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How Do Sustainability, Wellness, and Resilience Shape Modern Buildings? Test Your Knowledge

Construction Specifier

This weeks quiz is from From LEED to WELL: Certifying healthy, resilient, and sustainable buildings. In modern building design, structural strength and aesthetics are no longer enoughhealth, sustainability, and resilience now shape the foundation of high-performance spaces. Adding green roofs for biodiversity C.

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Improving Sustainability in the Construction Industry: A Complete Guide for 2025

UK Construction Blog

Sustainable construction delivers measurable economic benefits, including reduced operational costs, higher property values (3-15% rental premiums), and access to government incentives, whilst circular economy approaches can boost profitability by up to 26%. What Is Sustainable Construction?

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Out with the old

Roads Online

Primarily used in civil engineering to test how materials perform under sudden, high-speed forces, the Hopkinson bar has previously been used to simulate impacts from earthquakes, car crashes, bombings and other impact-related events. After all, resilient structures are greener structures.”

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Green Building Certifications: Choosing the Right One for Your Project

iField Smart

Green building certifications offer a valuable framework for assessing and recognizing buildings that meet certain sustainability standards. These certifications provide a standardized framework for measuring and comparing the sustainability of different buildings. Green Building Council (USGBC).

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This Bus Facility Could Revolutionize Green Infrastructure

Construction Daily News

Lynx is considering building its Southern Operations and Maintenance Facility on a 59-acre site in northern Osceola County. Consider energy-efficient building systems specifically calibrated for Florida’s demanding climate. Critics often frame green building practices as luxury add-ons that public agencies cannot afford.

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Clear Lake Completes Phases 1-5 of Exploration Green

Civil + Structural Engineer

Houston, Texas — Clear Lake City Water Authority (CLCWA) has completed all five phases of Exploration Green, a massive 178-acre flood control project in southeast Houston. Exploration Green Conservancy, Inc., a non-profit organization, is serving as CLCWA’s partner to develop and preserve the project’s green spaces.

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Facility Condition Assessment Data Can Help Reduce Carbon Footprint

BDC Network

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. A facility owner and management team are pivotal in this transition.