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Georgia Gets Its First Passive House

The Pro Builder

Georgia Gets Its First Passive House csweeney Tue, 05/21/2024 - 13:38 With just one other PHIUS-certified house in the southeastern US, Georgia is the second state to build to the green, zero-carbon standard Georgia just saw the completion of its first certified passive house. We’re really starting to ramp up in the Southeast.”

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Disability and architecture: ADA and universal design at college campuses

BDC Network

Disability and architecture: ADA and universal design at college campuses 0 qpurcell Fri, 02/09/2024 - 11:30 Higher Education To help people with disabilities feel part of the campus community, higher education institutions and architects must strive to create settings that not only adhere to but also exceed ADA guidelines.

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Will Summer Bring Energy Efficiency Challenges This Year?

Construction Daily News

Many construction industry professionals are anticipating 2024 climate change and how it will affect the sector. Summer 2024’s Climate Change Progression Almost every country and industry faced numerous challenges during the summer of last year, dubbed the hottest season on record. Although some believed it couldn’t get worse, the U.S.

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Are We Missing an Important Element of Sustainability Reporting?

Autodesk Construction Cloud

2024 promises to be a transformative year for public companies when it comes to reporting on strides made toward greater environmental sustainability.[ 1 ] In preparation for this new era, large publicly held entities and smaller companies alike have ramped up measurement and reporting around environment, safety, and governance.

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Sports Training Facilities: Creating Successful Environments Focused on High Performance and Athlete Wellbeing 

Civil + Structural Engineer

Efforts to prioritize the building’s interconnectivity save the student-athletes at least 30 minutes per day in travel time. We use this knowledge to inform our approach to projects, including the UW Basketball Facility, set to start demolition in early 2024.

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Happy New Year From DoD – The Proposed CMMC Rule Is Here

The Federal Construction Contracting Blog

The CMMC Program’s purpose is for contractors and subcontractors to demonstrate that Federal Contract Information (FCI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) being processed, stored, or transmitted is adequately safeguarded. This iterative approach should provide companies with appropriate ramp-up time.

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Leveraging Existing Technology to Tackle the Industry’s Biggest Challenges: Procore Leaders Cast Predictions for 2024

Procore

With 2024 just around the corner, construction spending in the United States has already surpassed $1.6 Below is a summary of our top 10 construction predictions for 2024: 1. To achieve these massive undertakings, firms will have to find innovative solutions, improve self-performance, and leverage clean data to build more efficiently.