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Why the D.C. Green Building Act is Fundamentally Flawed and a Solution

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Act of 2006 requires that all new construction of non-residential buildings greater than 50,000 square feet be LEED certified. While there are many technical problems with the Green Buildling Act, the very premise of the law is fundamentally flawed. Green Building Act Fundamentally Flawed? On that date, the D.C.

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Vicki Worden on the New Green Globes and Her Commitment to the Mission

Green Building Law Update

I had an opportunity some days ago to speak at length with Vicki Worden, the Executive Director of Green Building Initiative. Readers of this blog will be interested in what this thought leader in the green building movement has to say. All of which gives her street cred in the green building industrial complex.

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ENR Top 100 Green Design Firms and Contractors: Reshaping Green Building Ideas

ENR Construction

Sustainability has been about buildings that help the environment. But COVID-19 has focused attention on healthy buildings.

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Innovative Approaches to Industrial Construction Project Management

Construction Marketing

Sure, adding solar panels, PV windows, the best insulation for exterior walls , and water harvesting are all wonderful ideas for creating green buildings. But it is also important to find ways to make the construction process itself sustainable. Separate all construction waste into landfill, recycling, and compost.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Building with.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life.

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Best and Worst of Commercial Construction Practices in 2009

HardHatChat

High – Green building. According to the 2009 Green Building Survey , there was a surge in green building activity across all building types from 8/08 – 8/09. Our industry is just at the tip of the iceberg in better green building and business practices. Low – Chicago losing the 2016 Olympic bid.

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Building Trends: An Old Material Becomes New Again

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Wood may not sound like an innovative building material, and wooden skyscrapers might sound like a strange idea. As Green Construction Grows, So Could Cross-Laminated Timber. Kaiser said a building like this is possible today because of increased concern about sustainability. Interested in green construction?

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