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An Easy First Step to More Sustainable Buildings: Bird Safe and Energy Conserving Standards0
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- July 28, 2020
by Mark Southerland, Ph.D., TetraTech, Inc. and Safe Skies Maryland The Edith Green / Wendell Wyatt Federal Building in Portland. Photo courtesy of M.O. Stevens The Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, one of the country’s busiest, was expanded in 2016 to accommodate more than 2 million annual attendees. At the same time,
READ MORENew open-access CO2 tracking tool helps cut carbon emissions during building process0
- Best Practices, Documentation, Outlook & Trends, Sustainability, TECHNOLOGY
- July 28, 2020
Originally published in Construction Climate Challenge on March 26, 2020 It is becoming easier to track the carbon footprint of building materials through a range of new initiatives. This includes a new cloud-based tool backed by a group of high-profile companies and NGO’s, which is making that information free and available to everyone. Research funded
READ MOREHow Changing Climate is Changing the Construction Industry0
- Outlook & Trends, Sustainability, TECHNOLOGY
- July 28, 2020
By Kimberly Hegeman Q&A with Raken Co-founder Sergey Sundukovskiy about why contractors need to be aware and proactive to safeguard against climate change’s impact on construction. Climate change is having effects on worker safety, weather delays, construction materials design and insurance costs in the construction industry. Credit: Pexels Many parts of the country and all
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How Changing Climate Conditions Affect Construction Decisions0
- Life, Outlook & Trends, Sustainability, Workforce & Professional Development
- July 28, 2020
By Jack Rubinger, freelance writer Construction is the livelihood for many Americans, but with wildfires in Washington, Oregon and California, and fierce and frequent storms in Florida and the Eastern U.S., dramatically changing climate (and other conditions) are impacting construction decisions in a major way. In some cases, entire supply chains and economies are shifted, and
READ MORE10 Futuristic Technologies That are Changing Construction0
- Outlook & Trends, Sustainability, TECHNOLOGY
- February 24, 2020
By Laura Driver, Contributing Writer, LetsBuild It’s no secret that technology is revolutionising literally every aspect of modern day life. The construction industry, continually being updated and upgraded with the latest technology, is one such example of this. Technology in construction comes with devising innovative new ways of constructing and whilst the changing future of
READ MORETen Benefits of Sustainable Construction0
- Best Practices, Improving Productivity, Outlook & Trends, Sustainability
- February 4, 2020
By Anastasios Koutsogiannis, – Content Marketing Manager, LetsBuild Sustainable construction is attracting more attention lately, but many don’t understand its full potential. Sustainable construction isn’t just about the creation of a building that has a low environmental impact; it is a new approach in the building sector that improves the way people live and build.
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