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Commercial Construction Best Practices: How Not to be the Class Dunce

HardHatChat

Now is a good time to study up on sustainable construction, like this wind turbine install at Sloan Valve. I, for one, try to go to as many industry seminars as I can, whether they focus on retail construction, restaurant renovations , commercial real estate market conditions, etc. I soak it up like a sponge. Green Building Council.

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Commercial Constructions Trends to Watch in 2010

HardHatChat

1. Look for a solid increase in commercial construction renovations verses new locations, which should hold especially true with new retail construction. Green buildings across all commercial construction sectors will continue to gain in popularity. 2. Green is Gold. According to the Dec. 3. Franchise on the Rise.

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GBI Acquires Green Globes Expanding Sustainability

Green Building Law Update

In 2008, JLL, a Fortune 500 company with more than $50 billion of real estate under asset management, purchased ECD, a Canadian sustainability consulting organization that had developed Green Globes. JLL continued ECD’s strategy of promoting Green Globes in Canada as a building sustainability assessment and certification system.

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“The future pipeline is enormous”: Solar Landscape President Mark Schottinger explains how commercial rooftop solar alleviates America’s unprecedented energy demands  

Construction Today

Solar Landscape is on a mission to make solar America’s most shovel-ready energy source, and it aims to do so by building projects on commercial and industrial rooftops. The growth in AI machine learning, data centers, and the electrification of the economy will drive U.S.

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Sustainability guidelines for ready mix plant certification

GCP Applied Technologies

Sustainability guidelines for ready mix plant certification. The webpage also provides downloads—helpful worksheets and a "Guidelines" PDF 1 —for plants to make strides toward sustainability. The webpage also provides downloads—helpful worksheets and a "Guidelines" PDF 1 —for plants to make strides toward sustainability.

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The First BREEAM USA Certification

Green Building Law Update

Macerich, a leading owner, operator and developer of major retail real estate with a portfolio of over 50 shopping malls, also earned the #1 GRESB ranking in the North America Retail Sector in 2016 for the second consecutive year. BREEAM In-Use is open to all existing commercial buildings of any size, age and in any condition.

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Grundfos pump solutions contribute to global sustainability

Contractor Magazine

BJERRINGBRO, DENMARK — In early October, Grundfos invited trade media from North America and South America to visit the Grundfos headquarters and manufacturing facility here in Bjerringbro, Denmark. Commercial Plumbing Hydronics Systems Residential Plumbing Registered User' Grundfos walks the talk; an industry trendsetter.