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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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Better guidance for appraising green buildings is steadily emerging

BD+C

Builders, developers, and owners are constantly complaining that high-performance buildings rarely get their due from appraisers who, they say, don’t have good measures to compare one building’s energy savings over another’s, or how those savings affect the value of the building.

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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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Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Names Quay Quarter Tower 2023’s Best Tall Building Worldwide

Civil + Structural Engineer

New Sydney icon wins unprecedented seven awards, demonstrates importance of structure renewal to mitigate climate change Chicago (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced the winner of its annual award for best tall building worldwide: Quay Quarter Tower , in Sydney.

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5 Steps to Cracking the Code for a High-Performance Home

The Pro Builder

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.

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GBCI announces arc, a new technology organization to measure and compare green building performance

BD+C

Green Building Council (USGBC) International Summit held at the 2016 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, Green Business Certification Inc. Officially launching later in 2016, arc will further the performance of the green building industry and the built environment as a whole. .

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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. As University of South Australia Professor Yan Zhuge explains.