Green Building Law Update
APRIL 22, 2014
The application of zoning laws, many of which date to the 1920s are bringing alternative energy projects to a halt in 2014. By letter dated August 3, 2012, petitioner advised the Town that it was “considering use of alternate turbine models” for the project. Historic zoning laws need to be brought into the contemporary era.
Pro Builder
APRIL 21, 2021
A Model Home Packed With Pandemic-Influenced Features. An upcoming community will feature innovations and forward-thinking housing design born from pandemic lessons, from package delivery zones to enhanced outdoor living. Housing Design Matters takes readers through the community’s model home, touring each pandemic-influenced amenity.
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BD+C
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
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.
DebunkTheBIM
JUNE 9, 2017
In all mainstream BIM strategies, FM models sit at the end of the chain of Ds – numbered from the 6 th D onwards, following the 3 spatial Ds, cost and time. Waste of modelling efforts’ is a major ‘thing’ among those that know little of the realities of BIMming but are deeply invested into it.
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 9, 2014
On January 9, 2014, the President announced the next step in those efforts by naming the first five “Promise Zones.” THE PROMISE ZONES INITIATIVE. The five Promise Zones announced are part of the 20 that will be announced over the next three years. so that each partner can work towards improvement and accountability.
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 27, 2020
JLG Hi-Capacity HC3 range of articulating boom aerial work platforms now includes 400, 600, and 800 series models. The mobile elevated work platforms (MEWP) feature three capacity work zones, based on the weight carried on the platform. All models offer 750- and 1,000-pound restricted capacity…
Stok
APRIL 23, 2018
Building Energy Modeling (BEM) is often only used for green building certifications or to show compliance to building codes or standards. While most project teams have heard of energy modeling, very few fully understand its ability to support important energy related decision-making for projects.
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