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1,500th Envision Sustainability Professional Credentialed

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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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Nature as the city: Why it’s time for a new framework to guide development

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Nature as the city: Why it’s time for a new framework to guide development 0 qpurcell Fri, 05/10/2024 - 09:05 Sustainable Development NBBJ leaders Jonathan Ward and Margaret Montgomery explore five inspirational ideas they are actively integrating into projects to ensure more healthy, natural cities.

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5 ways mass timber will reshape the design of life sciences facilities

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Laboratories Designers Codes and Standards Mass Timber Building Materials Building Technology With mass timber’s growing popularity in the built environment, its intersection with the life sciences market offers an untapped potential for sustainable innovation. Here are five reasons why. Rendering courtesy SGA.

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Americans Are Relocating to Climate Havens to Escape Extreme Weather

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Americans living in at-risk areas prone to extreme weather emergencies can find refuge in cities like Asheville, North Carolina, Buffalo, New York, and Burlington, Vermont, where natural disasters are still mostly few and far between, says CNBC. Environmental. Market Data + Trends. Housing Markets. Environmental.

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UrbanTech NYC Will Support Building Smart And Sustainable Cities

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UrbanTech NYC Will Support Building Smart And Sustainable Cities originally appeared on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. We are honored to provide a space for today’s visionaries to turn their great ideas into tangible solutions for New York City.”.

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Lessons learned from 70 years of building cities

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Airports Laboratories Office Buildings Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Architects Adaptive Reuse The Changing Built Environment Urban Planning As Sasaki looks back on 70 years of practice , we’re also looking to the future of building cities. As beautiful as it is functional, Greenacre belongs to everyone in New York City.

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Renewable Energy: The Power Of Change

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To shift to a sustainable trajectory, we need to massively step up investment in clean energy technologies—especially renewables and energy efficiency.”. Being clean and sustainable is not only the right thing to do, it’s just good business,” said Silagy. So, sustainability is a huge part of what makes Florida successful.”.

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