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Civil + Structural Engineer
OCTOBER 30, 2023
New Sydney icon wins unprecedented seven awards, demonstrates importance of structure renewal to mitigate climate change Chicago (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced the winner of its annual award for best tall building worldwide: Quay Quarter Tower , in Sydney.
BDC Network
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Facility Condition Assessment Data Can Help Reduce Carbon Footprint 1 kcichowicz Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:59 Facility condition assessments provide powerful insight into your buildings and offer an ideal vehicle to advance resiliency and decarbonization goals. A facility owner and management team are pivotal in this transition.
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CCR Magazine
MARCH 24, 2025
The National Electrical Code (NEC) sets the rules for electrical work in commercial buildings across the United States. New rules focus on things like energy efficiency, improved safety measures, and renewable energy integration. Energy storage has also become a priority. Lets break it down.
CCR Magazine
JANUARY 21, 2025
The construction industry is one of the oldest and most important fields and has changed a lot over the years. Now, digital transformation is a big change that is even more significant than anything before. It changes how industries work and how they provide value to their customers.
Construction Marketing
MAY 17, 2023
These tools enable construction professionals to rethink every aspect of project planning, execution, and collaboration, whether it be through the use of project management software, virtual reality (VR), or building information modeling (BIM).
CCR Magazine
JANUARY 24, 2025
Eco-friendly practices enhance brand image, attract environmentally-conscious consumers, and improve efficiency by reducing energy use and waste. Adopting greener methods not only fosters customer loyalty but also creates new market opportunities, positioning your business as a forward-thinking leader in a changing world.
The Pro Builder
MAY 22, 2023
But the Desert Comfort Idea Home , a high-performance, net-zero–energy custom home built in the Sonoran Desert north of Phoenix, the latest in a series of Idea Homes produced by Pro Builder , is very real … and it delivers all of the comforts a desert oasis promises. You can’t just assume they’ll figure it out.”
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LetsBuild
MAY 26, 2023
It’s also responsible for 40% of carbon emissions and over 30% of energy consumption. Implementing sustainable construction practices is crucial in order to reduce the industry’s significant environmental impact, including the excessive extraction of natural materials, high carbon emissions, and energy consumption.
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Stok
MARCH 28, 2019
Given that buildings account for 39% of CO2 emissions in the United States, one of the foremost objectives in the sustainable building industry is to eliminate or reduce our built environment’s carbon emissions. The question is, how do we work towards carbon neutrality in buildings? Renewable Energy Generation: A Powerful Shift.
BDC Network
JUNE 7, 2024
7 ways to change 'business as usual': The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library 0 rcassidy Fri, 06/07/2024 - 06:52 Patrick Thibaudeau, JLG Architects – Renderings by Plomp and Snøhetta The need for change is more pressing than ever. Unless we change business as usual, these impacts will increase at a pace out of our control.
Stok
FEBRUARY 23, 2019
With the recently launched International Living Future Institute (ILFI) Zero Carbon Certification (ZCC) – the first third-party certified Zero Carbon global standard – achieving and verifying Net Zero Carbon performance is now within reach. Note that the ZCC certification also allows for off-site renewables if they meet certain requirements.
UK Construction Blog
AUGUST 1, 2024
The post Key Services Offered by Assent Building Control appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Assent Building Control provides various services to ensure construction projects comply with regulations and run smoothly. Their expertise covers various aspects, from understanding building codes to managing project approvals.
Civil + Structural Engineer
DECEMBER 1, 2023
We ask that you join us in the celebration of the AEC industry and learn more about the projects leading the way in changing the future of the built environment. We ask that you join us in the celebration of the AEC industry and learn more about the projects leading the way in changing the future of the built environment.
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CCR Magazine
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Given how serious climate change is, energy efficiency has become the need of the hour. McKinsey & Company talks about the current ‘decisive decade’ for climate change. Now, if your building is already standing on less energy-efficient grounds, how can you turn this around?
Civil + Structural Engineer
JUNE 10, 2024
The 2024 Class of Rising Stars in the AEC Industry Jeremy Mano Architect/Project Manager ARRIVE Architecture Group Bedford, TX Jeremy Mano is a bright architectural professional who stands out not only for his innovative designs but also for his commitment to teaching, research, public service, leadership, and exemplary time management.
Building Radar
JULY 31, 2024
Modern construction projects are increasingly defined by the materials used, which impact everything from durability and energy efficiency to aesthetics and cost. This article explores a range of innovative building products transforming the construction industry today, highlighting their applications and benefits.
BDC Network
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Mike Moreland and Ross Ferries Laboratories Contractors Designers Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Engineers Facility Managers Architects Building Owners When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the United States in 2020, the American research community experienced a sudden spike in funding.
CCR Magazine
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Unfortunately, one of the biggest issues standing in the way of this goal is the building industry. Buildings, which include the energy used for construction and design as well as for operation, account for over one-third of global carbon emissions according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). What is Net-Zero?
CCR Magazine
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Keeping in view the psychological effects of climate change the construction industry has to find ways of how it can build structures that can effectively withstand the changing climate conditions. The Growing Impact of Climate Change on Construction: Climate change impacts are too numerous and widespread.
Building Information Management
JUNE 20, 2012
Key Topics / Take Aways: Identify and advance technologies, processes, and management practices that improve the performance of federal facilities over their entire life-cycle, from planning to disposal. -The “how” of measuring investment successes. You can’t manage what you don’t measure.
Construction Specifier
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Cavanaugh and Michael “Mick” Dunn Photo courtesy Armstrong World Industries Today’s facility owners and managers face more intense demands than ever , driven by challenges such as tighter budgets, compressed timelines, and the need to create and maintain spaces that attract the right customers while promoting greater employee productivity.
CCR Magazine
APRIL 8, 2024
till 2035, as per the research done by Market Research 365 The increasing emphasis on energy efficiency within commercial buildings is leading to a heightened demand for advanced commercial boilers that utilize cutting-edge technologies like condensing boilers and modulating burners. Energy efficiency remains a critical factor.
Construction Specifier
NOVEMBER 16, 2024
By David Hohenstern Photo by Dean Riggott/courtesy Sto Corp A renovation can be triggered by a wide range of factors: water intrusion issues, delaminating exterior finishes, cold walls, and new fire and energy performance regulations. These elements collectively form a high-performance exterior wall assembly.
UK Construction Blog
JUNE 26, 2024
Integrated Solar Roofing Integrated solar roofing is gaining momentum all over the country, offering an aesthetically pleasing and efficient way to harness the potent energy of the sun. This trend is driven by the need for sustainable energy solutions that do not compromise on design?
UK Construction Blog
JANUARY 29, 2024
The increasing awareness of environmental impacts caused by consumption has heightened interest in sustainability and green practices, particularly in the building and construction industry. Solar panels, which use photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into direct current (DC), are a key component in harnessing renewable energy.
CCR Magazine
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important part of our lives and has now entered the workplace with a growing emphasis on green solutions for commercial building maintenance. Whether you want to reduce energy use, conserve resources, or boost build environment quality—these green solutions will do all that and more!
Stok
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
After the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) identified this decade as the final window to counteract catastrophic climate effects, 2020 saw a global explosion of private and public entities signing onto bold climate action commitments. HOW WILL ORGANIZATIONS BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ACHIEVING THEIR CARBON COMMITMENTS?
CCR Magazine
JUNE 12, 2024
Commercial building renovations are pivotal in maintaining and enhancing the functionality, aesthetics, and value of properties. Whether updating an office building, refurbishing a retail space, or modernizing an industrial facility, the process requires careful planning, skilled execution, and a clear understanding of the goals.
Business Facilities
AUGUST 1, 2014
When jobs stopped getting created (and in many areas employment was still hemorrhaging), we introduced the concept of growth potential as a key measure in our flagship rankings categories. Climate Change That’s Welcome. The state also fully implemented its Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model (TEAM) educator evaluation system.
CCR Magazine
JUNE 12, 2024
In recent years, sustainable development has gained importance for the development of the whole world due to the existing problems such as climate change, and depletion of the earth’s resources among others. Yet it remains a very material, energy- and water-hungry band, creating prodigious quantities of waste and greenhouse gas emissions.
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 30, 2018
An understanding of LEAN fundamentals and their application to O&M and overall Facilities Management is of great benefit to all participants and stakeholders. Shared, performance-based risk/reward. Promoting awareness and education with respect to LEAN O&M best management practices would drive significantly improved outcomes.
Job Order Contracting
DECEMBER 29, 2017
An understanding of LEAN fundamentals and their application to O&M and overall Facilities Management will benefit Planning. Shared, performance-based risk/reward. Promoting awareness and education of LEAN O&M best management practices leads to improved outcomes. Capital planning and management. Space management.
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Specification Product Update
JULY 21, 2023
The new line will enable contractors, designers and specifiers to choose materials with zero impact on climate change, promoting more ethical and conscientious choices. The team measures the impacts products have on the environment throughout their life-cycle using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methods.
UK Construction Blog
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
The post Building Your Construction Career: A Complete Guide to Industry Success appeared first on UK Construction Blog. The sector shows strong growth potential, especially in emerging roles like BIM coordination, drone operations, and sustainable construction, with annual growth rates of 12-20% in green building initiatives.
UK Construction Blog
JUNE 6, 2023
Moreover, the building sector is undergoing a transformation brought on by net-zero design; and here is how you can make the most of this trend. S&P Global/CIPS construction purchasing managers’ index rose to 51.6 S&P Global/CIPS construction purchasing managers’ index rose to 51.6 points in May from 51.1
BDC Network
MAY 25, 2023
K-12 Schools School Construction Architects Daylighting Daylighting Designs Energy Efficiency Energy-Efficient Design Projects Sustainability Less than a year after its opening last September, The AIA has recognized the new Boston Arts Academy with an Education Facility Design Award for its state-of-the-art learning environment.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JANUARY 12, 2023
Bouygues Energies & Services (Bouygues E&S) is a global leader in energy, digital and industrial transformation. Bouygues E&S places continuous improvement high up on their agenda in line with the demands of their clients to help deliver more sustainable design and build services.
CCR Magazine
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
These organizations set an example for other businesses and inspire change in the corporate world. They strive to build communities that are better prepared for the impacts of climate change, specifically targeting vulnerable populations. One of the key focuses of environmental justice organizations is climate resilience.
Construction Daily News
DECEMBER 10, 2023
Sustainability has become a paramount consideration for construction companies, project managers and contractors as concerns around climate change soar. Adopting the necessary measures for a sustainable construction project is a conscientious step toward creating functional and environmentally responsible structures.
Business Facilities
JULY 24, 2019
Companies continue to choose the region as a place to establish and grow headquarters operations—choosing to build a future in metro Atlanta. Metro Atlanta unites its global brands and companies to the new ideas from local startups every day—creating the ideas that change the world. Honeywell International Inc.
Building Radar
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Whether you’re a construction manager, contractor, architect, or just someone involved in a building project, understanding the terminology is crucial. Sustainable construction refers to building practices that aim to minimize the environmental impact of a project throughout its lifecycle.
Natural Building
MARCH 8, 2010
Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. Magnesium Based Cement.
In Eight
OCTOBER 12, 2023
A Digital Twin is effectively a digital replica of an object, process or a system. For our discussion here, I’m going to consider the Twin as more of a system or a process for use in government, environment and infrastructure projects rather than in the typical physical model sense. Let’s get started.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
AUGUST 15, 2023
For one, it’s an opportunity to build a physical legacy. The Autodesk Construction Champions is an exciting annual and global awards program recognizing 25 construction thought leaders making waves in the industry by driving innovation and change. Many things make construction an exceptional field to work in.
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