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Sustainable Building by the Numbers

Pro Builder

Sustainable Building by the Numbers. Sustainable building is using energy-efficient and healthier materials and the intelligent integration of design, construction, and operation of each home so it delivers benefits like healthier living, less maintenance, and durability not just for the next 15 years, but for decades to come. .

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An Invisible Revolution: How Leading Construction Firms Are Rethinking Construction as a Business

Autodesk Construction Cloud

How do we transform to become more data-centric? Whether you are an owner, planner, designer, builder, supplier, operator, start-up entrepreneur, or big-company innovator, you need to pay attention to the smallest details and listen to the weakest signals to create or transform. What do we need to do to prepare for the future?

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ESG is an Opportunity for Commercial Landlords

Green Building Law Update

The ‘just in time’ delivery supply chain mantras of the 1980s promising lower costs through no inventory and efficient logistics seem a distant memory. There has been a lot of talk in recent months about supply chain including that during the pandemic supply chain delays and shortages are real. yes, this blog will continue).

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Prefab Company Secures $30 Million, Announces Expansions

Pro Builder

“It’s a step change in custom homebuilding, making it significantly faster, easier and more sustainable to build beautifully designed, healthy homes.”. Innovation. Customers of the builder can choose their own architect or select one of the company’s designs created by several renowned architects like Ray Kappe and Brooks + Scarpa.

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Coming up with the new normal: How construction can turn the COVID-19 crisis into a transformative force

Lets Build

In the midst of this crisis, it is inspiring to see the initiatives many construction industry innovators have taken to support the battle against the Coronavirus outbreak. The more innovative and more investing companies will have a lot to gain. Increased demand for innovation. Sustainability under the spotlight.

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Government-Owned Facilities and The Continued Lack of Stewardship

Job Order Contracting

Specifically, despite a high level of leadership commitment to improve real property data, the federal government continues to face challenges with the accuracy and consistency of the Federal Real Property Profile (FRPP), causing the federal government to report inaccurate inventory and outcome information. We found that the $3.8

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How to design for adaptive reuse: Don’t reinvent the wheel

BD+C

Updating what you have is going to cost less, be more sustainable and come online faster. The inventory requirements of big-box retail and malls make these facilities ideal structures for adaptive reuse. Harvest the value of the existing space. From the beginning, it’s important to look for ways to be frugal.

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