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Measuring a building’s embodied carbon

Construction Specifier

From an environmental point of view, it is widely known buildings matter, as they consume nearly half the energy produced in the United States, use three-quarters of the electricity, and account for nearly half of all carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions. Life-cycle assessment. Photo © Chad Davies. by Edie Sonne Hall.

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Are Green Building Rating Systems Really Sustainable?

Natural Building

The following are her thoughts about green buildings and the rating systems that score them. Despite greater efficiencies and more greenery, buildings increasingly consume energy and resources, forget the poor, and cannibalize the natural life-support system. It is no longer enough to “do no harm”. .

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

Instead, most of the performance variations are caused by the system, of which those people are but a part. People can’t perform better than the system allows W. Edwards Deming – T he System of Profound Knowledge. Instead, most of the performance variations are caused by the system, of which those people are but a part.

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Top 10 Companies for Environmental Engineers to Work For

CivilJungle

Environmental engineering is a broad topic and covers a range of scientific and engineering areas that are dedicated to reducing waste and pollution while improving environmental conditions for all of us. There are lots of best companies to work for if you are in the field of environmental engineering. Company Name.

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Read the Latest News on Crumbling Concrete Schools, “Customization Culture” of Building Hinders Digital Maturity, UK Construction Growth Decelerates Due to Housing Market Turmoil and Weak Demand, and Renewable Energy and Low-impact Materials Make Construction Greener

UK Construction Blog

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: California's.

Natural Building

California has adopted the nations first statewide green-building standards, which will become mandatory in 2010. For renewable energy, the codes says, "Use on-site renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal, low-impact hydro, biomass and bio-gas for at least 1% of the electric power." July 22, 2008.

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BIM Glossary Terms and Definitions – NBIMS-US – 2013

Building Information Management

Can be structured, but as an aggregate, has no more meaning than the individual facts alone convey. (4) In 2010 buildingSMART developed the new IFC Certification 2.0 procedure that had been used 2001-2010. (6) Life-cycle Assessment. General Buildings Information Handover Guide. Raw factual bits of unprocessed information.