Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Do you agree that the following are pillars of sustainable facilities management? Owners are knowledgeable of cost management and implications as are design-builders, inclusive of assessing risk related to any changes or issues. The post The Pillars of Sustainable Facilities Management appeared first on 4BT.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Sustainable Facilities Management will require a fundamental change in mindset. What is system thinking? – The application of system thinking to facilities management (FM) and the AECOO sector, and associated tools and support processes, can consistently ensure the delivery of quality, sustainable outcomes, on time and on budget.

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 14, 2023

ESG goals are crucial to set and adhere to because they represent how focused an organization’s interests are on sustainable and ethical impacts. They also help stakeholders understand how a business manages risks and opportunities around sustainability issues.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Businesses making a net zero claim like, “we will be net zero by 2030” risk a charge that they are misleading consumers. We view our role as articulating and then mitigating for a business what is now termed “carbon asset risk” which includes a business claim of net zero. The more likely and larger risk is certainly to reputation.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

This blog post highlights the legal risk associated with ESG disclosures and proffers that through green building practices, like the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED certification, companies can mitigate their legal risk while still being responsive to the trend of more environmental ESG disclosure.”.

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FDR Safety

JULY 9, 2013

The first is risk assessment. In the mid-‘90s, when I was part of the National Safety Council’s Institute for Safety through Design (now “sunset”), risk assessment was more of a concept and vision than a reality for most organizations in the U.S. The other issue that is gestating more slowly is sustainability.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

NAHB Chairman's Message: Proposal to Create Climate Risk Committee. NAHB will continue to be the housing industry’s voice regarding climate issues, with NAHB's Leadership Council recommending the creation of a new Climate Risk Committee. Does Access to Flood-Risk Data Impact Homebuyer Decisions? Wed, 11/30/2022 - 16:18.

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BD+C

APRIL 8, 2024

3 sustainable design decisions to make early 0 qpurcell Mon, 04/08/2024 - 09:26 Sustainability In her experience as an architect, Megan Valentine AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, WELL AP, Fitwel, Director of Sustainability, KTGY details three early sustainable design decisions: site selection, massing and orientation, and proper window-to-wall ratios.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

The best way to mitigate risk in your green building project are properly drafted contract documents prepared by this law firm or by another attorney with green building experience. For the first time, beginning in 2007, there was a single short clause in B101 contract document about sustainability in the project.

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Construction Business Owner

MARCH 23, 2023

Sustainability has prompted many companies to define their emissions goals for the future. Rental can help eliminate that worry by mitigating the cost and risk of making a purchase. Even so, electric equipment technology is still quite new, bringing with it certain misconceptions and concerns about investing in it.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 24, 2018

In a dramatic shift the fastest growing environmental issue in 2018 is sustainable business practices. What are fast growing and emergent are sustainable business practices. Barron’s earlier this month published an article about environmental, social and governance issues, “The New Allure of Sustainable Investing.”

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Improvement in risk avoidance and fostering owner and team stakeholder satisfaction, trust, and mutual long-term benefit for all parties are prerequisites for sustainable lifecycle management of the built environment. contact-form] The post Effective Public Sector Construction Project Management appeared first on 4BT.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 7, 2017

And while each of the core sets of documents are updated every 10 years, what is most significant about this update is the new AIA Document E204™ – 2017, Sustainable Projects Exhibit. The use of an exhibit for sustainable projects is new. This is a dramatic and significant evolution in the contracts for green building.

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FDR Safety

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

This article will show that before risk assessment innovative initiatives that might currently be considered PTD efforts resulted from collaboration of safety and engineering personnel primarily relying on assessments of feasibility. The post PTD Before Risk Assessment: A Historical Perspective appeared first on FDRsafety.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

So how can companies optimize for their bottom line without putting their businesses at risk? . Firms that want to stay both competitive and resilient in an evolving economic landscape need a strong risk management strategy – yet this is easier said than done. Risk management is a multifaceted challenge.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 30, 2022

The push for sustainable construction. Last year, in a huge step toward sustainable construction, Infrastructure Australia, the nation’s independent infrastructure advisor, announced a set of governance, economic, social and environmental criteria—which it terms a quadruple bottom line—that will inform future investment recommendations.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

The new regulations now require certain companies to provide a “sustainability” information statement on climate-related disclosures in their annual strategic report. how processes for identifying, assessing, and managing climate-related risks are integrated into the company’s overall risk management process; As well as a description of.

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Construction Specifier

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

By Richard Martens Sustainability is a complex topic in all fields; every initiative seeking to improve sustainability brings both improvements and setbacks. Within modern construction, there is an exception to the inherent complexity of sustainability comparisons. Photos courtesy Sto Corp. Construction is no different.

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 1, 2020

Human capital risk management holds that employees are the primary asset of companies. Companies that truly care for workers yield a sustainable competitive advantage from building a caring culture. Wed, 04/01/2020 - 09:46. Construction is a people business built on healthy relationships and partnerships.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

Such is problematic for corporate directors, in particular in their risk oversight role as they consider risk management policies to be implemented by the company’s management that are consistent with the board’s strategy and risk appetite. and elsewhere around the globe. And such may be the case.

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Construction Dive

MARCH 18, 2024

By adopting BIM's data-driven approach, MEP professionals today streamline workflows, reduce project risks and design more efficient and sustainable building systems.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

AUGUST 30, 2022

However, as much of the nation’s industry is heavily reliant on fossil fuels, moving to greener, more sustainable alternatives is likely to be a challenge. The post The first step to sustainable transportation appeared first on Digital Builder. For some sectors, the transition is well underway. The transport transition.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 15, 2023

Mechanism for sharing risks and benefits Sustainable Facilities Management [contact-form] The post Relationship-based Job Order Contracting appeared first on 4BT.

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Levelset

AUGUST 24, 2022

Construction businesses need many different types of insurance to mitigate the risks associated with building projects. Two of the most common insurance policies that contractors have are builder’s risk and general liability, which serve very different purposes. What is builder’s risk insurance?

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Stok

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

REALISTICALLY PRICE TRANSITION RISK At the moment, capital for the climate transition domestically and in emerging economies is often costlier due to perceived risks in policy uncertainty, technological developments, and less data on rate of returns. Referenced with the EU Taxonomy , any building that is not in line with 1.5

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Hurricane Ian Poses High Flash Flood Risk to More Than 7.2 trillion are within the moderate and high flash flood risk bands, but that forecast will likely fall short of the storm’s total damage. . trillion are within the moderate and high flash flood risk bands, but that forecast will likely fall short of the storm’s total damage. .

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 28, 2014

The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure announced that earlier this week it reached the milestone of 1,500 Envision Sustainability Professionals who have been credentialed in the use of the Envision sustainable infrastructure rating system. yes, something like LEED for roads and bridges).

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BD+C

APRIL 22, 2024

Adrian Walters, AIA, LEED AP BD+C Laboratories Designers Architects Sustainability As lab designers, we are always striving to better understand the needs of lab scientists—the end users who our spaces are designed for. This helps us design lab spaces with better flow and usability, as well as decreasing the levels of risk.

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Construction Marketing

MAY 17, 2023

Safety and Risk Management Safety and risk management are paramount in the construction industry. Implementing robust safety measures and effective risk management strategies are essential for protecting workers, minimizing accidents, and ensuring project success.

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BD+C

APRIL 10, 2023

4 ways designers can help chief heat officers reduce climate change risks 0 qpurcell Mon, 04/10/2023 - 09:40 Sustainability Eric Corey Freed, Director of Sustainability, CannonDesign, shares how established designers and recently-emerged chief heat officers (CHO) can collaborate on solutions for alleviating climate change risks.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

As attorneys we assist companies capturing opportunities while mitigating risks, including because our ESG efforts can be subject to attorney client privilege and confidential work product, it is our focused long term experience in sustainability law that truly advantages our clients in leveraging ESG risk as a business opportunity.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Affordable Housing That LEEDs in Being Green and Sustainable. The project was developed and designed by Norstar Development USA and Sustainable Comfort. All photos: Sustainable Comfort). . . This LEED Platinum project demonstrates that quality housing can be both affordable and sustainable. Tue, 09/01/2020 - 07:00.

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Construction Law Monitor

MAY 8, 2013

Homes built with sustainable, energy-efficient materials are proving to be less vulnerable to wind, hail and water, making them better investments for homebuyers and more attractive to insurers seeking to lessen risk. This could mean lower insurance premiums for homeowners who take steps to increase their homes’ sustainability. .

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 28, 2021

Roughly 35 Million Homes are at ‘High Risk’ of a Natural Disaster. A new study by CoreLogic found nearly one-third of the nation’s housing to be at risk of a natural disaster. By analyzing the severity and frequency of damage brought on by natural disasters, CoreLogic researchers created a composite risk score. cbroderick.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 3, 2017

business seeking to mitigate the risk associated with data protection. Therefore, DoD sustainable proponents have brokered this waiver with USGBC, allowing DoD to continue to utilize LEED without compromising data. The EU law is not only mandatory of all doing business in EU countries, but is excellent guidance for any U.S.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

MARCH 22, 2022

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. Sustainability at the forefront. ©Luc Roymans.

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Building Radar

MAY 12, 2020

The need and importance of sustainability in construction has become a debated topic due to growing concerns over climate change and the finite nature of resources. A sustainable build should take these factors into account along with the biodiversity of the land. Not only that, the sector is also a major producer of waste.

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