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A Tour of a New Model Earthship

Natural Building

The home provides its own energy (with photovoltaics, passive solar and geothermal tubes), water (rainwater and even dew-water capture) and grows food in the greenhouse (necessary for temperature regulation and for filtering the water to be reused). She gives us a tour of the first Encounter, as well as the Global model she is test-living.

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The UK Sets the Scene for Mandatory ESG Laws in the Western World

Green Building Law Update

Two separate regulations were “laid before Parliament by Command of Her Majesty and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament”. These new laws are the Companies (Strategic Report) (Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2022 and the Limited Liability Partnerships (Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2022.

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Use the Construction Industry Model to Regulate the Sharing Economy

Green Building Law Blog

To ease you back into the workday routine, I want to share a post I wrote for RegBlog , the blog of the University of Pennsylvania Program on Regulation, about regulating sharing economy companies like Uber, Lyft and Airbnb. You can read the whole post here.

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Use the Construction Industry Model to Regulate the Sharing Economy

Green Building Law Blog

To ease you back into the workday routine, I want to share a post I wrote for RegBlog , the blog of the University of Pennsylvania Program on Regulation, about regulating sharing economy companies like Uber, Lyft and Airbnb.

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Topsy-turvy: Creative use of air rights results in a model of urban luxury design

BD+C

Depending on local zoning regulations, that restriction often results in a structure that steps back, floor by floor, as it rises. Architecture firm ODA has turned that development model on its head in its design for 100 Norfolk Street in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

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Hazardous Waste Management: How Environmental Consulting Can Help

Construction Marketing

Compliance with Regulations Different industries are required to comply with different sets of environmental regulations. These regulations mandate that industries conduct regular monitoring, impact analysis, and other assessments for proper waste disposal.

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Self-Driving Truck Startup Raises $52 Million for Autonomous Model

Construction Equipment

Ike, a self-driving truck startup, has raised $52 million in financing for the company’s Series A autonomous model. The company says self-driving trucks will help the trucking industry address the driver shortage, new regulations, and increasing accident rates. In an Ike blog post, the company says…