Construction Specifier

AUGUST 31, 2021

As interest in sustainable roofs continues to grow, ordinances are beginning to show change and other ways to further reduce buildings’ impact on the environment must also be considered. As of this writing, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Delaware have finalized laws and regulations to lower the GWP levels of blowing agent formulations.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Through our Make It Real program, we encourage young people to engage with their communities by applying the design thinking process to real problems related to construction and the built environment. Sophia DiLoreto, Senior, Wachusett Regional High School, Massachusetts . Two key initiatives include: . Tell us about your submission.

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Construction Business Owner

MAY 13, 2022

4 Ways to Improve Sustainable Construction. How project management software can tackle sustainability challenges & increase productivity & profitability in the process. It’s no secret that modern construction has problematic effects on the environment. sustainable construction. Greg Ragsdale. Fri, 05/13/2022 - 14:32.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

At the International Advanced Building Skins (ABS) Conference & Expo in Bern, Switzerland, I spoke about quality assurance in home building and learned about a variety of new materials and applications that address production, quality, and sustainability. The sustainable construction world has become a data-driven marketplace.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MARCH 8, 2022

economy while making it more sustainable, resilient, and just. The White House states that it will drive the creation of union jobs and help grow the economy in a sustainable way that makes sure all people, including under-represented communities get ahead for decades to come. The IIJA is intended to grow the U.S.

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Building Information Management

MAY 20, 2015

By Massachusetts Contractors on May 19, 2015 – [link]. Virtually all of managers have backgrounds in construction and life-cycle management of the built environment. JOC is critical to improving construction productivity with respect to renovation, repair, sustainability, and maintenance projects. Contact Us.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 23, 2014

Technology-rich cities that took early advantage of technology trends and provide fertile environments for innovation: San Francisco (1), Austin (7), San Jose (9), Boston (17) and Seattle (18). Smaller, innovation-friendly cit ies that gained rapid momentum to achieve global position: Austin (7). Far West U.S. - Mid Atlantic U.S. -

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 26, 2016

USGBC’s annual Top 10 States for LEED list highlights states throughout the country that are making significant strides in sustainable building design, construction and transformation. Massachusetts: New Douglas Elementary School in Douglas; LEED Silver. Maryland: Holy Cross Hospital in Germantown; LEED Gold.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

MARCH 22, 2016

Massachusetts-based Tocci Building Companies won the 2015 Best Construction Blog competition , and has certainly amassed at the time of writing this post (March 22) the highest number of popular votes for the 2016 competition. It’s important to have new fume hoods and ducts for linking air contaminates to the rate of air exchange.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

DECEMBER 6, 2012

In keeping with Zipcar’s core values, the new office will be designed for energy efficiency and sustainability, will embrace a high performance workspace strategy with an open floor plan to help promote collaboration, and will have Zipcar car sharing spaces outside. John Hueber, president of Crosspoint Associates Inc., ”

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Business Facilities

MAY 24, 2022

District of Columbia, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Dallas round out top five, cutting energy costs while increasing efficiency, reducing emissions.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 17, 2023

To alleviate the labor shortage and sustain the future of the industry in the long-term, construction needs to attract a new generation of passionate, diverse, and innovative professionals. So, I thought this was not only a waste of time, but also the emission from the cars must have also been very detrimental to the environment.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 6, 2014

Amada decided to place its Amada Solution Center in Schaumburg because it was impressed with the Golden Corridor’s reputation for fostering an environment that encourages innovation and entrepreneurship, key factors in attracting highly skilled workers. The organization strives to create a sustainable manufacturing workforce in the region.

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Business Facilities

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Green Building Council is expanding its LEED for Cities and Communities program with a new $500,000 grant from Bank of America. Read: 20 Communities To Address Climate Change, Resilience, Social Equity at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Building Information Management

APRIL 5, 2013

. “New recommendations by a National Research Council (NRC) expert panel on green and sustainable building performance could lead to a revolution in building science by creating the first large building performance database” – Paul Fisette, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 30, 2020

How running mobile apps on rugged mobile devices is essential for sustaining your construction business. Rugged Mobility Solutions as Tough as Your Crew. Greg Ragsdale. Fri, 10/30/2020 - 07:07. When it comes to using technology on construction jobsites, smartphones are at the center of the action. Other Technology. Promote to rotator No. .

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PSMJ Resources

MARCH 14, 2014

Green Building Council (USGBC) released its ranking for the Top 10 LEED-certified states —those states that best exemplify green, sustainable design. According to McGraw Hill Construction , projects in the sustainable design industry could be worth up to $248 billion in the U.S. of LEED-certified space per resident. billion sq.

Massachusetts 56

Massachusetts Green Illinois Sustainability 56

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

The efficient life-cycle management of the built environment will not happen until change management is accelerated. Phil Wirdzek is the founding president and executive director of the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL). That said, major cultural change must occur in order to make significant progress.

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Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

The efficient life-cycle management of the built environment will not happen until change management is accelerated. Phil Wirdzek is the founding president and executive director of the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL). That said, major cultural change must occur in order to make significant progress.

BIM 40

BIM Conference Education CAD 40

Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

“Khalil is a digital champion at Boustead Projects a known digitalization leader in the Built Environment sector. During his role as the SkillsFuture Queen Bee, Khalil worked with industry partners to identify their training needs and promoted workforce upskilling, helping to build up the resilience of the Built Environment sector. ”.

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Building Information Management

JULY 26, 2012

Is there no better way for GSA to meet sustainability requirement than via LEED? The recently released sustainability and energy “scorecard” by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) demonstrates just how successful GSA has been at reducing costs, improving efficiency and eliminating waste. Ackerstein Sustainability LLC.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 30, 2017

percent, Massachusetts’ 3.7 The Massachusetts unemployment rate dropped to 2.8 At the last board retreat of the Northeast Economic Developer’s Association, it was discussed how, in New England, most communities include vitality, sustainability and other types of revenue generation such as sales or rooms and meals tax.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 8, 2014

These grants will be available statewide in order to support the commercialization of new technologies leading to the creation of high-paying, sustainable jobs in the commonwealth. The grant anticipates that the center will become self-sustaining after the initial three-year period. Wind power in the U.S.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regional Authority Grants: Federal-state partnerships that work with the people of 37 Appalachian counties in Alabama and the Mississippi Delta region’s twenty Alabama counties to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life. MASSACHUSETTS.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 21, 2014

They also offer a Sustainable Communities Grant and Loan Program that assists communities implementing “smart growth strategies,” and the CalReUSE Program that offers low-interest, forgivable loans to assist public and private partners in redeveloping contaminated “brownfields.” MASSACHUSETTS.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 16, 2023

BotBuilt uses the latest technology to implement advanced motion planning with computer vision to build a more sustainable future for construction, forever changing the way the world builds with automation. zoning codes through a first-of-its-kind user-friendly online resource.

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