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More Than Green Buildings, Green Roads

Green Building Law Update

The amount of impervious roads is larger than the size of the state of Ohio. But when modern American society thinks about green building, those thoughts are almost universally of buildings and not of infrastructure like roads and bridges. And the negative environmental impacts associated with all that impervious surface are daunting.

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Capturing a Treasure Trove of Data Insights With Digital Twin

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In his 20 years there, he has been a part of some of the largest infrastructure projects around the globe, including mining, hydropower and water and wastewater treatment, conveyance and storage, frequently working with teams in North and South America, the UK, India and Asia. Senior Director & General Manager. Autodesk Tandem.

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STATE FOCUS – Ohio: Slow And Steady

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According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, in 2012 Ohio had a projected GDP nominal of $509.39 Department of Labor data indicates that the last time Ohio’s real GDP exceeded $443 billion was in 2005. Ohio also had three schools—Case Western Reserve University, Ohio State University and Miami University-Oxford—in the top 100 of U.S.

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How Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) Saves Contractors Time & Money

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Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) is today’s Nextel radio network with nationwide voice, text, and video calling that can be quickly deployed with no infrastructure costs. Business Management. Tue, 07/21/2020 - 07:14. Key takeaways from this informative white paper: What is PoC and how does it work? Promote to rotator No. Main Image.

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

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Research has readily noted the causal factors for the relative lack of adoption of Lean across the construction and facilities management sectors. Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 14(2), 73–78. Is Build-Own-Operate-Transfer a Solution to Local Governments Infrastructure Funding Problems? 1440-7027). Cullen, P.

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Cleveland’s sewer authority to pay developers for green solutions to stormwater runoff

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The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District that serves the Cleveland area will allocate $650,000 of state funds for a grant program to pay private developers to use green elements for managing increased stormwater runoff from a road project. read more.

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

Green Building Law Update

The amount of impervious roads is equivalent to the size of the state of Ohio. But when society thinks about green building, those thoughts are almost universally of buildings (be it offices or schools or homes) and not of infrastructure like roads and bridges. Additionally, road building consumes a lot of energy. and internationally.

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