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Building-integrated Photovoltaics Expected to Play a Larger Role in Making Buildings Green

Construction Dive

Solar energy is expected to play a larger role in making buildings green in the not-too-distant future. Nanomarkets LC believes the worldwide market for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) will skyrocket from approximately $2.1 billion now to roughly $7.5 billion by 2015. ” Read more.

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With Climate Events on the Rise, Material Selection is Critical for Long-term Resilience

Civil + Structural Engineer

Experts estimate flood and wind losses from Helene to be as high as $47.5 As these extreme climate events continue to grow in number and size, owners are turning to architects, engineers, and construction professionals to deliver more resilient buildings without higher costs. Can Cold-formed Steel Outperform Wood Framing?

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Statistics Suggest that It Pays to Get Buildings Certified as Green

Construction Dive

Going green through the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM), and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen e.V. DGNB) rating systems all have their reported benefits, she said.

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Unfit planning system means 4,700-year wait for onshore wind

Construction Enquirer

The current planning system will fail to deliver the Government’s ambitions to build infrastructure to meet net zero goals and housing needs. megawatts of power – equivalent to just 0.02% of the on-shore total needed in England based on National Grid estimates. ”

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Carbon emission concerns are rapidly changing delivery requirements for construction projects

Civil + Structural Engineer

The construction or renovation of buildings accounts for approximately 39% of the total global energy-related carbon emissions each year. That category refers to the total greenhouse gas emissions generated over the lifecycle of a building, road or any type of infrastructure. Embodied carbon contributes another 11%.

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McCarthy + Barnsley Launch Construction on Brookhaven City Hall, First Mass Timber Municipal Building in Region

Civil + Structural Engineer

Joint-venture team breaks ground on landmark 74,000 square feet city hall building for the City of Brookhaven ATLANTA — McCarthy + Barnsley, A Joint Venture, today announced the launch of construction on Brookhaven City Hall, a mass-timber project that will serve the community of Brookhaven, Georgia near Atlanta.

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Watchdog MPs warn over cost of net zero plan

Construction Enquirer

The Government’s ambitious green power building goals are at risk of not being delivered because of a lack of an overarching and costed delivery plan. The Government’s delivery plan must also set out when and how the costs of decarbonising the power sector will be likely to have an impact on energy bill payers and taxpayers.