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Rooney Rule Revised Provides ESG Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

As companies, most that are far afield from the NFL, look to have a positive impact on the world, in increasing numbers addressing ESG governance factors, many businesses are striving to address inequality, including matters of unequal access, historical racism, gender discrimination, lack of inclusion and more.

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Florida is latest battleground over LEED standards centered on certified wood

BD+C

Bill supporters say other certification programs, including the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, should be considered, and that LEED discriminates against Florida wood growers. Green Building Council''s LEED program as the standard for state office buildings. Standards Codes and Standards'

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Homeownership Gap Between Black and White Americans Widest in 100 years

Pro Builder

Before the 1960s passage of anti-discrimination laws, Black homeowners were still doing better than they are today. Even after purchasing a home, the wealth gap is sustained by disproportionate home equity values. Homeownership Gap Between Black and White Americans Widest in 100 years. Fri, 01/21/2022 - 10:38.

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Can No Down Payment Mortgages Close the Homeownership Gap?

Pro Builder

The initiative aims to close the homeownership gap and rectify decades of housing discrimination against communities of color by making sustained homeownership more attainable for those who qualify.

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Improving Renovation, Repair, and Maintenance Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

The most widely used and known collaborative construction delivery methods are INTEGRATED PROJECT DELIVERY, IPD (for major new construction), and JOB ORDER CONTRACTING, JOC (for renovation, repair, sustainability, maintenance, and minor new construction). Discriminating: small changes are meaningful.

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize

Pro Builder

BotBuilt uses the latest technology to implement advanced motion planning with computer vision to build a more sustainable future for construction, forever changing the way the world builds with automation.

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Discover Montreal’s coffee culture

Construction Test

At Pikolo Espresso Bar, they don’t discriminate. Owner Jean-Francois Leduc’s insistence on sustainable, organic, single-origin coffee beans has won over Montrealers; there are now several outlets around town, including one at the city’s other great market, Marché Jean-Talon. TEA AND SYMPATHY.

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