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Award of Merit K-12 Education and Award of Merit Excellence in Sustainability: John Lewis Elementary School

ENR Construction

The effort to create Washington, DC’s first Net Zero Energy school was a lesson in perseverance, as the project team faced COVID-related material shortages and absenteeism, and permitting delays that shrank the original nearly two-year-long baseline schedule to just sixteen months.

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Preparing Independent Government Estimates – IGEs , IGCEs

Job Order Contracting

The net result is that without verifiable, current, and local detailed cost data, contracting offices and facilities sustainment and/or management teams are at a significant disadvantage. The overall amount of the Government’s estimate shall not be disclosed except as permitted by agency regulations.”

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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

Job Order Contracting

The primary advantage of JOC has historically been is the flexibility permitted in ordered quantities and delivery scheduling. A public agency can place orders with one or more contractors when the actual need appears and received on-demand services from a vetted service provider. US Army Sustainment Command. Matchette, R.

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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. Challenge County Initiative King LEED Living Local Government SITES Sustainable building program'

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Promoting Electric Vehicles as Environmental Policy or Corporate Welfare

Green Building Law Update

In addition to federal government incentives, a total of 37 states and Washington, D.C. green Maryland Energy Administration RGGI Sustainability Tesla building law plug-in electric vehicles' have created incentives for plug-in electric vehicles.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: A Green.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

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QR Codes Unlocking Secrets of NYC Building Permits | ENR.

ENR Construction

Sustainability. Washington Observer. QR Codes Unlocking Secrets of NYC Building Permits. New York City building permits are sprouting up with QR codes that instantly unlock vast amounts of project information. It is now nearing the issuance of its 200,000th building permit with a QR code. Building Types.

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