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CBO Recognizes 2024's Sustainability VIPs

Construction Business Owner

Qualifying nominees for Sustainability VIP 2024 include all construction industry professionals — general contractors, subcontractors, manufacturers, suppliers, etc. — The nomination period ends Jan. Look for our finalists in CBO's March 2024 print magazine and on constructionbusinessowner.com.

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Cannabis Retail Construction: How to Navigate the Green Rush

HardHatChat

Between 2018 and 2022, Englewood’s national construction work in the cannabis retail industry grew by 100% and we expect that trajectory to continue as more states legalize recreational marijuana use and cannabis firms expand into new markets. These large facilities require specialty systems for artificial light, watering and humidification.

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Award of Merit Water/Environment Central Industrial District (CID) Green Infrastructure and Improvements Project

ENR Construction

piloted a green infrastructure demonstration project that aims to reduce overflows by more than 20%. To help develop and assess new techniques for capturing stormwater runoff before it enters the combined sanitary sewer system, the Kansas City Water Services Dept.

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Nominate Now: CBO's Sustainability VIP Is Back

Construction Business Owner

Qualifying nominees for Sustainability VIP 2022 include all construction industry professionals — general contractors, subcontractors, manufacturers, suppliers, etc. — who have developed programs or launched initiatives within their companies to support any of the following areas of sustainability: Industry and infrastructure.

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Why are green buildings important?

Lets Build

The increasing focus on green buildings is one of many areas where society is moving in the right direction, making whole-life sustainable buildings the only environmentally justifiable option for future construction projects. Today’s green buildings still use concrete but in a more considered and sparing format.

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2022 Top 100 Green Design Firms and Contractors

ENR Construction

With decarbonization incentives baked into recent federal spending packages such as the CHIPS and Science Act, Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, many owners across industrial and infrastructure sectors now have the wherewithal to think green.

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How digital tools are helping the construction industry to choose carbon-smart materials

Autodesk Construction Cloud

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.