Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 14, 2013

This is a very unscientific consideration of all the non-confidential projects in the United States that achieved certification during the week of October 1 through October 7, 2013. With 7 projects, California had the most LEED certifications, followed by Michigan with 3 projects. At the low end, an NC v2.2

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BD+C

JANUARY 2, 2020

rating system, has become the largest building in the United States to earn LEED Platinum certification. The Willis Tower is currently undergoing a more than $500 million renovation that will transition it from an office building into a neighborhood that delivers life and work experiences.

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United States Certification Renovating Office 105

Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

2 There a total of 459 companies in the world who have achieved FedRAMP certification. It is now understood that requiring FEDRAMP certification in not in the best interests of federal government agencies and departments for many, if not most applications. It was based upon NIST standards and other information available at the time.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 17, 2020

An update to the BREEAM In-Use online platform, which is used to facilitate the benchmarking and certification process, has also been rolled out with an improved user interface. See my 2017 post on the First BREEAM USA In-Use Certification. this is not a new construction rating system).

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 10, 2020

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.

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Construction Marketing

DECEMBER 11, 2014

The main purpose of the website is to better connect employers with skilled workers in the United States. Licenses and Certifications. This feature allows users to prominently feature the licenses and certifications that they have earned. The site is styled after LinkedIn. Work Hands Features. Additional Details.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Just look at how many projects aim to achieve LEED certification or the new BREEAM certification, which we recently discussed here on Viewpoint Surveyor. If an owner wants to achieve LEED certification, the building will need specific materials and features. In fact, it’s become pretty commonplace in the construction industry.

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Building Radar

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Average Construction Worker Salary in the United States The average salary for construction workers in the United States typically ranges from $30,000 to $50,000 per year. Workers who have developed specialized skills or obtained certifications often command higher wages.

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Business Facilities

MARCH 15, 2022

ENERGY STAR certified plants are among the most energy-efficient plants within their industries. Together, 93 plants prevented more than 5 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions from the industrial sector.

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PC Construction

APRIL 12, 2024

Portland Commons, with its superior insulation and efficient building design, is the second-largest Passive House building at a university in the United States. kW rooftop photovoltaic array and passive solar heating, along with a beautiful mass timber component comprising of 40% of the building, is pending LEED Gold certification.

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Constructonomics

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

In today’s post, she delves into the timely topic of integrating efficient construction management and LEED certifications into building practices to lower operating costs and reduce energy use. A building can still be energy efficient and save money without being LEED certified, but certification often opens the door to even more benefits.

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Safety Services Company

MAY 23, 2013

OSHA Considering Expanding Crane Certification Requirement 3 Years. This article was written by Safety Consultants with Safety Services Company , we provide Construction, Manufacturing, and General Industry Safety Programs to over 100,000 clients across the United States and Canada. 10, 2017. General Industry'

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BD+C

JUNE 18, 2018

campus of EMD Serono, a biopharmaceutical business of Merck that focuses on specialty care, became the first in the United States to receive Gold-level certification for New and Existing Buildings from the International WELL Building Institute. An R&D building on the Billerica, Mass.,

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 3, 2016

United States , is a win for small businesses and very good for those that work on Green Globes projects. Among the significant beneficiaries of this Supreme Court decision will be the many small businesses involved with Green Globes green building assessment and certification system. The recent unanimous decision of the U.S.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Turner Construction Company, the leading general builder in the United States, today announced the results of a new Market Barometer survey that focused on environmentally-sustainable, or “Green,” building, and on sustainable practices in general. read more. read more.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

. -- NCCER was honored with the Construction Users Roundtable Workforce Development Award for its National Craft Assessment & Certification Program at the 2013 CURT National Conference held Nov. 11-13 in Tucson, Ariz.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 26, 2016

And while it is a standalone tool for measuring landscape sustainability, in June 2015, Green Business Certification Inc., the USGBC associated certification body for LEED, announced it had acquired the exclusive rights to the SITES rating system, its publications and trademarks. SITES v2 provides four certification levels.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 21, 2014

While hundreds of governments throughout the United States have adopted programs incentivizing green building, many tied to the LEED rating system, Arlington County, Virginia is the first to tie incentives specifically to the new LEED version 4. floor area ratio (FAR) bonus density in exchange for obtaining a LEED Silver certification.

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Building Radar

JULY 16, 2024

Here are some of the countries renowned for their leadership in the construction sector: United States: Technological Innovation and Infrastructure The United States consistently ranks among the top countries for construction due to its robust infrastructure projects, technological innovation, and adherence to stringent building standards.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 18, 2023

government’s potential role in the future of off-site construction in the United States and how industrialized construction can advance a nation's housing industry, a U.S. Learning From Japan's Off-Site Construction Experience ibush Tue, 04/18/2023 - 07:55 Insights into how the U.S. delegation, including representatives from the U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 26, 2016

And while it is a standalone tool for measuring landscape sustainability, in June 2015, Green Business Certification Inc., the USGBC associated certification body for LEED, announced it had acquired the exclusive rights to the SITES rating system, its publications and trademarks. SITES v2 provides four certification levels.

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Site Certification Green Sustainability 120

Safety Services Company

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Businesses have to analyze and assess multiple suppliers to find the most compatible ones, and they often require their vendors to have certain licenses, qualifications, and certifications. ISNetworld® In 2020, roughly 738,281 contractor companies in the United States supplied various services.

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PC Construction

MARCH 21, 2024

Portland Commons, with its superior insulation and efficient building design, is the second-largest Passive House building at a university in the United States. kW rooftop photovoltaic array and passive solar heating, is pending LEED Gold certification. “As The McGoldrick Center, with its large-scale 33.3-kW

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Maine Portland Construction America 103

Building Radar

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) plays a pivotal role in the architecture and construction industries, overseeing the licensing and credentialing of architects in the United States. Here are some reasons why obtaining NCARB certification is essential: 1.

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Architecture Construction Education Certification 52

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

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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Green Certification Transportation Commercial 204

Construction Superintendent Magazine

MARCH 27, 2014

With a score of 80 required to achieve Platinum level, the GIS building earned 89 out of a possible 110 points from the USGBC, which named the RIT facility “exceptional” and rated it among the top 1 percent of all green buildings in the United States today. frontpage'

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 4, 2020

New and existing buildings meeting higher levels of LEED certification receive increasingly higher levels of the property tax credit for five and three years, respectively. Under current law, the green building tax credit is tied to the LEED or its equivalent. The County caps the overall tax expenditure for this credit at $5 million annually.

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Green Certification Maryland Commercial 177

Construction Equipment

MAY 24, 2017

The EPA's release said, "The complaint alleges that FCA equipped nearly 104,000 Ram 1500 and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles (Model Years 2014-2016) sold in the United States with at least eight software-based features that were not disclosed in FCA’s applications for certificates of conformity and that affect the vehicles’ emission control systems."

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 17, 2022

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. Change is difficult for everyone. “Greenwashing” is a huge problem.

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BD+C

JUNE 8, 2016

Green Building Council’s LEED green building and certification programs have become ubiquitous standards for nonresidential construction, both in the United States and internationally. After more than two decades on the front lines of tracking and recognizing sustainable building practices, the U.S.

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BD+C

JUNE 8, 2016

Green Building Council’s LEED green building and certification programs have become ubiquitous standards for nonresidential construction, both in the United States and internationally. After more than two decades on the front lines of tracking and recognizing sustainable building practices, the U.S.

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United States Certification Green Sustainability 40

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 23, 2014

On March 18th the Tomkins County legislature enacted a new local law providing for up to a 10 year property tax abatement for construction achieving LEED certification. The amount of the exemption permitted varies by year and by the certification level achieved. but you knew that).

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Green Certification New York Baltimore 120

Safety Services Company

JULY 30, 2024

A Glimpse into ISNetworld® Hiring Client Coca-Cola Beverages Florida Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, a family-owned bottler headquartered in Tampa, serves over 47 counties in the state. With a robust workforce of over 5,000 employees, it stands as one of the largest Coca-Cola bottlers in the United States.

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PC Construction

MARCH 21, 2024

Portland Commons, with its superior insulation and efficient building design, is the second-largest Passive House building at a university in the United States. kW rooftop photovoltaic array and passive solar heating, is pending LEED Gold certification. “As The McGoldrick Center, with its large-scale 33.3-kW

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Maine Portland Construction America 52

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 4, 2015

What is unique in the applications due by January 30, 2015 is that up to 10 points may be awarded to those developments which meet Passive House certification requirements (national or international). Actual Passive House “certification” from PHIUS or the Passive House Academy is not required.

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Pennsylvania Housing Green Income 120

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 11, 2022

Centralize certifications for performance management, career planning and compliance processes. Virgin Islands Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Wallis & Futuna Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Åland Islands.

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Contractor Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

The Taco Innovation and Development Center (IDC), which opened in mid-2012, has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).

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