ENR Construction

AUGUST 24, 2023

This blog examining California construction will ask questions, give you previews of what is to come in ENR California and report on what we are hearing, reading and seeing in the state's construction industry.

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Construction Specifier

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

So, the core goal of most industrial coatings is sustainability. All of these sustainability requirements have restricted the use of solvent-borne products, forcing the industry to come up with inventive, low-emitting coating systems. The post Coating for sustainability appeared first on Construction Specifier.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 24, 2024

The California builder highlighted its financial performance and outlined steps toward technological innovation and green initiatives in its new sustainability report.

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ENR Construction

MARCH 7, 2024

Energy conservation is a hallmark of this California State Office Building in Sacramento, one of the state’s first net-zero energy, net-zero carbon, all-electric government office facilities.

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ENR Construction

AUGUST 19, 2021

ENR California announces the winners of this year's safety and sustainability awards, part of the annual Regional Best Projects competition.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 2, 2022

California Builders Are Unfazed by Statewide Drought. California is struggling to navigate a severe drought, but that doesn't seem to be slowing the pace of new home construction. Thu, 06/02/2022 - 11:28.

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Lets Build

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Amazon announced its decision to invest in Plant Prefab, an innovative startup with a focus on in-factory construction, smart technology, and sustainable building. Plant Prefab is located in California and is originated from LivingHomes, a leader in designing and developing prefabricated homes.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 11, 2024

A focus on sustainability, clients and carefully selected projects generates results for ENR California’s 2024 Design Firm of the Year.

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Natural Building

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Rebecca Tasker, with a crew of apprentices, is building two straw bale houses near Escondido, California. People like sustainability,” Tasker said. Another sustainable feature of the houses will be a rainwater capture system that will collect 600 gallons for every inch of rain. So the building project is also a teaching site.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 2, 2021

How This California Nonprofit Developer Does Affordable Communities. Visionary Home Builders of California Inc developed its first affordable housing community in 1983. VHB’s new green communities feature energy-efficient appliances, sustainable materials and environmentally approved products, as well as solar energy.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Affordable Housing That LEEDs in Being Green and Sustainable. The design leverages the real earth below the courtyard for planting large shade trees, creating a serene, shaded community space for residents while also bringing some native California landscape to the street. . . All photos: Sustainable Comfort). . .

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 21, 2016

So, with targets on the backs of cows, “for dairies, California will aim to reduce methane emissions. One of the many problems with that aim is California dairy cows already “produce low enteric fermentation emissions per gallon of milk“. About half of the emissions from the State’s 5.5 they belch less) when compared to other U.S.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 11, 2024

A focus on sustainability, clients and carefully selected projects generates results for ENR California’s 2024 Design Firm of the Year.

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Natural Building

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

We always try to be sustainable, conscious, and responsive to the location,” cofounder Armida Fernández says. The post A Naturally Made Hotel in Baja California Sur appeared first on Natural Building Blog. The architects, Estudio ALA , began with a climate analysis. “We To give and not to take,” she concludes.

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Business Facilities

APRIL 22, 2019

As states are racing to be among the leaders powered 100-percent by renewable energy, industrial giants like Samsung are pledging to join them in adopting this gold standard for sustainability at their manufacturing plants. Read: Green Development & Sustainability: Letting The Sunshine In at BusinessFacilities.com.

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Featuring a wide range of team-based student learning spaces, social spaces and departmental offices for faculty and staff, the $87.4-million million Education Building II (EDII) is a strategically located, highly visible structure on campus that creates a new home for the medical school.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 13, 2021

New California Energy Code Makes Moves Toward Zero Emission Buildings. The California Energy Commission recently announced the 2022 update of the statewide building energy code will require new buildings to use less energy and cut carbon pollution by transitioning homes off of fossil fuels. Sustainability. cbroderick.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 29, 2017

California’s statutory changes to its existing residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing program, that became effective January 1, 2017, may be a model for residential PACE programs across the nation. The first residential PACE program started in Berkeley, California in 2007.

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ENR Construction

JANUARY 6, 2022

ENR California and Northwest Editor Erica Berardi speaks with Arup Principal Erin McConahey about building decarbonization and what construction can do in the fight against climate change.

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Stok

AUGUST 24, 2020

So, we decided to sit down with the team that led the Chase Center through its sustainability pursuit: SSR and stok. SSR and stok served as the sustainability consultants to the Warriors’ Chase Center and office tower projects. Lindsey, SSR: Sustainable design of a sports facility is a challenge in and of itself.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 22, 2016

The Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) has unanimously approved and signed an agreement with J.F. Shea Construction to build a $110 million state-of-the-art water treatment plant that will enable WRD to develop the first locally sustainable groundwater basins in California. WRD Board of Directors and J.F.

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BD+C

JUNE 20, 2024

This year’s winners included teams from Michigan, Indiana, Florida, Colorado, Utah, Texas, California and Puerto Rico. Participating students were tasked with drafting and building an attractive, sustainable and durable two-story wood-frame structure. Among its requirements: Maximum height of 12 feet.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

In a conversation I had with Barry Giles, a true green building pioneer, in 2018, he said, “to truly regard sustainable buildings in a holistic manner, it’s our obligation to start with the supply chain serving the construction industry.”.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Carbon reporting will be required by organizations, people, activities, information and resources involved in supplying a product or service in California. This is much more than only applying to Amazon and Walmart, and their supply chains. government and The Group of Seven. yes, this blog will continue).

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Stok

MARCH 24, 2020

To partially address this, AB 262 (known as the Buy Clean California Act ) was enacted. The act leverages California’s buying power to reduce emissions through low-carbon material selection and create a more competitive landscape for manufacturing low-carbon building materials. What does the act do and what products are affected?

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Contractor Magazine

JUNE 13, 2012

Home > Bath/Kitchen > Faucets > California Faucets Achieves Made in California Program Status. California Faucets Achieves Made in California Program Status. California Faucets has earned recognition by the Made in California Program. Related Articles California lawmakers pass anti-lead bill.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 8, 2020

In what is widely viewed as a flawed rule only further slowing chronically weak European economies, the EU Parliament will require by the end of 2020 that EU member public companies publish their policies on integration of sustainability risks, with a much watered down definition of “sustainability risks. Recent U.S. best practices.

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ENR Construction

JANUARY 26, 2023

Stanford University geophysics professor Rosemary Knight had always loved math and science, but it wasn’t until she attended Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, as an undergraduate that she discovered what would become a lifelong passion: geophysics.

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 29, 2016

One California nonprofit developer is reinventing the spectrum of multifamily builds to create a more cost-effective, high-quality, sustainable structure that can be modified with the resident population moving into it. Multifamily housing projects were a growing trend on many construction outlooks for 2016.

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Construction Today

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

California is a leader in the clean energy revolution, aggressively expanding its solar-plus-storage projects. The state’s energy storage capacity has grown significantly, with over 6,600… Source The post California’s Solar-Plus-Storage Surge: A Blueprint for Clean Energy appeared first on Construction Today.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

He made sustainability a core part of the firm’s ethos long before it was mainstream, illustrating that designers could significantly reduce energy use on a large scale, across project types. Through Dan’s leadership, building performance and sustainability were established as core values,” Hempel said.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 14, 2022

San Francisco took the top spot for its energy efficient transportation policies and local government operations, which prioritized investments for efficient and sustainable vehicle fleets and infrastructure. The West Coast dominated the list of energy efficient cities with four California metros in the top 10.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2018

US Army Sustainment Command. Basic Content Analysis, Sage Publications, Beverly Hills, California, 1985. The Content Analysis Guidebook, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, 24 California, 2002, pp. Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). Alliant Governmentwide Acquisition Contract. 42 Solicitation Number: TQ2006MCB0001. US 44 Army.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 22, 2021

The “Social” components of ESG are among least measured factors in corporate sustainability despite being among the most impactful. If we can assist you or someone you work with in ESG strategy and solutions, from policy to project implementation, do not hesitate to reach out to me.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Photo courtesy House & Home The growing importance and benefits of sustainable materials Awareness of WRC is generally quite high, particularly among experienced builders and specifiers; however, the attributes that influence product consideration are more likely to lead a customer to specify WRC and ultimately result in a sale.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 6, 2022

New development projects in Western states like California and Arizona could supply housing for thousands of new residents, but a waning water supply may not sustain them. And there isn’t the water to sustain that growth. Wed, 04/06/2022 - 10:35. They’re expecting the growth in this area to be a million people. Environmental.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In states like South Dakota and Kansas, new construction projects average a relatively affordable $204,420 and $207,120, respectively, but in states like California and Hawaii, buyers can expect to pay an average of $405,440 and $412,840 for new home construction, respectively.

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