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3 ways prefabrication doubles as a sustainability strategy

BD+C

Furthermore, prefabrication can help organizations achieve their own sustainability goals related to waste, energy reduction, and healthy environments. And, since these elements are constructed in a controlled indoor environment, damage from weather is not a concern. for the cases considered. and was constructed in just 48 months.

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Collaboration, Technology Among Key Takeaways from CFMA National Conference

Viewpoint Construction Technology

These tools and processes might have allowed them to get by and get work done (in compartmentalized silos) but they are not sustainable as today’s business environment changes around them. A licensed CPA in Ohio and Colorado, Phil has a Masters in Accounting. Technology. If you’re unfamiliar with the work of CFMA, learn more here.

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

Green Building Law Update

The amount of impervious roads is equivalent to the size of the state of Ohio. But when society thinks about green building, those thoughts are almost universally of buildings (be it offices or schools or homes) and not of infrastructure like roads and bridges. Additionally, road building consumes a lot of energy.

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Trends to watch shaping the future of ESG

BD+C

financing more socially inclusive projects is often the stickiest issue—particularly if you want to take something that is classified as office and convert it. Anthony Brower: What people are clamoring for now are things that they can actually see in the built environment. Avon Lake Renewable Master Plan, Avon Lake, Ohio.

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Columbus, OH Wins $50M Smart City Challenge

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

This funding is a game changer for the City of Columbus and central Ohio,” said U.S. This investment will not only link neighborhoods and improve mobility for residents, it will also encourage additional growth and provide an environment for new and existing technology companies to locate in Columbus. Sherrod Brown (D-OH).

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Early sustainability planning in research laboratory design

Construction Specifier

If done correctly, the process will focus on the benefits of program efficiency (avoiding overbuilding), creating functional adjacencies (shared spaces), planning for efficient systems (sustainable and green), and getting the best long-term value as well as setting standards for materials, equipment, and the environment. Do not overbuild.

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The Greened House Effect

Natural Building

Jeff Wilson is committed to doing what he can to conserve energy and safeguard our environment, and he does this through tackling his own home with a deep energy retrofit (DER). The Wilson family had dreamed of building a new house in the countryside, abandoning their 70 year old house in Athens, Ohio.

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