Codes and Standards
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Savings achieved in less rework and fewer and shorter punch lists.
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Passive survivability, social resiliency, and community health among the goals.
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Strategies augment social distancing, increased air flow to combat COVID-19 spread.
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Wildfires strike Northwest timber industry in wake of Covid-19 shutdowns.
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Construction and fossil fuel interests oppose portions of latest model energy code.
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Sustainability policies will drive trend.
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Ensures compatibility with the International Building Code.
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Repeated rebuilding after successive floods now seen as bad policy.
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Affordable housing projects can find PV installations to be cost-effective.
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World Green Building Council drives goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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Researchers to investigate risk of airborne transmission.
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Part of suite of skylight documents by Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance.
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Shuts down work sites for anti-bias training.
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Water Resilience Portfolio is roadmap for meeting water needs as climate changes.
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently la...
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Workers could balk at returning to high-rises.
Outdated policies favor fossil fuels.
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Sets minimum requirements for design, construction, repair of concrete structural elements in b...
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Pertains to design criteria for nuclear facilities.
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Looks at space considerations for reopening at different scales.
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Overview of Intl. Building Code requirements included.
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More efficient equipment and buildings could make a big difference.
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Will collaborate on new structural post-tensioned concrete code requirements.
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New York City approves metal-concrete product for all five boroughs.
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District heating and cooling systems boost efficiency.
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Include social distancing requirements, notifications when co-worker tests positive, timelines...
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Document focuses on switching appliances and equipment away from natural gas, propane.
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Goal is to achieve net-zero construction by 2050.
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States, cities, and OSHA enforce social distancing, hand-washing regulations.
