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A new guidance manual, LEED for Neighborhood Development and Historic Preservation, outlines strategies geared towards helping building...
A bill to reform the EPA’s Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule (LRRP) was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate.
A proposed ordinance in Boston mandating energy audits is coming under criticism from the Greater Boston Real Estate Board and others as being too...
Construction firms across the world expect 60% of their projects to be environmentally friendly by 2015, according to the SmartMarket Report of...
With Congress potentially tackling tax reform, businesses, trade groups and others are jockeying to get their voices heard.
The Concrete Polishing Association of America(CPAA) Standards Committee, which reflects a cross-section of the concrete polishing industry, has...
Green buildings can offer benefits to a wide array of stakeholders throughout their life cycle, according to a report released by the World Green...
FTSE Group, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, and the U.S. Green Building Council are working on a sustainability index...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reminding employers to post OSHA Form 300A, which lists a summary of the total number of job-...
As states increasingly look to utilities to play an active role in supporting building energy codes, a new report from a coalition of energy...
Renovations providing better insulation, triple-paned windows, heat pumps and other techniques that minimize heat loss and save on energy use for...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has requested feedback from stakeholders about draft two of the Energy Star tubular daylighting...
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) says it will update an interim procedural guide that will provide a documented,...
The Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA) and the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE) created a database...
New design values for all sizes and grades of visually graded Southern Pine dimension lumber were published in the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau...
WDMA I.S.6A-11, Industry Standard for Interior Architectural Wood Stile and Rail Doors and WDMA I.S.1A-11, Industry Standard for...
The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) has released a new technical note, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Stainless Steel...
Proposed changes to the ASHRAE/IES energy standard would require automatic lighting controls in more space types and shorten the times before...
California Assembly Bill 292 would make the California Code of Regulations (including the Building Codes) open source.
