The Construction Index
JULY 1, 2025
Our projects also continue to have positive impacts for local people and their communities. From a group perspective, we have a strong foundation in social value, compliance, environmental standards that we can continue to build upon. I look forward to driving our ambitious targets across these areas.” Got a story?
Civil + Structural Engineer
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Land & Water, a leading environmental engineering company, and Project Seagrass, a renowned marine conservation organisation, are proud to announce the successful design, construction, and testing of an innovative Automated Seagrass Planter (ASP) patent pending. of the seafloor [source: Duarte et al., 2005b; Kennedy et al.,
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Construction Specifier
OCTOBER 30, 2020
From an environmental point of view, it is widely known buildings matter, as they consume nearly half the energy produced in the United States, use three-quarters of the electricity, and account for nearly half of all carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions. Life-cycle assessment. Photo © Chad Davies. by Edie Sonne Hall.
Job Order Contracting
DECEMBER 13, 2020
Throughout the ongoing process, however, all of the following are address and/or improved upon: Who can offer change ideas (informally and formally) Who assesses the impact of the proposed change Who reviews the proposed change and its impact for approval How is the change implemented Documentation of the outcome. 303–315.
Natural Building
AUGUST 3, 2020
If all new buildings were “sustainable” by today’s standards , their cumulative impacts would destroy the earth, unless population and consumption rates were magically reversed, not just reduced. Instead of quantifying impacts and sustainability outcomes, green building organizations created prescriptive rules, point systems and thresholds.
Construction Specifier
JUNE 30, 2025
impacting both coastal and inland regions. lies in ruins after Hurricane Milton’s devastating impact. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), flooding accounted for more than $200 billion in damages between 2010 and 2019, impacting approximately 90 percent of all natural disasters in the U.S.
Building Information Management
OCTOBER 15, 2015
They pay the bills, and unfortunately are ultimately solely responsible for the rampant economic and environmental waste associated the architectural, engineering, construction, and operations sectors. Improving Economic and Environmental Outcomes. Real property are the stewards of the build environment. Molenaar, K., Korkmaz, S.,
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