Contractors Liability Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Environmental and Green Building Standards Boston makes sure you follow green building rules, which might mean getting permits and doing things in an eco-friendly way. Massachusetts likes green ideas, too, but it’s not as strict as Boston when it comes to making buildings energy-efficient.

Permits

BDC Network

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Facility Condition Assessment Data Can Help Reduce Carbon Footprint 1 kcichowicz Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:59 Facility condition assessments provide powerful insight into your buildings and offer an ideal vehicle to advance resiliency and decarbonization goals. Upgrading to energy-efficient motors can result in substantial energy savings.

Renewable Energy Systems

Construction Specifier

APRIL 9, 2025

These winning ways have now extended beyond the court as the teams new $64-million training facilitythe Seattle Storm Center for Basketball Performancewas named a winner in the National Ready Mixed Concrete Associations (NRMCA) 2024 Concrete Innovation Awards. It achieved 52.4

Energy Efficiency

CCR Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Armstrong Fluid Technology announced that they will join other industry-leading organizations in helping create the world’s first 100% digitally-enabled building and research facility. The two-story building will have a fully integrated IT system connecting all building elements together that can be controlled by apps.

HVAC Systems

Construction Daily News

MAY 2, 2025

A shifting building landscape Since researchers last examined construction workforce trends 25 years ago, much can change. billion in 2024. Aggregates dominated the Construction Aggregates Market by Product Type in 2024 with 73.3% billion in 2024, and expand 5.8% Asia-Pacific leads building aggregates at USD 231.4

Infrastructure Development

CCR Magazine

APRIL 14, 2025

April is Earth Month, with April 22 designated as Earth Day, but at La Palmera, green initiatives are standard operation 365 days a year. Green Building Council in 2011, said La Palmera General Manager Amanda Sanchez. Low-energy lighting and more efficient Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning cuts energy use by 35%.

Real Estate Development

CCR Magazine

JANUARY 1, 2025

The competition teams real-world solutions to environmental, energy, waste, hunger, agricultural and other challenges are progressive design-based models that support a regenerative, circular economy and help mitigate environmental instability, economic stress and social inequities.

Foundation Systems

UK Construction Blog

JUNE 24, 2025

Construction begins in summer 2025 with Limak International as the main contractor, the same company working on FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou redevelopment, ensuring world-class expertise for the 30-month build programme. The acoustic limitations at Kenilworth Road also affect the matchday atmosphere that drives team performance.

Environmental Impact Assessment

CCR Magazine

MARCH 4, 2025

Perkins Eastman designed the new school with a concentrated focus on creating an equitable, inclusive, innovative, energy-efficient learning environment. Aligned with Alexandrias Green Building Policy, ACHS Minnie Howard Campus is targeting Net-Zero Energy and LEED Gold Certification through the U.S.

Ceiling Systems

Construction Specifier

APRIL 16, 2025

As the global focus on sustainability and climate change intensifies, the United States is seeing a new trend in building restoration-deep energy retrofits. buildings account for nearly 50 percent of energy consumption and 35 percent of total energy-related emissions. C above pre-industrial levels.

Sustainability

The Construction Index

JULY 22, 2025

Works will be focused around increasing the 25-year-old facility’s swimming provision, with the addition of a learner pool to support the existing main pool, while also modernising throughout to attract more visitors and reduce energy bills. Works are expected to start in August and complete in the summer of 2026.

Construction Equipment

Construction Dive

JULY 15, 2025

26, 2024, in La Casita-Garciasville, Texas. Unlike the Inflation Reduction Act, which concentrated its support on clean energy , the One Big Beautiful Bill Act casts a wider net, said Vance Walter, senior director of legislative affairs at Associated Builders and Contractors. in May — can “now be accelerated,” according to Robbins.

Renewable Energy Systems

The Construction Index

JULY 2, 2025

the Revolution Battery will make HGs tower cranes much cheaper to run After convincing trials, HG Construction has gone ahead and bought a Revolution Battery from Dumarey Green Power to reduce its cranes ’ diesel consumption. HG worked with Dumarey Green Power to run trials on its Moritsch crane fleet at two London sites earlier this year.

Wall Systems

The Construction Index

JULY 20, 2025

Thousands of homeowners taking advantage of government grants for energy efficiency improvements in recent years have had their homes blighted by inappropriate solid wall insulation causing mould and damp because of lack of ventilation. Peckham MP Miatta Fahnbulleh is minister for energy consumers. Got a story?

Wall Systems

Construction Daily News

JULY 16, 2025

On the other hand, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a federally controlled utility, has submitted a building permit application to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for consideration to construct one of the country’s first small modular reactors (SMR). Finally, from Sunday evenings (8 p.m.) billion (€13 billion, $15.2

Permits

The Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

are increasingly adopting sustainable building products and practices that conserve water, energy, and materials. are increasingly adopting sustainable building products and practices that conserve water, energy, and materials.

Green Building

The Pro Builder

APRIL 12, 2024

As an ANSI-approved standard, the NGBS is subject to periodic review and updates in light of advances in building codes, technologies, and other developments. Please note: Only the marked changes and sections directly affected by those changes are open for comment, and comments must be submitted by May 27, 2024.

Green Building

The Pro Builder

APRIL 22, 2024

Webinar on Demand: 5 Tips to Build a High-Performance Home ibush Mon, 04/22/2024 - 07:46 See and hear how the production team for The New American Home 2024 achieved a remarkable -45 HERS rating for the residence. Insights shared in the webinar can be applied to any home in any market at any price point.

Renewable Energy Systems

The Pro Builder

APRIL 17, 2024

Which Green Building Practices Are Home Builders Using Most? The findings indicate that of the practices in those categories, the most widely used is energy efficiency (91% of home builders), followed by efforts to conserve water (52%) and to create healthier indoor living environments (49%).

Green Building

The Pro Builder

APRIL 18, 2024

The show home features cutting-edge technologies, the latest in building science principles and best practices, and offers a real-world glimpse into the future of residential building to a higher standard. Though it was no easy task, this year’s build followed a proven process that can be applied to any home at any price point.

Renewable Energy Systems

Construction Enquirer

APRIL 25, 2023

In addition to its current output of up to 800 homes a year from its first factory in Derby, it will begin production from its cutting-edge 650,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Corby, Northampton in 2024. The fundraise will help TopHat ramp up production.

Energy Efficiency

Construction Enquirer

JULY 27, 2023

BAM in joint venture with Hitachi Energy has clinched the deal to build two major converter stations on the planned electricity superhighway project from Peterhead in Scotland to Drax in Yorkshire. BAM will work in collaboration with Hitachi Energy to provide the engineering works and technology for the HVDC converter stations.

Renewable Energy Systems

Civil + Structural Engineer

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Legislation streamlines design, construction for renewable energy initiative California Gov. We now have the ability to plan and build Pier Wind in a way that is smarter, faster and more cost-effective, thanks to Gov. AB 2235 allows the Port to use alternative construction delivery methods to design and build Pier Wind.

Energy Efficiency

Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 19, 2024

The construction or renovation of buildings accounts for approximately 39% of the total global energy-related carbon emissions each year. That category refers to the total greenhouse gas emissions generated over the lifecycle of a building, road or any type of infrastructure. Embodied carbon contributes another 11%.

Renewable Energy Systems

The Pro Builder

APRIL 11, 2024

LIVE WEBINAR, April 18: 5 Tips to Build a High-Performance Home. Insights shared in the webinar can be applied to any home in any market at any price point.

Renewable Energy Systems

Civil + Structural Engineer

MAY 15, 2024

We saw a real efficiency in building the modules on a remote site at the airport, while, at the same time, working on the needed foundation and utility relocation works at the concourse. The owner’s airside operations team coordinates with the tower to get the green light to start moving. WSP in the U.S. wsp.com

Modular Construction

Civil + Structural Engineer

AUGUST 13, 2024

The single-family three-bedroom house with an attached garage and about 3,500 square feet of living space offers a new model for sustainable, energy-efficient, and cost-effective residences. In making the award, the US Department of Energy stated, “As part of its Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) program, the U.S.

Energy Efficiency

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 9, 2024

We adopted new technologies, embraced sustainable building practices, and were more vocal about the benefits of working in the AEC field. To that end, we caught up with 30+ industry experts and insiders who have generously shared their perspectives and predictions for 2024. And things continue to look up: Data from Deloitte shows a 7.4%

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

The Pro Builder

MAY 21, 2024

Georgia Gets Its First Passive House csweeney Tue, 05/21/2024 - 13:38 With just one other PHIUS-certified house in the southeastern US, Georgia is the second state to build to the green, zero-carbon standard Georgia just saw the completion of its first certified passive house. We’re really starting to ramp up in the Southeast.”

Building Codes

The Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

If you’re Dan Coletti, the designer and builder of The New American Home 2024 in the luxury custom-home community of Ascaya in Henderson, Nev., Project specs: The New American Home 2024 Location: Ascaya , Henderson, Nev. The New American Home 2024 is no exception. it all starts in the kitchen. “I

Ceiling Systems

The Pro Builder

MAY 14, 2024

Debunking 6 Common Myths About Passive House Design csweeney Tue, 05/14/2024 - 14:29 Building homes to Passive House standards could be a game-changer for decarbonizing housing and providing much-needed homes. This sustainable building approach has been around since the 1980s in Germany and has been gaining traction in the U.S.,

Green Building

Civil + Structural Engineer

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Stantec-designed facility will support growth of high-performance rechargeable battery manufacturing across Canada MAPLE RIDGE, BC — TSX, NYSE: STN Bringing advanced manufacturing and hundreds of jobs to British Columbia, E-One Moli Energy is building a lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facility in the province.

Geotechnical Engineering

Building Radar

JULY 25, 2024

As we progress through 2024, several emerging trends in green building technology are paving the way for more sustainable and efficient construction practices. Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) One of the most significant innovations in green building is the use of cross-laminated timber (CLT).

Green Building

The Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The home is designed and built to be net zero and to achieve certifications including Energy Star, the Department of Energy's Zero Energy Ready, and the National Green Building Standard’s highest rating, Emerald. An energy-efficient, polyurethane foam insulated steel core provides a 20.4

Ceiling Systems

BDC Network

JUNE 18, 2024

Could ‘smart’ building facades heat and cool buildings? 0 dbarista Tue, 06/18/2024 - 15:58 Building Technology A promising research project looks at the possibilities for thermoelectric systems to thermally condition buildings, writes Mahsa Farid Mohajer, Sustainable Building Analyst with Stantec.

HVAC Systems

OmTrak

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Their $52 million project, set to open in 2024, isn’t just a healthcare facility; it’s a symbol of innovation, sustainability, and a commitment to a greener future. As part of a new green healthcare precinct, the Campbelltown project is striving for an impressive 6-Star Green Star Rating.

Sustainability

Building Radar

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

As we step into 2024, the nation’s construction landscape is buzzing with innovative and ambitious projects that reflect both its economic strength and its desire for modernization. This shift is set to transform the construction landscape, with major investments in eco-friendly skyscrapers and public buildings.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)