Stok

APRIL 23, 2018

Building Energy Modeling (BEM) is often only used for green building certifications or to show compliance to building codes or standards. While most project teams have heard of energy modeling, very few fully understand its ability to support important energy related decision-making for projects. BEM Metrics: Informing Outcomes.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Often just considered 3D design, building information modeling (BIM) also acts as a collaborative work platform. It can improve speed and accuracy, increase efficiency, and set up an overall plan for construction phases. Each level of planning, design, and construction is responsible for the development of each BIM.

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BD+C

APRIL 9, 2018

Green Building Council, founded in 1993, we’ve witnessed an incredibly fast transformation of building design and construction—probably the most rapid market transformation since the industrial revolution. Thanks to the emergence of the U.S.

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Plans Innovation Green Modeling 76

Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

A new five-million person city, powered by clean energy and featuring an abundance of green spaces, may become the model for sustainable living. The city plans to be located 80 miles southwest of Beijing, and its plan is spearheaded by the Chinese government, according to Fast Company. Green Design.

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Constructonomics

AUGUST 14, 2012

My friend failed to explain exactly what she meant when she said she lived in a green house. I was thinking shades of green, not 20 watt light bulbs and a gravitational water supply that trickled at best. Three decades ago, going green was on the fringe. It might be time to revisit the myths about green living—I did.

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Construction Marketing

APRIL 11, 2023

All stakeholders have access to the same files, documents, drawing, and models. Sure, adding solar panels, PV windows, the best insulation for exterior walls , and water harvesting are all wonderful ideas for creating green buildings. Invest in the best technology to enhance planning and limit energy-guzzling rework scenarios.

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BD+C

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Tokyo city officials calculate that its Green Building Program reduced energy consumption by 20% since its inception, a statistic they identify as the reason the power stayed on during the 2011 earthquake. It has inspired green building practices in other parts of Japan, and Tokyo officials view their plan as a global sustainability model.

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Green Statistics Modeling Sustainability 45

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 26, 2016

SITES is modeled after the LEED green building rating system. And while it is a standalone tool for measuring landscape sustainability, in June 2015, Green Business Certification Inc., Green Building Council. SITES is a sustainable landscape rating system.

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BD+C

APRIL 17, 2023

The future of the 20-minute city 0 qpurcell Mon, 04/17/2023 - 14:20 Urban Planning Gensler's Stacey Olson breaks down the pros and cons of the "20-minute city," from equity concerns to data-driven design. With this in mind, many urban and transportation policies warrant a new model that includes designing for mobility.

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Equity Sustainability Mobility Resource 52

Green Building Law Update

JULY 14, 2019

Green Building Council is looking for the future of LEED and has officially opened a call for feedback and ideas for the next version of LEED. This is an opportunity for anyone and everyone to influence the next version of the most widely used green building rating system in the world. and also plan what’s next for the rating system.

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Green IDEA Atlanta Equity 120

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 26, 2016

SITES is modeled after the LEED green building rating system. And while it is a standalone tool for measuring landscape sustainability, in June 2015, Green Business Certification Inc., Green Building Council. SITES is a sustainable landscape rating system.

Site 120

Site Certification Green Sustainability 120

Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 22, 2022

Sitting on the grounds of a former petrol station was the COP house – a wooden cottage modelling a much more sustainable form of housing. But innovations are already underway, such as the funding model created by the Energiesprong Foundation – where the costs and benefits are split between owners and tenants. Affordable green housing.

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Housing Sustainability Construction Modeling 98

Pro Builder

JULY 8, 2020

Computer modeling helps home builders test concepts and plans for net zero homes before they break ground. Sophisticated yet commonly available computer modeling helps builders test concepts and plans for net zero homes before they break ground. Green Design. Rendering: courtesy Thrive Home Builders. .

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Products Design Modeling Denver 111

BD+C

MARCH 18, 2024

They plan to keep using it as an ED overflow space for other types of patients. The Alameda model focuses on speedy treatment in an outpatient setting. As in the Alameda model, one of these hubs could act to divert from multiple hospital EDs and offer the right level of care for those in crisis. works with 11 EDs in the region.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 13, 2016

Green Building Council has just announced that all new projects registering for LEED 2009 beginning on April 8, 2016 will need to satisfy increased minimum energy performance thresholds. 2007 (with errata but without addenda 25) using a computer simulation model for the whole building project.

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Natural Building

JANUARY 22, 2022

Army Veteran and Veterans Off-Grid founder Ryan Timmermans and volunteer Josh Camp talk about helping vets learn green construction in Carson, New Mexico. And through that, they teach green-building skills. “The more people we can teach to green-build, the more self-reliant they become and the more we help Earth.”.

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New Mexico Green Education Spirit 94

Stok

APRIL 17, 2023

This blog post was co-authored by Stok’s Director of Carbon Services Colette Crouse and students in her Masters of the Environment Carbon Accounting & Management course at the University of Colorado, Boulder: Rebecca Billingsley, Andrea Green, and Kenny Prior (see bios below).

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Accounting Colorado Environment Green 98

Construction Law

MARCH 1, 2024

News Our regular news round up includes a call from insurance companies for pilot projects to find investment models for green infrastructure; failure of another legal challenge to the Stonehenge project; and a warning that the new Building Safety Regulator is looking for a high profile prosecution to make a point.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 18, 2021

With that, the 4,390-square-foot house achieved the highest levels of certification from a who's who of green building programs, most notably the National Green Building Standard (NGBS), Energy Star , and the Environmental Protection Agency's Indoor airPLUS program. Every feature and step of the process is planned to the last detail.

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Green Certification Products Electrical 98

BD+C

APRIL 20, 2023

IRA-incentivized green building As the federal government provides more direction on the provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, owners and developers will begin taking advantage of the $369 billion included in the IRA for climate resilience, energy efficiency, and decarbonization-related technology.

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Education Environment Green Organization 98

CAD Shack

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

In a Revit MEP project file with a linked architectural Revit model, type VG to open the visibility graphics dialog. The Model Categories tab controls only the 3 dimensional components in the host (current) model. Architectural components that may be drawn in the host model are not shown in this dialog by default.

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Revit Modeling Architecture Green 40

Natural Building

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The plan is to build 60 sustainable homes clustered around shared spaces. The co-housing model is gaining popularity around the world as people look to forge alternative paths to home-ownership. It’s a 100-year plan. The co-housing development in Golden Bay would feature homes made from natural and sustainable materials.

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Green Industry Professionals

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

The most successful snow companies have a well-balanced business model that controls risk, smooths out cash flow, and allows them to remain top-of-mind service providers in their specific niche.

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Cash Flow Plans Modeling Risk 40

Natural Building

MARCH 29, 2011

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. Puerto Vallarta Model Home. The Beyond Green High-Performance Building Awards. New Expert Panelist on Green Education. Internal open plan design to enable maximum flexibility.

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Green Sustainability Architecture Travel 61

Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The first is a new expo hall project in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They just had to click on a model on the iPad to get this high level of detail for the project. The third achievement I’d like to point out is a site logistics and crane logistics plan that we helped develop for a large whey dryer tower project.

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Construction Autodesk BIM Wisconsin 94

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 31, 2023

Not only will the city benefit from integrated 5G services such as smart irrigation, smart waste management and smart lighting for the whole city, it will also use clean energy and offer smart green transportation. Furthermore, each apartment will have a tablet connected to city services and hospitality outlets.

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Autodesk BIM Documentation Consulting 52

Natural Building

JANUARY 28, 2022

Adaptive reuse fits the sustainability mantra of the “three Rs,” (reduce, reuse, recycle) but all too often we overlook the green side of architectural conservation. It’s time we stopped seeing it through the lens of planned obsolescence. Architecture is a renewable resource.

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Architecture Sustainability Liability Resource 52

Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The average American home still runs on fossil fuels, but one report has found a feasible plan to transform each home into a zero-energy one. To completely decarbonize a home—replacing cars with electric models, installing solar and electric heat pumps, and replacing other appliances—could cost $70,000. Green Design. cbroderick.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 11, 2015

Green Building Council is soliciting comments on its proposal to change the prerequisites of the current LEED 2009 rating system increasing the minimum energy performance thresholds. 2007 (with errata but without addenda 25) using a computer simulation model for the whole building project.

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Green Renovating Modeling Liability 120

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 6, 2011

Green Building. It got me to thinking – I need to develop a (much simpler) stress test model for my own company. I would challenge you to create simple models that allow you to give your own organization random “stress” tests. Better yet, what would you do if you suddenly found more work than you planned on?

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Construction Software Software Accounting 120

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The next phase of sustainability in luxury hotels 0 qpurcell Fri, 09/15/2023 - 11:42 Hotel Facilities The luxury hotel market has seen an increase in green-minded guests looking for opportunities to support businesses that are conscientious of the environment.

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Constructonomics

JANUARY 8, 2014

So what do government plans look like for the industry over the course of the next decade? BIM (Building Information Modelling) is helping the construction industry to evolve by creating detailed digital representations of a building which can streamline decision making processes regarding building project from the earliest possible stages.

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BD+C

APRIL 5, 2023

Green Building Council and a signatory to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2030 Challenge. One of the hallmarks of Carole Wedge’s tenure at Shepley Bulfinch was her leadership as a role model for women in architecture and her enduring commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Natural Building

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Chong Fook Loong, group director for research and planning on the project, says, “Tengah is a clean slate; we’re going for the ideal concept of segregation of traffic, with everything underground and then the ground level totally freed up for pedestrians — for people. So, it’s a very safe environment for all.

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Residential Plans Leases Site 98

Natural Building

APRIL 7, 2012

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. Puerto Vallarta Model Home. This book analyzes strategies for using night time ventilation and radiation and evaporative cooling, as well as landscaping and green roofs or roof ponds.

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Architecture Sustainability Green Life Cycle 63

Natural Building

JULY 22, 2011

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. Puerto Vallarta Model Home. The Beyond Green High-Performance Building Awards. Green Mountain Realty said. Name: Kelly Hart. Location: Crestone, Colorado, United States. HyperAdobe.

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Green Sustainability Architecture Housing 69

CivilJungle

APRIL 18, 2023

Join wealthy places and model how they act if you don’t have the accounts to work and are trustless; what appears great than Xerox from great experts in your business. Classic Green color siding goes correctly with native with nice composition roof and stone , white, and Adze cut and equal white rows and rods. Fresh-Faced Green.

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