Codes and Standards
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Metric can help municipalities prepare for disasters.
Provides advice on satisfying requirements for the National Flood Insurance Program.
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Document includes updated findings, case studies, new strategies for financing, designing, buildi...
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Air Force threatens formal dispute process.
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Model building, a city hall, could operate without utility service for two weeks.
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Enhancing building utilization and reusing materials also aid carbon reduction.
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GHG gases can be reduced by at least 11% with upgrades to public buildings and large private buil...
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Study finds 51-day average payment turnaround.
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Reflective coatings channel sunlight raising temperatures where pedestrians walk.
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Provisions include increased building envelope performance and reduced air infiltration.
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ACEEE 50-state scorecard finds latest IECC code gaining adherents.
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Outlines financial strategies to implement energy-efficiency projects in healthcare.
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Organization makes commitment to net zero carbon for all buildings by 2050.
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Few buildings provide beefed up provisions to counteract threat.
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AISC seeks input through Nov. 4.
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Enables carbon-smart choices during material specification and procurement.
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Must address interdependencies among people, buildings, infrastructure, and the environment.
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New regulations aim to make zero-emission electric buildings the norm.
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USGBC report finds most people don’t think environmental problems significant enough to prioritiz...
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Former Army medical staffer Scott Ketcham has extensive OSHA experience.
Tool includes cross-laminated timber connection provisions and post-frame ring shank nails.
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Amid devastation, lives likely saved by resilient buildings.
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New rule expected to define protected waterways more narrowly.
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Applies to apartments built at least 15 years ago.
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ROI can be realized in as little as one year.
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Investigation could influence future use of the materials.
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Some followed their states in implementing more robust standards.
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The change is expected to give contractors bigger checks earlier in project timeline.
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A new study makes the case for relocating in a "strategic, managed" manner.
