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San Francisco office tower is first U.S. building to earn LEED Platinum v4 certification

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One Sansome Street, San Francisco is the first building in the U.S. to achieve LEED Platinum v4 certification. The building is also only the second property worldwide to be awarded with v4 certification. Standards Codes and Standards'

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Viewpoint Technology Awards – Call for Submissions

Viewpoint Construction Technology

To track health and safety certification information, Yates started issuing each employee a hard hat sticker and wallet card containing a QR code that can be scanned by any mobile device to retrieve safety certification information for that employee. Western Allied Mechanical Inc. Digitally Transforming Operations with Spectrum.

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San Francisco real estate records will include ‘green labels’

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Ecologically-sustainable building practices, or “green labels,” will now be included on official land records maintained by San Francisco. read more.

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EBS Project News – San Francisco Surgical Arts Receives LEED Platinum

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EBS is proud to announce that its client, San Francisco Surgical Arts, received LEED Platinum certification under the LEED Commercial Interiors™ (CI) v2009 rating system.

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Zero Waste in an Era of Net Zero Everything

Green Building Law Update

that collect most of the solid waste have tried to outlaw waste, including the San Francisco Mandatory Recycling and Composting Ordinance which may have been the first such municipal ordinance in the country and with the nation’s highest diversion rates one of very few that have worked at all. So, reducing waste is a good thing.

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Avian-friendly glass: A clear and present solution for birds

Construction Specifier

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved the Standards for Bird-safe Buildings in 2011. In 2016, ABC identified a proprietary channel glass from a New York City-based manufacturer as bird-friendly, making it the first 3D (U-shaped/channel) glass to receive Bird-smart certification (Figure 1). New York City is not alone.

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Trends to watch shaping the future of ESG

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ESG Interest from Clients “Certifications are often the first thing people think of when ESG and design are mentioned in the same breath. Where are you seeing the most interest from clients when it comes to ESG and certifications?” 633 Folsom, San Francisco, Calif. Kirsten Ritchie: That’s right.