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Maryland to Commit to World Economic Forum’s One Trillion Trees Initiative Tree Planting

Green Building Law Update

The bill will create business opportunities for savvy players in the environmental industrial complex, not only when it creates mandated government appropriations through 2031 that will have a net effect of $15 Million a year, but dramatically creating private sector opportunities in forest mitigation banking.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

Pro Builder

Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda. He was like, ‘I can really do something because there are so many capable people who are willing to collaborate and innovate.’” They have to pitch in and get involved because they all realize that we won’t have sustainable economic growth if housing is too expensive here.”.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Community.

Natural Building

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. Banks are also approving solar panel installation loans. View my complete profile.

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ESG is Not Just for Public Companies

Green Building Law Update

Many find engaging an attorney with sustainability expertise is a good way to mitigate ESG associated risk. banking industry is signaling its willingness to consider ESG when underwriting lending. Smaller businesses, without a deep bench of internal ESG expertise need to be particularly cautious of greenwashing in ESG claims.

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Adding Efficient Construction Management and LEED Certification to Lower Operating Costs

Constructonomics

Despite the potential savings and reduced environmental footprint that Noelle lists, many businesses and homeowners are hesitant to move toward sustainability due to the initial costs, as pointed out by The Energy Fix’s post in 2011. Recent construction innovations are changing this, however. homes and offices remain inefficient.

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Sewage Treatment Innovation Promises Big Net Energy Gain | ENR.

ENR Construction

Sustainability. Banking & Credit Crisis. Sewage Treatment Innovation Promises Big Net Energy Gain. Specialty contractor innovation. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. Building Types. Construction Methods. Haiti Reconstruction. Economic Stimulus. Safety & Health. Associations.

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7 Things to Know About the Sustainable Future of Construction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

From an environmental, social and economic perspective, it’s simply not sustainable. . 7 key takeaways on the future of sustainability in construction. According to Dale Sinclair, Director of Innovation, EMEA at AECOM, you have to look to the beginning of the twentieth century for the last major innovations like steel and drywall. “If