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King County Mandates its Green Building be the Greenest, with a Twist

Green Building Law Update

All King County, Washington government construction and major renovations must strive to achieve the top national green construction rating under Ordinance 2013-0324 unanimously approved last week by the Metropolitan King County Council. Green building laws generally follow one of three regulatory schemes.

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NIBS – Building Innovation 2013 Conference

Building Information Management

I am writing this from Washington, D.C. and… the communication and adoption of standard and/or “best practice” construction planning and delivery methods specific to all aspects of efficient life-cycle management of the built environment. .”

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NIBS – Building Innovation 2013 Conference

Building Information Management

I am writing this from Washington, D.C. and… the communication and adoption of standard and/or “best practice” construction planning and delivery methods specific to all aspects of efficient life-cycle management of the built environment. .”

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Climate Change Adaptation for Built Infrastructure

Building Information Management

During this presentation, Kim Magraw (US Department of Interior), Bridget Deemer (Washington State University), John Hall (US Department of Defense), and Ann Kosmal (General Services Administration) will provide the latest update on the preliminary results on research and information needs identified in the FY 2013 Agency Adaptation Plans.

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Insulation in the extreme

Construction Specifier

On January 1, 2021, new regulations became effective in California, Colorado, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Washington, and all of Canada banning the use of high global warming potential (GWP) hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) blowing agents. Currently within the United States, environmental regulatory action is taking place at the state level.

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What Wrong with BIM, NIBS, NBIMS …

Building Information Management

I just got back from the Building Innovation 2014: The National Institute of Building Sciences second annual Conference & Expo, held in Washington, D.C., not to mention life-cycle management and total cost of ownership. not to mention life-cycle management and total cost of ownership. January 6-10, 2014.

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NIBS – Building Innovation 2012 – January 7th-11th, 2012, Washington, D.C.

Building Information Management

14 Reasons to Register: Building Innovation 2013 . NIBS Building Innovation 2013 Visit Booth #5 – 4Clicks Introduces CEASAL. 1: Building Innovation 2013 is delivered by the National Institute of Building Sciences – an authoritative source of innovative solutions for the built environment.