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Rising Stars in Civil Engineering – Josh Kimbrell, PE, QSD/P, LEED Green Associate

Civil + Structural Engineer

San Francisco, CA Spearheading the civil design for numerous San Francisco Bay Area projects, Josh Kimbrell has focused his career on building and developing innovative, sustainable, low-impact development design strategies and green infrastructure.

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Port Offers $7 Million in Grants for Large Park Projects

Civil + Structural Engineer

These projects are expanding asthma services , controlling stormwater runoff through the building of permeable parking lots , and creating open space buffers between port operations and communities, to name a few. To date, $38.9 million has been committed. As the premier U.S.

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Will Policymakers across the U.S. Embrace the New Version of the National Green Building Standard?

Construction Dive

Will a new-and-improved ICC (International Code Council) National Green Building Standard (NGBS, or ICC 700), which recently received American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approval and contains greener features than what was included in the original version, gain significantly more appeal among policymakers across the United States?

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D.C. office buildings going green at twice the national average

BD+C

In 2011, about 33% of new office buildings in the U.S. were built to green standards, but in the nation’s capital that rate has skyrocketed. Since 2009, about 66% of the office space built in Washington, D.C., has been green. read more.

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Best and Worst of Commercial Construction Practices in 2009

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At the beginning of 2009, I don’t think anyone, including a national commercial general contractor like Englewood Construction, was prepared for the twists and turns that would face the commercial construction industry. High – Green building. See the December 2009 issue of Shopping Center Business. 3 Dollar General.

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RHEINZINK-prePATINA ECO ZINC material now made with 50% less CO2

Civil + Structural Engineer

At the end of their use on a home or building, the material is 100% recyclable, maximizing cradle-to-cradle benefits.” As part of the ECO ZINC product offering, RHEINZINK-prePATINA architectural zinc has been Cradle to Cradle® (C2C) Certified at the Bronze level since 2009. and Canada Green Building Councils’ LEED® criteria.

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Proposal to water down Las Vegas green building code draws criticism

BD+C

A proposed bill before the Las Vegas City Council would allow any building built before 2009 undergoing a renovation to only have to meet the energy code requirements at the time of initial construction, not the current, stricter guidelines. read more.