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LEED v5 Lands in Canada: Insights and Reactions from Across the Industry

Stok

Last week the Stok team joined leaders across the green building industry in Vancouver for the Canada Green Building Council’s Building Lasting Change conference, which marked the official launch of LEED v5 in Canada. Required resilience Climate risks to real estate—both physical and financial—are increasing.

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Togwell takes over at Kier in November

The Construction Index

Under Andrews leadership the group has increased its resilience, strengthened its financial position and currently has a record order book of over £11bn. Wills Bros lands A9 upgrade contract 1 day Wills Bros Civil Engineering has been named preferred contractor for the fourth section of the A9 dualling programme in Perth and Kinross.

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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Environmental/Sustainability

Civil + Structural Engineer

The park expands Arlington County’s ability to meet Chesapeake Bay Watershed regulations while cultivating native plants and providing new boardwalk areas and fresh interpretive designs.

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NI Water launches its Annual Report

Plant & Civil Engineer

Ronan Larkin, Director of Finance Regulation and Commercial comments: “NI Water has returned a strong performance across its key outputs, it continues with the investment programmes set out in the price control and is looking ahead to address the challenges posed by the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis.

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The Start of Celebration: the 2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement

Civil + Structural Engineer

The project leveraged four alternative delivery methods including: landside and airside construction management at-risk, a design-build-operate-maintain baggage team, design-bid-build award contracts and multiple design-build concession/tenant packages.

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Learn About the Latest News on How New Construction is a Dangerous Formula, Smith Currie and Oles Morrison to combine, US Mountain Valley Natgas Pipe Building

Construction Daily News

But there’s a problem: New infrastructure planning often uses historical flood patterns rather than climate change risk estimates. Midland, Michigan, faced the risks in 2020 when excessive rainfall collapsed the 1925 Edenville Dam. Many still use decades-old data and ignore climate change dangers. What can communities do?

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Public Law 111-308 – Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act – FBPTA – CORE COMPETENCIES

Building Information Management

The core competencies identified include competencies relating to building operations and maintenance, energy management, sustainability, water efficiency, safety (including electrical safety) and building performance measures. Fede ral Buildings Personnel Training Act. The core competencies will be updated annually per the law.