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Higher education institutions providing leadership on sustainability

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Washington University in St. All are indications that higher education is pushing forward the boundaries of sustainability standards. More than 665 U.S. colleges and universities have publicly committed to pursue net-zero carbon emissions. The country’s largest geothermal system is at Ball State University. read more.

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Award of Merit K-12 Education and Award of Merit Excellence in Sustainability: John Lewis Elementary School

ENR Construction

The effort to create Washington, DC’s first Net Zero Energy school was a lesson in perseverance, as the project team faced COVID-related material shortages and absenteeism, and permitting delays that shrank the original nearly two-year-long baseline schedule to just sixteen months.

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From net zero to net positive in K-12 schools

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K-12 Schools School Construction Architects Daylighting Daylighting Designs Energy Efficiency Energy-Efficient Design Projects Sustainability Less than a year after its opening last September, The AIA has recognized the new Boston Arts Academy with an Education Facility Design Award for its state-of-the-art learning environment.

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Attend Greenbuild – The Best Way To Grow Your Green Building Business

Green Building Law Update

I do not claim any particular business marketing prowess, but Greenbuild has been the number one source of new clients for my sustainability and green building law practice! Last year, Greenbuild 2015 was in Washington DC, just down the road from the first U.S. And Greenbuild is sustainable.

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3 ProConnect Single Family events for Home Builders and Product Manufacturers Set for 2023

Pro Builder

3 ProConnect Single Family events for Home Builders and Product Manufacturers Set for 2023 ldeakins Tue, 02/14/2023 - 13:55 The events will be held at luxury resorts and hotels in Dallas, Florida, and Washington, D.C. For information about other 2023 ProConnect Events – Multifamily, Education, and Sustainability – click here.

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Guide to Top 2023-24 Construction Conferences & Events

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Greenbuild (Washington, D.C.) Green Building Council (USGCG), Greenbuild is returning again in 2023, this time in Washington, D.C. There are over 200 educational sessions combined with another 400 industry speakers and keynotes discussing sustainability, networking and more.

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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Trish Donnally MFPRO+ Blog Higher Education University Buildings Multifamily Housing Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Student Housing Designers Architects Projects Sustainable Development To say the United States is facing an affordable housing crisis is a major understatement.

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