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Greenbuild: Designing the Perfect Green People

Green Building Law Update

” My response is that the highlight at Greenbuild was all the ‘green’ building people. And thousands of other green people were there to attend sessions about how the build, grow and monetize green building. It is clear that green building is thriving. billion years of evolution.”

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The Global Climate Action Summit: A Quick Guide

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stok is excited to join this year’s Global Climate Action Summit in welcoming world leaders to celebrate climate action and inspire greater commitments in support of the Paris Agreement. The built environment is by far the largest contributor to climate change. Carbon Smart Building Day (Organized by: Carbon Innovations | Sept.

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Advancing sustainable construction: Specifying low-carbon concrete

Construction Specifier

At the same time, the built environment must adapt to the impacts of an already-changing climate by optimizing the resiliency of structural systems. 1 Average global temperatures are now approaching 1.5 F) above preindustrial levels, and 2023 was the hottest year on record. 3 With the world expected to add about 241 billion m 2 (2.6

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Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws

Green Building Law Update

The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) may adopt regulations to implement the bills. Senate Bill 249 / House Bill 277 (both passed) authorize the Governor to include the State as a full participant in any regional governmental initiative, agreement, or compact that limits or reduces GHG emissions from the transportation sector.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

The efficient life-cycle management of the built environment will not happen until change management is accelerated. Tuesday and Wednesday: Conference Educational Sessions. Friday: BIM Academic Education Symposium. The buildingSMART alliance Conference Educational Sessions are broken into two days.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

The efficient life-cycle management of the built environment will not happen until change management is accelerated. Tuesday and Wednesday: Conference Educational Sessions. Friday: BIM Academic Education Symposium. The buildingSMART alliance Conference Educational Sessions are broken into two days.

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State Focus: Pennsylvania – Built To Advance

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Corbett strategically articulated four core concepts for leveraging Pennsylvania’s vast energy resources to further reduce energy costs for businesses: harness abundant, affordable and domestic energy; enhance the environment; embrace free markets; and ensure security through energy independence.