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Are Green Building Rating Systems Really Sustainable?

Natural Building

Professor Janis Birkeland is an honorary professor at the University of Melbourne who has taught sustainable planning and architecture at several universities. Previously, she worked as a planner, architect, and lawyer in San Francisco to gain insights into the impediments to sustainability. Is this really progress?

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BIM Dimensions 101: 3D, 4D, 5D,6D, 7D, 8D, & Beyond

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Essentially, 3D BIM lets you create and visualize the building's design. It overlays scheduling information into the model, allowing users to visualize the construction sequence and plan the project more effectively. Sustainability 6D BIM integrates environmental data into the model. What is 4D BIM?: What is 5D BIM?:

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Wet Kwaliteitsborging voor het Bouwen: Five tips for quickly onboarding employees with new construction technology

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The Building Quality Assurance Act, Wet Kwaliteitsborging voor het Bouwen , is set to be introduced in mid 2023 and will radically change the building system regulations for the Dutch built environment. Providing a range of supporting resources, like checklists, videos and visuals, will help people with a range of learning styles.

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The Reasons BIM is Going Nowhere Fast

Building Information Management

Sustainability. Regulators and the building industry should support efforts by codes and standards developers and adopting jurisdictions to format criteria in ways that simplifies and enhances the ability to verify compliance. Defining High-Performance and Common Metrics. Codes and Standards Adoption and Enforcement.

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Microbeads Ban in Maryland will be more Efficacious than Others

Green Building Law Update

And the bill does not ban microbeads used in science research or fluid visualization and fluid flow analysis. A “personal care product” does not include a prescription drug. Illinois became the first state in June 2014 to ban the manufacture or sale of plastic microbeads effective 2018.

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The Reasons BIM is Going Nowhere Fast

Building Information Management

Sustainability. Regulators and the building industry should support efforts by codes and standards developers and adopting jurisdictions to format criteria in ways that simplifies and enhances the ability to verify compliance. Defining High-Performance and Common Metrics. Codes and Standards Adoption and Enforcement.

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Top questions to ask when designing a green roof

GCP Applied Technologies

Roof utilization is a big driver for many employers who are looking to create recreational space for their staff or visitors, while others are creating green roofs for sustainability reasons. What is the catalyst for choosing a green roof? Additional considerations: Location.

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