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Electric fleet challenges and considerations

CK Power

Industry-leaders are making carbon reduction commitments. And overwhelming buzz surrounds electrification of infrastructure, transportation, manufacturing — name an industry. But fleet electrification isn’t as simple as ripping out engines and popping in batteries. Until then, industry can’t stop.

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Implementing an ‘asset drawdown strategy’ for site decarbonization

BD+C

Office Buildings Engineers M/E/P Systems Reconstruction & Renovation Resiliency Sustainable Design and Construction The trend toward building electrification in commercial properties with a view toward decarbonization is increasingly at the forefront of the effort to mitigate climate change.

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AEC inspections are the key to financially viable office to residential adaptive reuse projects

BD+C

AEC inspections are the key to financially viable office to residential adaptive reuse projects 0 dbarista Fri, 06/14/2024 - 08:45 Multifamily Housing About a year ago our industry was abuzz with an idea that seemed like a one-shot miracle cure for both the shockingly high rate of office vacancies and the worsening housing shortage.

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5 ways mass timber will reshape the design of life sciences facilities

BD+C

rcassidy Tue, 01/02/2024 - 14:16 John Sullivan, AIA A new study by a collaboration of design, engineering, and construction firms describes cost-effective strategies for building laboratories and science+technology facilities using mass timber. Rendering courtesy SGA.

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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group

BD+C

He has guided the sustainability process on over 30 million square feet of projects across many different building types and sizes, including K-12 schools, higher education facilities, mid-rise and high-rise residential, commercial interiors, retail interiors, and commercial office buildings.

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Construction project management 101 – Checklist

Lets Build

And it can be any type of construction project — residential, commercial, institutional, industrial, civil, agricultural, or environmental. At the start of any project, a business case must be created and evaluated to ascertain the feasibility of the project. Stakeholders then perform feasibility testing accordingly.

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Converting downtown office into multifamily residential: Let’s stop and think about this

BD+C

A better solution to increase the occupancy of downtown urban-core office towers could be to attract more professional services and businesses that are currently working in-office throughout less-dense urban and suburban areas in half-empty low-rise and inefficient office buildings, ubiquitous in every city’s commercial corridors.