Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 28, 2014

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).

Sustainability 120

Sustainability Los Angeles San Diego Infrastructure 120

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 25, 2021

Facilities and infrastructure project investments have long-term consequences. Failure to require common terms, definitions, and data environments Failure to leverage locally researched detailed line item cost data ‘Ad-hoc’ data management resulting in duplication of effort, errors, and omissions. Service life planning.

Life Cycle 252

Life Cycle Management Procurement Construction 252

BD+C

MAY 10, 2024

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.

Green 52

Green Infrastructure Columbus Philadelphia 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

MARCH 8, 2022

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is a “once-in-a-generation” investment in America’s national infrastructure. With this plan, the goal is to rebuild many of the bridges, rails, and roads throughout the country to improve the overall infrastructure across America. The IIJA is intended to grow the U.S.

Infrastructure 98

Infrastructure Construction Chicago Industrial 98

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Job order contracting is program-based LEAN, integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery method. Financial and technical detailed are also shared within a common data environment (CDE), which included a locally researched unit price book. JOC is not a project, it is a program.

Procurement 149

Procurement Employment Environment Regulation 149

Natural Building

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The United Nations has written a set of “principles for sustainable and inclusive urban design and architecture” for architects to sign up to called the San Marino Declaration, which architect Norman Foster is set to launch.

Architecture 40

Architecture Sustainability Infrastructure Safety 40

Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Between labor shortages, sustainability concerns, and the need for digital transformation, it’s more important than ever for AEC professionals to adapt and innovate. . Alan Muse , Global Director of the Built Environment at the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) , is passionate about all of these things.

Environment 52

Environment Sustainability Industrial Education 52

Job Order Contracting

JULY 1, 2019

Any real property owner can develop and deploy a robust Framework for Integrated Facilities Planning, Procurement, and LEAN Project Delivery. The benefits of LEAN process adoption consistent include the optimized delivery of quality repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects.

Procurement 100

Procurement Plans Management CSI 100

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Construction cost knowledge management is a component of integrated LEAN construction planning, procurement, and project delivery. Platforms, tools, and training are readily available to help owners and dispersed teams of architects, engineers, and builders to build and collaborate within a construction cost knowledge environment.

Management 260

Management Construction Procurement Defense 260

Constructlaw

MAY 30, 2023

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. Indeed, $1.5

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United States Infrastructure Denver Innovation 52

Construction Enquirer

MAY 16, 2023

The City Village plan will see the redevelopment of 13 acres of premium city centre land around the former Kirkgate Shopping Centre and Oastler precinct.

Deals 87

Deals Legal Green Infrastructure 87

Job Order Contracting

APRIL 29, 2020

Detailed line item construction cost estimating is a prerequisite to obtaining best value outcomes for facilities / built infrastructure repair, renovation maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects. see LEAN construction guide ). see LEAN construction guide ).

Estimating 151

Estimating Procurement Life Cycle Construction 151

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 18, 2024

Infrastructure investment has become a cornerstone for economic growth and development in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Our latest white paper, ‘Building Net Zero and The Role of Data in Green Construction’ , investigates the current landscape for sustainability in construction across APAC – as well as potential solutions.

Materials 84

Materials Industrial Green Construction 84

BD+C

JANUARY 2, 2024

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.

Design 113

Design Sustainability Materials Boston 113

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 1, 2023

The interior’s firm will create a more modern, sustainable and streamlined office environment that reflects the Department’s adoption of hybrid working practices. Work will be carried out in a live environment, with staff decanted to alternative floors during separate phases of the project.

Office 80

Office Environment Project Management Education 80

Fieldwire

MARCH 27, 2022

The Biden-Harris administration targets some of the current employment limitations in its infrastructure bill. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The infrastructure bill is part of the Biden-Harris administration’s Build Back Better (BBB) act. trillion bipartisan fund backs the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Infrastructure 52

Infrastructure Employment Transportation Discrimination 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 21, 2021

Construction and the built environment account for nearly 38% of all energy-related carbon emissions around the world. From an environmental, social and economic perspective, it’s simply not sustainable. . 7 key takeaways on the future of sustainability in construction. Incremental change won’t cut it: we need a paradigm shift.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Construction Autodesk Innovation 52

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The historically high levels of economic and environment waste associated with public sectors buildings and other forms of physical infrastructure are simply not sustainable. Public Sector Facilities Management Professionals – NOW IS THE TIME FOR CHANGE.

Management 130

Management Renovating Change Orders Infrastructure 130

BD+C

MAY 25, 2023

4 considerations for increasing biodiversity in construction projects 0 qpurcell Thu, 05/25/2023 - 09:39 Urban Planning As climate change is linked with biodiversity depletion, fostering biodiverse landscapes during construction can create benefits beyond the immediate surroundings of the project.

Construction 116

Construction Regulation Site Sustainability 116

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Best value construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methods are readily available to virtually assure maximized environmental and economic returns on AEC, facilities management, and other physical infrastructure repair, renovation, or new construction projects.

Life Cycle 114

Life Cycle Procurement Construction Documentation 114

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Marc Asnis, AICP MFPRO+ Blog University Buildings Healthcare Facilities Mixed-Use Apartments Retail Centers Shopping Centers Designers Architects Adaptive Reuse Exterior Restoration Interior Architecture Sustainability Sustainable Development The death of the 20th century shopping mall is evident all across the country.

Austin 105

Austin Sustainability San Francisco Site 105

BD+C

APRIL 20, 2023

13 trends, technologies, and strategies to expect in 2023 0 qpurcell Thu, 04/20/2023 - 08:21 Sustainability Biophilic design, microgrids, and decarbonization—these are three of the trends, technologies, and strategies IMEG’s market and service leaders believe are poised to have a growing impact on the built environment.

Education 98

Education Environment Green Organization 98

BD+C

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Lessons learned from 70 years of building cities 0 qpurcell Mon, 02/05/2024 - 13:58 Urban Planning As Sasaki looks back on 70 years of practice, we’re also looking to the future of cities. As we plan for ever-changing communities, we continue to build a pluralistic practice. In turn, no singular solution defines how we work.

IDEA 52

IDEA New York City Architecture Plans 52

BD+C

APRIL 10, 2023

4 ways designers can help chief heat officers reduce climate change risks 0 qpurcell Mon, 04/10/2023 - 09:40 Sustainability Eric Corey Freed, Director of Sustainability, CannonDesign, shares how established designers and recently-emerged chief heat officers (CHO) can collaborate on solutions for alleviating climate change risks.

Risk 52

Risk Office Design Los Angeles 52

Job Order Contracting

MAY 17, 2022

How a company assesses and plans for climate-related risks may have a significant impact on its future financial performance and investors’ return on their investment in the company. “ESG- Using Environmental, Social and Governance factors to evaluate companies and countries on how far advanced they are with sustainability. .

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Regulation Risk Equity Organization 227

Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 24, 2018

LEAN Integrated Project Delivery, IPD, for major new construction and LEAN Job Order Contracting, JOC, for repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and minor new construction, are proven solutions that are readily available to real property owners that have the requisite levels of leadership and competency. .” – W.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Renovating Contract 100

Job Order Contracting

JUNE 26, 2019

Infrastructure Needs Leadership and Culture Processes Performance Knowledge Management Community and Social Responsibility. Learning LEAN construction can measurably improve facilities management outcomes. The solution lies with integrated delivery systems.

Life Cycle 100

Life Cycle Construction Renovating Sustainability 100

Building Information Management

JUNE 13, 2016

Facility / Infrastructure Total Cost of Ownership Management. Collaboration, transparency, mutual respect, and common terminology enable effective communication among the various decision makers, building managers, operators and technicians involved with facilities and physical infrastructure investment and management.

Management 40

Management Life Cycle Plans Renovating 40

BD+C

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Joint public-private sector effort needed to mitigate the construction sector’s embodied carbon problem It's going to take the efforts of government and the private sector to mitigate the climate-damaging problem of embodied carbon, says this building sustainability expert, Brent Trenga.

Procurement 52

Procurement Life Cycle Construction Materials 52

Building Information Management

AUGUST 6, 2012

Efficient life-cycle management of the built environment comes down to analyzing large data sets— big data—from several knowledge domains. Operative elements associate with leveraging big data for BIM (BIM defined as efficient life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology) include: - Transparency.

Life Cycle 81

Life Cycle BIM Environment Management 81

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 16, 2013

What are Facility/Infrastructure Life Cycle Costs? Is BIM the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology? What are the primary competencies and knowledge domains required to support life-cycle management of buildings and other physical infrastructure? What is life-cycle management?

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment BIM Management 40

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 16, 2013

What are Facility/Infrastructure Life Cycle Costs? Is BIM the life-cycle management of the built environment supported by digital technology? What are the primary competencies and knowledge domains required to support life-cycle management of buildings and other physical infrastructure? What is life-cycle management?

Life Cycle 40

Life Cycle Environment BIM Management 40

Natural Building

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

But its integration in urban infrastructure and planning is something we ought to explore more. Raw earth with other materials left to dry and harden under the sun has sustained the test of time. The use of raw earth to build public and private structures has been practiced for thousands of years, with over 1.7

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Commissioning Innovation Infrastructure 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 24, 2023

The infrastructure pipeline ballooned to $248 billion in the 2021-22 State and Federal Budgets, and movement to net zero is ramping up across the board. For example, the CSIRO, in partnership with the NSW Government, is building a digital copy of Western Sydney to better study city planning and traffic.

Construction 98

Construction Sustainability Innovation Modeling 98

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

economy and a way to conserve resources and protect the environment. And we continue to work with businesses to pursue their waste goals, including achieving near zero waste while cutting their carbon footprint and supporting public health, and in satisfying LEED, Green Globes and IgCC waste management plan requirements.

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Drafting Resource Baltimore Materials 234

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 19, 2023

The firm’s reached the latest milestone in its digital transformation journey: A Common Data Environment (CDE) for all projects established with the help of Autodesk Construction Cloud. Confusion over conflicting notes on plans was almost inevitable.” Likewise, client mark-ups were separate.

Autodesk 97

Autodesk BIM Drawings Engineering 97

Business Facilities

JULY 25, 2019

The Ontario government is opening the forest industry to jobs and promoting the use of sustainable renewable resources by investing in its first cross laminated timber plant. It will provide an environmentally friendly product that will be used to construct buildings and other infrastructure projects in Canada and the U.S.

Innovation 74

Innovation Resource Environment Housing 74