Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

So, accepting that most readers of this blog will not engage our law firm to draft their contracts, the second best way to mitigate your risk in a green building project is to utilize The American Institute of Architects, 2017 Documents: New Sustainable Projects Exhibit. Another 3 definitions relate to certification.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 17, 2017

Thankfully, strides are being made to combat climate change within our shared industries. Inouye Regional Center incorporates the natural Hawaiian landscape, and features LEED Gold certification. Each year more and more eco-conscious buildings are being erected across the world.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JULY 5, 2018

Southern Botanical , an industry leading commercial and residential landscaping company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, needed a better way to give its clients a secure method for online payments. As a result, Yates has been able to centralize all health and safety certification data and further its safety measures.

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Construction Marketing

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The annual Construction Marketing STAR awards recognize and honor marketing excellence of construction industry professionals across a broad range of function marketing disciplines. To view the 2017 award winners click here. Award Winners Receive: Frame-quality certificate, and optional gold-plated statuette/trophy.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 7, 2022

How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development. Home builders, trade associations, NGOs, and other groups are aggressively ramping up skilled construction labor training programs to bring more workers into the industry. Wed, 12/07/2022 - 09:51. John Caulfield, Senior Contributing Editor. But the task is monumental.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 5, 2017

The deadline to make application for Project Committee membership is March 15, 2017. And yes, sometimes it pursues LEED certification for these buildings. will be republished in 2017 for adoption in the IgCC 2018. ASHRAE is looking for new members to serve on the ASHRAE Project Committee for SSPC 189.1 ASHRAE 189.1

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

AUGUST 8, 2018

This is, of course, a problem for an industry already struggling to attract skilled construction professionals in the wake of the most recent recession. Maybe it’s time to sell young professionals on the transformation they could be seeing and using in this industry, and how innovations like software is automating and simplifying work.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

GRESB data assessments are guided by what the industry considers to be material issues in the sustainability performance of real asset investments. Significantly, the 2018 global average GRESB Score increased to 68, up from 63 in 2017. the Washington DC based non-profit entity related to the U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

As part of that development process, individuals and groups have been invited to propose changes to the 2015 edition of the NGBS submit proposed changes to the NGBS online by March 1, 2017. To appreciate the very large impact that the military has on the real estate industry, it is budgeted to spend more than $20 Billion on housing in 2017.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

The fast growing cannabis business could benefit from a voluntary certification system that producers could participate in to show consumers that they employ environmental best practices. Verdant Check is currently being piloted both with medical marijuana and recreational cannabis produces with a proposed first quarter 2017 public release.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MARCH 14, 2018

At Viewpoint and throughout the construction industry, productivity has been a popular topic of discussion. People are right to be concerned, since in 2017, McKinsey Global Institute found the construction industry’s labor productivity only improved 1 percent globally over the past 20 years. Cut Down on Labor Hours.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 26, 2015

And now that ASHRAE will be developing all the technical provisions of the IgCC, ICC announced the “2017 Group C cycle to develop the 2018 IgCC has been cancelled.”. To achieve LEED certification, buildings will continue to have to satisfy prerequisites and earn credits above levels necessary to meet the IgCC.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 26, 2015

And now that ASHRAE will be developing all the technical provisions of the IgCC, ICC announced the “2017 Group C cycle to develop the 2018 IgCC has been cancelled.” ” To achieve LEED certification, buildings will continue to have to satisfy prerequisites and earn credits above levels necessary to meet the IgCC.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 26, 2017

FITWEL, a cost effective, high impact, health promoting building certification, may be the best thing since sliced bread. FITWEL Certification articulates a vision for the future where every building is enhanced to support the well being of its occupants, and surrounding communities. The FITWEL certification process is simple.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 15, 2017

The CJE is a non-profit organization created as the resource and collaboration center for education, best practices, research, and JOC Certification. The next Mid-Atlantic CJE Chapter meeting is March 23 2017 in Falls Church, VA – no fees, lunch included!

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

It is surprising to many in the environmental industrial complex that there has been relatively little litigation arising out of green building. With over a million contract documents licensed on an annual basis, the AIA’s form construction documents are the most widely used contract documents in the industry.

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Contractor Magazine

JANUARY 8, 2017

With so many different industry segments represented, with more than 760 different types of products being displayed, with more than 50 free seminars, 17 paid courses, and five separate certification exams — how to make sense of it all? The events, exhibits, speakers and classes you can’t afford to miss. read more.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Of the more than 90,900 total registered LEED commercial projects as of August, 2017, few are LEED CI? Upon review, the 34 LEED v4 ID+C: CI projects already certified, inspire optimism not only for the green building industrial complex, but also the larger built environment. But what do historical numbers presage?

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

The remainder of the code is the substantive content that is the 2017 edition of ANSI/ASHRAE/ICC/USGBC Standard 189.1 Note, the 2017 edition of Standard 189.1 indoor environmental quality survey to be administered 18 months after issuance of a certificate of occupancy and repeated every 3 years. Sec 901.4.1.4.

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

From the September/October 2017 Issue. BF: Braidy Industries announced earlier this year that it will build a $1.3-billion Braidy Industries Chairman and CEO Craig Bouchard recently said the region’s pool of available, talented workers ought to be seriously attractive for advanced-manufacturing employers. By the BF Staff.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 14, 2019

This is your chance to be more than a cog in the environmental industrial complex, but to be a member of the community unveiling technological fixes influencing where the market is moving. We are working to ensure that LEED remains a global leadership standard, and we know that as we evolve LEED, industry feedback and support are critical.”.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 24, 2013

Consumers Energy has taken the next major step for its new natural gas plant in Genesee County, filing for approval of a certificate of necessity with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC). “When operational in 2017, this plant will produce about 50 percent less carbon emissions than the coal plants it will replace.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 22, 2016

will lose this worldwide competition and its long-held crown as the heavyweight champ of industrial giants. In March 2016, McAuliffe signed into law measures that establish a workforce training program targeted to increase specific industry certifications and occupational licenses that meet the needs of businesses in each region of the state.

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Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

From the July/August 2017 Issue. Southwest Louisiana is undergoing an industrial renaissance with record amounts of domestic and foreign-direct investment in new chemical and energy projects,” Gov. We encourage all of our industries to consider SWLA as a potential home base for their headquarters facilities.”. By the BF Staff.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 2, 2018

It feels to me like 2017 passed by in a flash. Enterprise project management tools have allowed us to do this within a portfolio for a long time, but the more “academic” side of the project management industry is catching up. You don’t need a certificate to do that. Blending Agile and Waterfall.

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Business Facilities

JULY 24, 2019

4 in Best Business Climate, Texas—all have been perennial contenders for BF’s top honor, the State of the Year Award: Texas and Tennessee each have won the award three times since it was created in 2007; Virginia was the 2018 SOTY; Alabama won BF’s top award in 2017. “An facility in Jackson, TN.

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cnstrctr

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

When I started my career in construction one of the biggest challenges I faced was how to learn about construction and the industry. What I found was that the industry is fragmented and there’s no magical pill to learning about construction. Construction Industry Publications.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

If we’re going to make a difference and reverse this trend, it’ll take a united industry all coming together to solve this problem, and ensure the next generation of skilled workers is on its way -- ready and able to do the important jobs that keep our world moving forward. said Ed Brady, CEO of the Home Builders Institute.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Now, a new duct system is set to transform the home heating and cooling industry in the same way, thanks to early investments by the Building Technologies Office at the U.S. From 2015 to 2017, IBACOS performed lab tests and modeling to validate the technology. Department of Energy (DOE). . Why Compact Duct Layouts for HVAC Make Sense.

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Business Facilities

DECEMBER 8, 2017

From the September/October 2017 Issue. The company is on track to produce its 1 millionth vehicle in late 2017. In August, S&A Industries, announced plans to expand in New Albany, MS, investing $4 million and creating 40 jobs. Another industry experiencing growth in Mississippi is agribusiness. By the BF Staff.

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

From the September/October 2017 Issue. Boyd Rutherford (left) and Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles, discusses his 2017 Environmental Package. Larry Hogan’s 2017 environmental agenda, which the governor unveiled in January. By the BF Staff. T he Maryland state legislature has allocated $7.5 Larry Hogan, with Lt.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 6, 2017

The six sites were tasked by the FAA with conducting “critical research into the certification and operational requirements necessary to safely integrate UAS into the national airspace in the next several years.” But not all of the players in Central NY are focused on ushering in the commercial drone industry in the U.S.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 22, 2016

The move will bring more than 800 new jobs to metro Atlanta by 2020—most of them by 2017. The facility, which will be designed to meet requirements for LEED certification as a “green” building, is expected to open in the fall. “The health care industry is an economic driver in Georgia,” said Gov.

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The Korte Company

JUNE 18, 2020

The industry has taken notice. Built with energy efficiency in mind, the site earned LEED Silver certification upon its completion. The 115,224-square-foot inn will replace three existing lodges badly battered by Hurricane Irma in 2017. NGIS Newport sets “a new standard”. Naval War College. In service of service.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

And, in industry tests, DaVinci tiles have the highest rating for straight line wind testing at 110mph in the ASTM D3161 test. They’ve also passed the TAS-125 certification test for wind uplift resistance in High Velocity Hurricane Zones up to 180mph. No Coastal Concerns. For us, we literally just had some landscape damage.

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Business Facilities

DECEMBER 7, 2017

From the September/October 2017 Issue. Like many locations in Colorado, the Grand Valley offers a juxtaposition of modern, industrial sites, historic downtown renovation projects and wide open land. By the BF Staff. The program, known as Blueprint 2.0, Launched in 2015, Blueprint 2.0 Photo: Ken Redding).

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 29, 2013

The new data center will seek LEED Gold certification, and is scheduled to complete construction in late 2014. Targeted Industries: IT, Hospitality & Rec., GDP (All Industry 2011): $301.1 Synagro calls itself the largest recycler of industrial and municipal organic waste in the United States. billion*.

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