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10 green building trends for 2014

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What are the major trends likely to affect the green building industry and markets in the U.S. As one of the world''s leading green building consultants, keynote speakers and authors, Jerry Yudelson thinks he knows the answers. He offers his green building mega-trends for 2014: read more.

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

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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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Commercial building measurement standard could meet resistance from owners

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A proposed new standard method to measure commercial buildings throughout the world is likely to find resistance among some building owners. The International Property Measurement Standards Coalition plans to announce a single measurement system for the global office market in June 2014.

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ASHRAE standard aims for consistency in measuring building energy use

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The newly revised ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 105-2014, Standard Methods of Determining, Expressing, and Comparing Building Energy Performance and Greenhouse Gas Emissions , is intended to provide consistency in reporting the energy performance of existing or proposed buildings. Standards Codes and Standards'

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EHR Infrastructure Designed into Historic Medical Campus

Civil + Structural Engineer

Boland VA Medical Center looks more collegiate than clinical, with 60 buildings spread over 105 leafy acres. Historic standards restricted the option of a standalone structure for the core element of the upgrade—a 6,000 sf central data and telecommunications center. Built in the 1920s, the Edward P.

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National BIM Standard – Survey – NBIMS-US – Building Information Modeling

Building Information Management

The Planning Committee for the nation’s building information modeling (BIM) standard is conducting a survey to obtain more information about the building industry’s use and perceived value of the National BIM Standard – United States® (NBIMS-US™). Today’s building professionals are increasingly using BIM in their work.

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

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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'