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FEDRAMP is Hindering Facilities Management in the Federal Sector

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The fact is that FEDRAMP can and has harmed efficient federal sector stewardship of the built environment. 2 There a total of 459 companies in the world who have achieved FedRAMP certification. Our products are hosted on Microsoft AZURE, and Amazon AWS in the United States, both hosting infrastructures are FEDRAMP compliant.

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The New and Improved 2020 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard

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You care about this because the NGBS is the most used green building standard in the United States. As of April 1, 2020, more than 216,000 residential dwellings have been certified to the NGBS through NGBS Green, the third-party certification program administered by Home Innovation Research Labs. Replacing the 2015 edition (.

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Arc is Electrifying Green Building

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Already approaching a Billion square of projects not only in the United States but also from India to Sweden and Israel to Bhutan, if you are not familiar with the Arc platform, that helps a building owner measure performance and benchmark against others, you are missing out on what is transmogrifying the built environment.

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GHG, SHG, SEC Regulations – Facilities Regs and Reporting Changes Coming Soon

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Additionally, GHGRP (codified at 40 CFR Part 98) requires reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) data and other relevant information from large GHG emission sources, fuel and industrial gas suppliers, and CO2 injection sites in the United States. Conclusion. Change is difficult for everyone. “Greenwashing” is a huge problem.

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If Green Building is Going to Save the Planet it Will Have to Include Green Roads

Green Building Law Update

There are 3,980,817 miles of roads in the United States. The amount of impervious roads is equivalent to the size of the state of Ohio. As the developer of the Greenroads Rating System, the foundation manages the review and certification process for sustainable roadway and bridge construction projects in the U.S.

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LEED Commercial Interiors can Save the Planet

Green Building Law Update

million existing commercial buildings in the United States today. Upon review, the 34 LEED v4 ID+C: CI projects already certified, inspire optimism not only for the green building industrial complex, but also the larger built environment. The proof is in the numbers. There are more than 5.6 And despite the wildly successful U.S.

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RIT’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability Achieves LEED Platinum Certification

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The Golisano Institute for Sustainability, a world-class “living lab” that represents Rochester Institute of Technology’s ongoing commitment to the environment, has been certified Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council—the highest standard that can be achieved in the rating system.