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Net Zero Pledges by Businesses are Fraught with Risk

Green Building Law Update

We caution companies not to make unqualified general environmental claims because ‘‘it is highly unlikely that marketers can substantiate all reasonable interpretations of these claims,’’ the Federal Trade Commission standard for environmental claims.

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LEED is the Tool to Restrict Water Use in This Town

Green Building Law Update

While much attention was given last week to California Governor Jerry Brown’s executive order, in response to that state’s long running drought, seeking to reduce overall water use by 25%, there may be more to be learned from how the small Town of Hampstead in Maryland responded to its own water crisis in 2008.

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Rad Projects of 2018

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Certification: LEED CS v2009 Platinum. Certification: LEED CS v2009 Platinum. Services provided: LEED CS Consulting & Project Management, LEED Fundamental & Enhanced Commissioning, Energy Modeling. Certifications: LEED CI v4 Gold, Living Building Challenge Materials Petal. California Wellness Foundation.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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The key to that positive change resides in the same place in California it did in North Dakota—buried more than a mile underground in the middle of a huge shale deposit. Thus far, California hasn’t dived head-first into an embrace of fracking. Source: Energy Information Administration based on data from various studies.

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Code Compliance & Beyond: Upping Baseline Building Energy Performance

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California is the exception, developing its own building energy code—commonly referred to simply as “Title-24”—that leads the nation in establishing a higher baseline for building energy performance. Natural ventilation through operable windows has been a common ventilation strategy for high-rise residential buildings in California.

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Designing for recovery: The role of flooring in healthcare facilities

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10 Reducing nurse fatigue is a constant priority for organizations such as the American Nurses Association (ANA), The Joint Commission, and the Institute of Medicine. Certifications asthma & allergy friendly® CERTIFIED—These products have been independently tested to be more suitable for the 100-plus million people in the U.S.

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M&V, MBCx, WTF: Building Performance Monitoring as a Means to Achieve Decarbonization Goals

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In the built environment, quality assurance and control processes like measurement and verification (M&V) and monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx) require real-time, accurate data and provide insights that are foundational to achieving zero carbon targets.