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Sustainable Public Sector Facilities Management

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Sustainable public sector facilities management is long overdue. Rampant economic and environmental waste remains the norm regarding lifecycle management of public sector physical infrastructure. Why systems thinking? Furthermore, it is relatively straightforward to enable formerly disparate entities to collaborate to consistently.

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Are 3D-printed buildings the future of sustainable construction?

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3D-printed buildings have been popping up more frequently over the last few years, but are they a gimmick, or could they be the future of sustainable construction ? Let’s discuss the benefits and challenges of 3D-printed buildings and whether or not they’re the answer to the problem of sustainable construction. They’re efficient.

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1,500th Envision Sustainability Professional Credentialed

Green Building Law Update

The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure announced that earlier this week it reached the milestone of 1,500 Envision Sustainability Professionals who have been credentialed in the use of the Envision sustainable infrastructure rating system. yes, something like LEED for roads and bridges).

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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: A Pivotal Moment for Water Public-Private Partnerships in the United States

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Introduction America’s water infrastructure has long faced a critical need for funding and modernization. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, there is a $105 billion funding gap for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projected over the next two decades. [1] billion to the U.S. billion to the U.S.

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Sustainability guidelines for ready mix plant certification

GCP Applied Technologies

Sustainability guidelines for ready mix plant certification. The webpage also provides downloads—helpful worksheets and a "Guidelines" PDF 1 —for plants to make strides toward sustainability. The webpage also provides downloads—helpful worksheets and a "Guidelines" PDF 1 —for plants to make strides toward sustainability.

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Cris Liban: Reflections on Practice, Civility and Engineering

ENR Construction

2020 ENR Award of Excellence winner, LA Metro's sustainability chief, reflects on three decades of work and how engineering, being good citizens and building the right infrastructure can make a lasting impact.

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Construction Equation: Knowledge Problems + Data Problems + Management Problems = Outcome Problems

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Facilities and infrastructure project investments have long-term consequences. Procedia Engineering. In Advances in Life Cycle Engineering for Sustainable Manufacturing Businesses. engineering the whole life cycle costing process. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. Knowledge Problems. Kirkham, R.