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Are We Missing an Important Element of Sustainability Reporting?

Autodesk Construction Cloud

2024 promises to be a transformative year for public companies when it comes to reporting on strides made toward greater environmental sustainability.[ 1 ] In preparation for this new era, large publicly held entities and smaller companies alike have ramped up measurement and reporting around environment, safety, and governance.

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The first step to sustainable transportation

Autodesk Construction Cloud

However, as much of the nation’s industry is heavily reliant on fossil fuels, moving to greener, more sustainable alternatives is likely to be a challenge. With the right system, a designer can visualise a project and assess its impact on the environment. For some sectors, the transition is well underway. The transport transition.

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If Green Building is Going to Save the Planet it Will Have to Include Green Roads

Green Building Law Update

There are 3,980,817 miles of roads in the United States. Roads are the largest built structures we come into contact with and yet they are so ubiquitous and familiar that they have become an impervious given, the dark matter of the motor vehicle cosmos. The amount of impervious roads is equivalent to the size of the state of Ohio.

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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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Housing, Industrialized: Your Road Map to Off-Site Construction

Pro Builder

Housing, Industrialized: Your Road Map to Off-Site Construction. To assist those interested in making the journey, Pro Builder and the Pittsburgh-based Housing Innovation Alliance initiated a comprehensive “IC Road Map” with the help of a working group consisting of home builders, suppliers, researchers, and other industry experts.

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Building with Timber: Embracing Construction Technology for a More Sustainable Future

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Sustainability is a key focus in today’s construction sector. And, in order to achieve this, they have taken great strides on their road to digitalisation. Sustainability in Action. This structure is designed with disassembly in mind using more sustainable materials.

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Facilities Leaders NOT Facilities Managers

Job Order Contracting

Attaining a sustainable built environment requires Facilities Leaders NOT Facilities Managers. #1. Leaders see road maps to success, managers see paperwork. Managers focus upon goals; leaders grow their people and perfect their systems. Leaders leverage systems-thinking and are process-oriented.