64 million Oakland University Human Health Building has become the first LEED Platinum certified building on a university campus in Michigan.

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SmithGroup finishes 100th LEED-certified project

BD+C

SmithGroupJJR recently achieved its 100th LEED certified project: the LEED-NC Platinum Oakland University Human Health Building, constructed in Rochester, Michigan. Green Renovation Sustainable Design and Construction Green Specifications Sustainable Development Higher Education Green Sustainability'

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Passive House is “In” in 2017

Green Building Law Update

You can come up to speed quickly at the North American Passive House Network annual convention on October 4-8, 2017 in Oakland, California. Information is available from events@psssivehousecal.org.

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The Palletable Cobin

Natural Building

After years of building numerous Cobins around the county, Miguel became involved with an organization called Essential Food and Medicine out of Oakland, California. They have built at least 20 of them to date in varying sizes. They planted gardens with veggies, flowers, and large water towers encased in pallets and cob.

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Digital Builder Ep 43: The Reality of Construction’s Changing Workforce

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Many of them are in the metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and San Jose. Microaggressions (both conscious and unconscious) contribute significantly to why women find it challenging to work in construction. ” Another common topic that came up was deciding to have kids.