Viewpoint: Protecting Utah’s Water Through Sustainable A+D
ENR Construction
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
Utah is experiencing a series of climate-related issues that significantly complicate the future of water in the region.
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ENR Construction
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
Utah is experiencing a series of climate-related issues that significantly complicate the future of water in the region.
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 15, 2014
Herbert became Utah’s chief executive in 2009 when Gov. Taking office in the midst of the Great Recession, with unemployment in Utah peaking at 8.4 What we’ve been able to accomplish in Utah measures up as good or better than anyone out there,” Herbert told BF. “Our Jon Huntsman was named U.S. Ambassador to China.
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Pro Builder
AUGUST 12, 2022
Sustainable community development is on the rise as high-end home buyers migrate from major cities to mountainous nature havens. One such “naturehood” is Benlock Ranch, a 154 lot development one hour outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. Sustainability. Fri, 08/12/2022 - 10:01. Community Development. Planning + Development.
Pro Builder
MARCH 2, 2023
Utah’s Housing Recovery Hinges on Federal Permitting Reform ldeakins Thu, 03/02/2023 - 11:46 Despite a fast pace of new-construction projects statewide, demand for housing in Utah continues to outpace supply.
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 21, 2018
US Army Sustainment Command. Utah Department of Transportation. The post LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction appeared first on 4BT. Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). Alliant Governmentwide Acquisition Contract. 42 Solicitation Number: TQ2006MCB0001.
Pro Builder
MAY 27, 2021
Utah-based builder Concord Homes is ditching traditional lumber and opting for bamboo for new-home construction. Sustainability. Could Bamboo Be a Viable Alternative to Lumber? cbroderick. Thu, 05/27/2021 - 10:29. The reasoning goes farther than combating rising lumber prices, Concord Homes told KUTV. Read More. . Building Materials.
ENR Construction
JUNE 11, 2018
Utah firm honored for its regional growth and ongoing push for designing more sustainable buildings.
Natural Building
APRIL 12, 2012
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.
Natural Building
OCTOBER 11, 2021
The Rocky Mountain Natural Building Conference will be held in Moab, Utah from October 14 to 16 this year. The keynote presentation will be delivered by Chris Magwood, director of the Endeavour Center, which offers programs, workshops and online courses on sustainable building and design.
Construction Business Owner
MAY 13, 2022
4 Ways to Improve Sustainable Construction. How project management software can tackle sustainability challenges & increase productivity & profitability in the process. sustainable construction. Greg Ragsdale. Fri, 05/13/2022 - 14:32. It’s no secret that modern construction has problematic effects on the environment. Main Image.
Job Order Contracting
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
Properly administered renovation, repair, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects that pays reasonable prevailing wage rates produce a higher percentage (greater then 90%) of project on-time and on-budget, and with higher overall satisfaction levels for project participants and benefactors (building users).
Construction Business Owner
JUNE 27, 2022
The Guide to LEED Sustainability Principles for Beginners. At an intimidating 274 pages, the guidelines are too technical for those new to sustainable construction. Easily grasp the fundamentals of LEED green building design & construction guidelines. Greg Ragsdale. Mon, 06/27/2022 - 16:18. Do Not Sell My Personal Information.
Green Building Law Update
JUNE 28, 2015
The difficulty under both schemes of water law was articulated by Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Wolfe, “All rain and snow water belongs to the public regardless of whose land it falls upon. Utah’s decriminalizing precipitation collection may be a model for the nation. Water law in the eastern U.S. ” McNaughton v.
Pro Builder
JUNE 16, 2023
Luxury Development in Utah Uses Leading-Edge Tech to Enhance Health and Wellbeing qpurcell Fri, 06/16/2023 - 11:54 Americans spend the great bulk of their time—about 90% —indoors. Now, a new luxury development in Park City, Utah, aims to improve the healthfulness of people’s homes while also providing opportunities to spend more time outside.
Green Building Law Update
JUNE 28, 2015
The difficulty under both schemes of water law was articulated by Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Wolfe, “All rain and snow water belongs to the public regardless of whose land it falls upon. Utah’s decriminalizing precipitation collection may be a model for the nation. Water law in the eastern U.S.
Natural Building
JULY 6, 2021
Moab Utah’s affordable housing nonprofit Community Rebuilds has been combining sustainable building practices, education, and affordable housing since its founding by now-mayor Emily Niehaus in 2010.
ENR Construction
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Utah State’s newest single-story academic building is combustion free and all electric. As the university’s first net-zero facility, it is designed to meet LEED Silver, but the team is seeking LEED Gold.
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JUNE 16, 2014
Thumbtack.com , in partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation , recently released the third annual Thumbtack.com Small Business Friendliness Survey showing that small business owners in Utah, Idaho, Texas,Virginia and Louisiana gave their states the highest rating for friendliness to small business. Far West U.S. Southeast U.S.
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 26, 2016
USGBC’s annual Top 10 States for LEED list highlights states throughout the country that are making significant strides in sustainable building design, construction and transformation. A newcomer to the Top 10 list is Utah, illustrating how LEED is expanding beyond states with densely populated urban areas.
Natural Building
APRIL 30, 2022
This net-zero carbon, modular, straw panel Accessory Dwelling Unit in Salt Lake City, Utah, is the first demonstration project and test build of Strawtegi, Inc. Using only FSC sustainably harvested wood products, this home design will sequester 5.5 insulated with dense-packed chopped straw.
Pro Builder
APRIL 1, 2021
Solar trees at Florida's Babcock Ranch, where sustainability is built into the infrastructure. Sustainability. Industry supporters have introduced such measures in Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas, and Utah. Photo: courtesy Babcock Ranch. . Energy Efficiency. Innovation. Energy Efficiency. CEF generates 1.37
Business Facilities
JANUARY 24, 2019
The Milken Institute's top 10 list of cities that are creating and sustaining jobs also includes San Francisco, Austin, Orlando, Raleigh, and Seattle. Read: Provo, San Jose Top Annual Ranking Of Best-Performing Cities at BusinessFacilities.com.
Construction Business Owner
APRIL 1, 2024
The 15 and 25-kWh LTO batteries that can last up to 30 years under normal load conditions provide sustainable energy and help achieve an eco-friendly and renewable future. Discover a greener, more sustainable future today. Your first step to Zero Emissions starts with ANA's EBOSS™ Hybrid Energy Systems.
Business Facilities
AUGUST 3, 2016
BF’s 12TH ANNUAL RANKINGS report is our most comprehensive analysis to date of the locations that are leading the pack in the most important benchmarks for sustainable growth in the 21st century. Part One: State Rankings.
Pro Builder
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Sure, Utah had one of the strongest economies in the country, but its population growth was being fueled largely by Silicon Valley companies setting up shop in Salt Lake City or acquiring local tech firms as satellite offices, while housing production was increasingly hindered by regulatory barriers. “The
Business Facilities
JULY 31, 2019
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Superfund Redevelopment Initiative (SRI), launched in 1999 with the goal of returning formerly contaminated lands to long-term sustainable and productive reuse for communities across the country.
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
The balance of the 10 most-improved states are Virginia, Oklahoma, Florida, Utah, Nevada, Louisiana, Oregon, Washington, D.C., Idaho posted the most gains by far in 2017, surging past a number of mid-ranked states in ACEEE’s comparative index of efficiency policies, best practices, and other metrics. and Kentucky.
Pro Builder
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
New states and provinces topping the multifamily certification list include Puerto Rico and Utah. Read more Green Projects Sustainability Sustainability New states topping the single-family certification list include Louisiana and South Carolina.
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 12, 2016
What follows is an update on locations that are staying ahead of the curve in meeting the essentials needed for sustainable growth in the advanced manufacturing sector. UTAH: ADVANCED COMPOSITES EPICENTER. Utah is at the epicenter of a burgeoning advanced composites industry. TENNESSEE LEADS IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING JOB GROWTH.
Construction Business Owner
OCTOBER 30, 2020
How running mobile apps on rugged mobile devices is essential for sustaining your construction business. Rugged Mobility Solutions as Tough as Your Crew. Greg Ragsdale. Fri, 10/30/2020 - 07:07. When it comes to using technology on construction jobsites, smartphones are at the center of the action. Do Not Sell My Personal Information.
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 28, 2016
Workforce development for manufacturing is top of mind in Utah. We see a strong demand for high-skill jobs that need to be filled, and here in Utah we are ready to create an even more robust talent pipeline to fill that demand,” said Ben Hart, managing director of business services for the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED). “We
Business Facilities
AUGUST 1, 2014
We’ll continue to be quick on our feet to provide you with this reliable constant no matter the ups-and-downs of economic fortunes: that our annual Rankings Report will be the fairest and most accurate assessment of progress being made by the locations that are leaders in charting a path to sustainable growth in these troubled times.
Building Information Management
JULY 26, 2012
Is there no better way for GSA to meet sustainability requirement than via LEED? The recently released sustainability and energy “scorecard” by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) demonstrates just how successful GSA has been at reducing costs, improving efficiency and eliminating waste. Ackerstein Sustainability LLC.
Business Facilities
JULY 24, 2019
Nevada and Alabama rounded out the top five in Economic Growth Potential, followed by Utah, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri and Mississippi. In higher education, San Antonio’s six NSA Centers of Excellence specialize in cybersecurity research and education and support a sustainable cybersecurity workforce pipeline.
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 8, 2014
These grants will be available statewide in order to support the commercialization of new technologies leading to the creation of high-paying, sustainable jobs in the commonwealth. The grant anticipates that the center will become self-sustaining after the initial three-year period. GEOTHERMAL HEATS UP IN UTAH.
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 22, 2013
LabPMM, San Diego California, opened its German diagnostics Laboratory and Myriad Genetics, Salt Lake City, Utah, set up its central European laboratory in a new building in Martinsried. Leaders from the Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative in 2012 dedicated the James L. Other (11 percent).
PSMJ Resources
JULY 18, 2011
a specialized consulting engineering firm based in Guelph, Ontario • Fentress Architects , an international design firm focusing on sustainable and iconic public architecture. an engineering and consulting firm based in Filmore, Utah Three of these firms, Burns & McDonnell , Eramosa Engineering, Inc.,
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 12, 2014
Consistent with the past few years, the 24th Annual State of Logistics Report expects slow albeit sustainable growth for the future, with the logistics GDP hovering somewhere between 2.5 Wilson believes that “the economy and logistics sector will slowly regain sustainable momentum, but we will still experience unevenness in growth rates.”.
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 21, 2014
They also offer a Sustainable Communities Grant and Loan Program that assists communities implementing “smart growth strategies,” and the CalReUSE Program that offers low-interest, forgivable loans to assist public and private partners in redeveloping contaminated “brownfields.” Expand fuel infrastructure, fueling stations and equipment.
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 15, 2014
Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regional Authority Grants: Federal-state partnerships that work with the people of 37 Appalachian counties in Alabama and the Mississippi Delta region’s twenty Alabama counties to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life. SSBCI dedicates $12.1
Green Building Law Update
NOVEMBER 15, 2020
Moreover, an invitee cannot maintain a negligence suit merely from a showing that an injury was sustained in the defendant’s building. It is widely accepted that while a property owner owes a duty to exercise ordinary care to keep the premises in a reasonably safe condition, it is not the insurer of the invitee’s safety.
Pro Builder
MARCH 16, 2023
BotBuilt uses the latest technology to implement advanced motion planning with computer vision to build a more sustainable future for construction, forever changing the way the world builds with automation. The construction business has one of the highest project failure rates of any industry.
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