Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 4, 2014

Despite that the unpublished opinion is not binding precedent, it will have a chilling effect on green building and in particular on the selection of new or untried materials and products that are the keystone of many sustainable projects. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation v. The complaint focused on the deterioration of the Parallams.

Green 120

Green Maryland Foundation Consulting 120

BD+C

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

The STEP Foundation (STEP), a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing technology industry benchmarks for sustainability practices in the built environment, and the Green Building Initiative (GBI), a nonprofit organization committed to accelerating the adoption of sustainable building practices, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding.

Sustainability 56

Sustainability Green Foundation Renovating 56

Construction Specifier

JULY 30, 2022

The post Rethinking rebar: Reinforcement goes green appeared first on Construction Specifier. Until specifying higher recycled content starts to make steel deconstruction and recovery practices more desirable, and effectively adds more scrap to the system, it is challenging to create change through specifying higher recycled content.

Green 128

Green Concrete Products Transportation 128

ENR Construction

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Green Building Council recently announced LEED Positive – a vision statement and LEED development roadmap that USGBC hopes will lay the foundation for a “regenerative” built environment.

Green 68

Green Products Foundation Environment 68

Building Radar

JANUARY 21, 2020

Lean and green – an abstract of the green construction industry Green construction, referring to both structure and the utilisation of environmentally sustainable and resource-efficient processes, no longer bears the stigma of companies run by starry-eyed idealists or business hippies. The future of green construction 1.

Green 52

Green Industrial Construction Materials 52

Business Facilities

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake Expands In Bowling Green, KY appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Southeast Blog-Feb-2015 Bowling Green Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Warren County'

Foundation 40

Foundation Green Kentucky Finance 40

BD+C

DECEMBER 5, 2016

The 600-square-foot Growing Green Center has been set in place on its site at Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, by builder Modular Genius. The facility, designed by Ziger/Snead Architects, will serve as a training and staging center for the city's Parks & People Foundation.

Baltimore 40

Baltimore Foundation Green Site 40

Green Industry Professionals

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Founded in 1972, the Arbor Day Foundation has grown to become the largest nonprofit membership organization dedicated to planting trees, with more than one million members, supporters and valued partners. Since 1972, more than 300 million Arbor Day.

Foundation 40

Foundation Organization 40

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 18, 2024

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. Limiting water use through use of green building techniques, which can minimise water waste and control excess water outside the building.

Materials 84

Materials Industrial Green Construction 84

BD+C

MAY 16, 2014

Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Bank of America Charitable Foundation announced the opening of the application period for the expanded 2014 Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program.

Green 63

Green Housing Banking Sustainability 63

Green Industry Professionals

JULY 9, 2019

With increased resources, they can ensure the sustainability of the workforce development programs directed by the foundation over the past 20 years.

Foundation 40

Foundation Resource Sustainability 40

Green Building Law Update

MAY 14, 2017

Last week the ICC and ASHRAE issued joint news releases on the status of the “unified green building code that could become the foundation for LEED certification” that will be published as the 2018 version of the International Green Construction Code. to green building has been dramatic. And that ASHRAE 189.1

Green 120

Green Certification Foundation Innovation 120

ENR Construction

OCTOBER 19, 2017

The new headquarters of The Colorado Health Foundation is environmentally conscious from the ground up.

Colorado 41

Colorado Foundation Green 41

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Radon typically moves up through the ground to the air above and into your home through cracks and other holes in the foundation. The techniques may vary for different foundations and site requirements, but the basic elements are: Gas Permeable Layer. Curiously, existing green building certification systems (e.g.,

Foundation 120

Foundation Risk Green Housing 120

BD+C

MAY 16, 2014

Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Bank of America Charitable Foundation announced the opening of the application period for the expanded 2014 Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program. read more'

Green 49

Green Banking Foundation America 49

BD+C

JANUARY 29, 2020

The School of Architecture at Taliesin will close after 88 years after an agreement with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation was unable to be reached. Students would split their time between Wright’s retreats housed at Taliesin West in Scottsdale and Taliesin in Spring Green, Wis.

Architecture 98

Architecture Agreement Foundation Green 98

BD+C

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Green Building Council (USGBC) announced its LEED Positive vision statement and LEED development roadmap that will “lay the foundation for a future of LEED that is regenerative.”. The vision consists of several parts that will guide development of the LEED rating system, including:

Foundation 95

Foundation News Green 95

BD+C

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) Brock Environmental Center reached construction completion today in Virginia Beach, Va. Designed by SmithGroupJJR and constructed by Hourigan Construction, the Center is an international model for energy and water efficiency and climate change resiliency. Body Image: read more.

Certification 100

Certification Foundation Virginia Sustainability 100

BD+C

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

We were shocked to learn that it is flat-out illegal to build this sort of ultra-green building in any city in America,” says Bullitt Foundation President Denis Hayes. But Seattle changed its building code to allow super-green buildings to meet performance standards as an alternative to prescriptive standards. read more.

Foundation 59

Foundation Seattle Green America 59

Green Industry Professionals

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Arbor Day Foundation program to raise awareness and celebrate the importance of trees and health

Foundation 45

Foundation 45

Green Industry Professionals

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Customer service, a tailored approach and trained technicians providing natural, organic treatment are the three keys to success for NaturaLawn of America in Pittsburgh.

Foundation 75

Foundation America Organization 75

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Green Building Council (USGBC) and Bank of America Charitable Foundation announced today the 11 projects selected for the 2014 Affordable Green Neighborhoods (AGN) grant program. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers'

Banking 45

Banking America Green Certification 45

Contractor Magazine

JULY 19, 2012

Green Geothermal. Green Mechanical Awards. Home > Plumbing > Viega Joins PHCC Educational Foundation Board of Governors. Viega Joins PHCC Educational Foundation Board of Governors. Related Articles Ridgid donates over $8,000 to PHCC Educational Foundation. Plumbing Contractor. Residential Plumbing.

Foundation 49

Foundation Education Charlotte Contractors 49

Natural Building

MAY 20, 2022

Several conventional and innovative green building materials are increasingly being explored to reduce the impact of the construction industry. Another ancient material, rammed earth , is a long-lasting green material. The impact of these “hidden” emissions is vast. Here are some of them. Ferrock is extremely weather-resistant.

Materials 52

Materials Sustainability Concrete Life Cycle 52

Natural Building

JANUARY 12, 2022

In reading through some of his introductory comments about foundations, I came across this statement: “In much of North America, foundations have been twinned with conditioned, subgrade living space: the basement. I see way too many “green building” advertisements for foam ICFs!

IDEA 52

IDEA Foundation Sustainability Green 52

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 13, 2015

I wrote an earlier bog post, Litigation over First LEED Platinum Building Comes to an End , when on July 23, 2015, parties in the lawsuit The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., In the spirit of Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story” radio program, the key players in this case were: Chesapeake Bay Foundation was the owner of the project.

Foundation 120

Foundation Liability Maryland Claims 120

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 26, 2016

Illinois Is Top State For LEED Green Building originally appeared on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. LEED is the world’s most widely used and recognized green building rating system. Green construction is quickly outpacing conventional construction in the U.S.,” as the epicenter of green building.

Illinois 40

Illinois Green Colorado Virginia 40

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 2, 2020

If green building is going to repair the planet it will have to include green roads. But when modern American society thinks about green building, those thoughts are almost universally of buildings and not of infrastructure like roads and bridges. Over 65% of the impervious surfaces in the U.S. and internationally.

Roads 296

Roads Green Certification Sustainability 296

Natural Building

MAY 27, 2013

Published in 2013 by Chelsea Green, The Greened House Effect: Renovating Your Home with a Deep Energy Retrofit , by Jeff Wilson, is a worthy read. This includes foundations, floors, walls and roofs. As a media professional focused on sustainable architecture and a former builder, he brings considerable knowledge to the topic.

Housing 63

Housing Green Renovating Ohio 63

Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Green Building. There’s a lot I could say here, but mostly, I just want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at Foundation Software. foundation. foundation software. Green Building. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. EQUIPMENT |.

Software 120

Software Software Construction Accounting 120

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Products from ten companies have been selected as finalists for the Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation Challenge sponsored by the Schmidt Family Foundation and the Dutch Postcode Lottery. Three winners will be selected from this group and will share a cash prize of $250,000.

Innovation 92

Innovation Products Green Sustainability 92

ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The operation was done at no cost and proceeds of the scrap metal go to the Green Beret Foundation. At 2,000-ft, an old communications tower in Elizabethtown, NC becomes tallest structure to be felled by explosives.

Green 51

Green Contract Foundation 51

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 15, 2014

” “Green Globes and LEED are voluntary, consensus based standards” according to Kevin Kampschroer, director of the office of federal high-performance green buildings at the U.S. Department of Energy, Green Building Certification System Review. A-119 Circular Federal Globes Green Kaplow LEED OMB Stuart'

Green 120

Green Regulation Permits Office 120

Contractor Magazine

JUNE 16, 2016

The IAPMO Group is proud to announce the formation of The International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH). read more.

Foundation 40

Foundation Green 40

Contractor Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Green Geothermal. Green Mechanical Awards. Home > Management > Business Devlopment > Nexstar Legacy Foundation to Award $42,000 in Scholarships. Nexstar Legacy Foundation to Award $42,000 in Scholarships. Related Articles The Nexstar Legacy Foundation announces scholarships. Plumbing Contractor.

Foundation 40

Foundation Electrical Contractors Industrial 40

The Constructor

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Home News Videos Tips Building Building Bye Laws Building Materials Aggregates Cement Wood Building Tips Buildings Green Buildings Flooring Formwork/Shuttering Paints & Decoratives Skyscrappers Smart Materials Concrete Concrete Admixtures Concrete Cracks Crack Repair Concrete Durability Concrete Properties Concrete Types Fibre reinforced Fire Proof (..)

America 203

America Concrete Foundation Airports 203

Pro Builder

AUGUST 31, 2020

Thick, Green Lawn. Thick, green grass is second only to a renovated kitchen when it comes to what homebuyers are looking for; the expectation being it will improve their quality of life. . It looks appealing and can help prevent foundation issues. The following top landscaping features can increase the value of your homes.

Railroad 98

Railroad Foundation Green Housing 98