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Innovative Approaches to Industrial Construction Project Management

Construction Marketing

As in all walks of life, technology and innovation are changing the landscape of the industrial construction industry. With this in mind, keep reading for 5 innovative approaches to industrial construction project management in 2023. But it has also changed the way in which project managers do their jobs.

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Meet BREEAM, America’s Newest Green Building Certification

Viewpoint Construction Technology

If you work in construction, you’re most likely familiar with LEED certification, the green building standard that many building owners aim to achieve. While LEED is well-known in the United States, the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) standards first developed in the United Kingdom are less familiar.

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The Business Benefits of Green Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Green construction isn’t new anymore. These certifications highlight the growing demand from building owners to go green, but also the interest of municipalities and industry associations in encouraging this type of building. Economic Benefits of Green Building. The Role of Contractors in Green Construction.

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The New and Improved 2020 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard

Green Building Law Update

The 2020 version of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) is now available for free download and public use. You care about this because the NGBS is the most used green building standard in the United States. And yes, that is more domestic certifications than LEED and Green Globes combined.

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Bird Friendly Building now the Law in Howard County

Green Building Law Update

Howard County has since 2008 been one of a limited number of jurisdictions across the country with a mandatory LEED green building law for private buildings. So yes, it is an unintended consequence of LEED green building that creates the solution to this environmental issue that it arguably contributed to.

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LEED Commercial Interiors can Save the Planet

Green Building Law Update

LEED Commercial Interiors projects present the best single opportunity for greening buildings. million existing commercial buildings in the United States today. LEED for Commercial Interiors enables project teams who may not have control over the whole building to build out green tenant spaces. There are more than 5.6

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

Green buildings generate large quantities of data. In an age when many have opinions about Edward Snowden’s disclosures, foreign state sponsored hacking, and Uber’s massive customer data hack, most people have not considered matters of data protection from their real estate, green building or otherwise.

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