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EEBA Launches New Net Zero Carbon Building Professional Designation

The Pro Builder

EEBA Launches New Net Zero Carbon Building Professional Designation qpurcell Wed, 08/23/2023 - 09:54 The Energy & Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA) Academy has released a new training course for those interested in pursuing a Net Zero Carbon Building Professional Designation.

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DOE releases stricter energy efficiency standards for new federal buildings taking effect in 2014

BD+C

The Energy Department released stricter energy efficiency standards this month for new federal buildings. The standards, which will take effect next July, are expected to result in source energy savings 18.2% above the current requirement for existing buildings. billion over 30 years." billion over 30 years."

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IBHS releases updated resilient construction standards

CCR Magazine

The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety ( IBHS ) today released the 2025 FORTIFIED Home, FORTIFIED Commercial and FORTIFIED Multifamily construction standards. All three standards are updated periodically to align with building codes and design standards.

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Code Compliance & Beyond: Upping Baseline Building Energy Performance

Stok

Due to their embodied carbon and operational carbon footprints, buildings play a significant role in these efforts, so understanding the impact of legislation on buildings is critical. This directly translates to building energy codes. For example, LEED v4 refers to ASHRAE standard 90.1-2010

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Writing Facades on Legacy Code | Virtuous Code

Construction Dive

Virtuous Code. Writing Facades on Legacy Code. Currently whenever an administrator clicks the "new application form" button, the controller code which creates the new form does it something like this: form = Form.create!(:name "The three virtues of a programmer: laziness, impatience, and hubris" -- Larry Wall.

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ADVANTAGES OF PEX PLUMBING  SYSTEMS DETAILED IN NEW TECHNICAL DOCUMENT

Civil + Structural Engineer

Prepared by PPI’s Building & Construction Division , PPI TN-31 Differences Between Crosslinked Polyethylene (PEX) and Polybutylene (PB) Piping Systems for Potable Water Plumbing Applications discusses the advantages of modern PEX tubing and fittings as compared with PB tubing and fittings, which were last sold in the U.S.

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Dept. of Energy releases stricter energy efficiency standards for new federal buildings taking effect in 2014

BD+C

The Energy Department released stricter energy efficiency standards this month for new federal buildings. The standards, which will take effect next July, are expected to result in source energy savings 18.2% above the current requirement for existing buildings. Standards Codes and Standards'