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Sustainable construction: What you need to know

Lets Build

Implementing sustainable construction practices is crucial in order to reduce the industry’s significant environmental impact, including the excessive extraction of natural materials, high carbon emissions, and energy consumption. Free eBook: Quick guide to Lean practices for construction professionals What is sustainable construction?

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Is a BIM Mandate Coming to the US?

Viewpoint Construction Technology

As we discussed in a recent blog post , the JBKnowledge 2017 Construction Technology report found that building information modeling (BIM) adoption in the United States has been fairly slow, with only 27 percent of construction companies having a BIM department. Local BIM in the US. Benefits of BIM for Builders and Taxpayers.

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Building More Sustainably and Avoiding 9,000 Preconstruction Clashes on just One Project with Upgrade Estate

Autodesk Construction Cloud

How Upgrade Estate uses Autodesk Construction Cloud to build more sustainably avoiding 9,000 preconstruction clashes on just one project. They strive to increase social impact in a value-driven context through an economically sustainable model. At Upgrade Estate, we have a goal of being entirely net zero by 2035.

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Sustainability at Queen’s University in Canada

Natural Building

Sustainability Professor, Steven Moore, wants Queen’s University in Ontario Canada to be a moral and sustainable leader through their actions. Moore models sustainability through his own lifestyle, living in an earth-sheltered house in Tamworth, facing the Salmon River. underground year-round.

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The next phase of sustainability in luxury hotels

BD+C

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. And consumers are happy to spend more money on those brands.

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Significantly improve the likelihood of success of construction project outcomes

Job Order Contracting

It simply requires owner leadership, commitment, and support to implement and maintain a robust programmatic approach for all facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, sustainability, and new build projects. Let us help? ” Team with us to… 1. Improve the likelihood of success of construction project outcomes.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Mostafa Saber, BIM & Design Manager at Diamond Developers

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Digital technology tools today have changed the face of what it means to be in construction by enabling cloud collaboration, improving workforce productivity and making sustainable practices easy to achieve. The company uses adaptive thinking to achieve their greater purpose—sustainable living for all.

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