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Exterior cavity fireblocking: Exceeding fire performance

Construction Specifier

Without the use of ventilated facades, designers face the challenge of creating exterior walls that effectively manage water over the building’s lifespan, while providing the thermal performance needed to meet energy requirements, such as those outlined in the New York City Energy Conservation Code ( NYCECC ) and NYC’s Local Law 97.

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

Business Facilities

Each location lists property information, demographics and workforce information to educate prospective businesses on the economic and environmental landscape of Arkansas. percent between 2008 and 2018. La Junta helps drive economic impact for the region and provides primary jobs to people in a five county region.

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Sustainable construction products and technologies

GCP Applied Technologies

More accurate inputs of water and additives reduce the number of rejected concrete loads, and their associated costs and environmental impacts. Fewer concrete drum rotations on the way to the job site can lead to substantial fuel savings – bringing costs and environmental impacts down even further. return to top.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: California's.

Natural Building

July 22, 2008. The new California Green Buildings Standards Code requires builders to reduce energy use by 15 to 30 percent beyond current standards and use more recycled materials. Select materials assemblies based on life cycle assessment of their embodied energy and/or green house gas emission potentials.

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Public Law 111-308 – Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act – FBPTA – CORE COMPETENCIES

Building Information Management

The core competencies identified include competencies relating to building operations and maintenance, energy management, sustainability, water efficiency, safety (including electrical safety) and building performance measures. We modified the energy job task analyses to include facilities operations and management activities.