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Will Policymakers across the U.S. Embrace the New Version of the National Green Building Standard?

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Will a new-and-improved ICC (International Code Council) National Green Building Standard (NGBS, or ICC 700), which recently received American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approval and contains greener features than what was included in the original version, gain significantly more appeal among policymakers across the United States?

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Writing Facades on Legacy Code | Virtuous Code

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Virtuous Code. Writing Facades on Legacy Code. Posted on March 4, 2009 by Avdi Grimm. Currently whenever an administrator clicks the "new application form" button, the controller code which creates the new form does it something like this: form = Form.create!(:name Skip to content. RubyTapas Screencasts. RubyTapas Info.

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Optimizing Construction Workforce Management in 2025: Strategies to Attract, Retain, and Empower Skilled Talent

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If youre still relying on spreadsheets, paper forms, or outdated processes, this is where the evolution starts: Build a Smarter, Data-Backed Workforce Planning System In 2025, static workforce plans collapse under dynamic job site realities. That requires building flexibility into your operations. It’s a strategic one.

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D.C. office buildings going green at twice the national average

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In 2011, about 33% of new office buildings in the U.S. were built to green standards, but in the nation’s capital that rate has skyrocketed. Since 2009, about 66% of the office space built in Washington, D.C., Standards Codes and Standards' has been green.

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Dallas’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2030 advances with second phase of green codes

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Dallas stands out as one of the few large cities that is enforcing a green building code, with the city aiming to be carbon neutral by 2030. The city began implementing its Green Construction Ordinance in 2009, and entered its second and final phase October 1.

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Proposal to water down Las Vegas green building code draws criticism

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A proposed bill before the Las Vegas City Council would allow any building built before 2009 undergoing a renovation to only have to meet the energy code requirements at the time of initial construction, not the current, stricter guidelines. Codes Codes and Standards'

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Design-build makes gains along with more authorizing legislation

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In 2009, more legislation authorizing design-build project delivery passed than in any year in Design Build Institute of America’s history. A study commissioned by DBIA revealed that design-build project delivery represented 40% of the nonresidential U.S. construction market in 2009, growing over 10% since 2005.