BDC Network

JULY 13, 2023

Deep green retrofits: Updating old buildings to new sustainability standards 0 qpurcell Thu, 07/13/2023 - 11:32 Sustainability HOK’s David Weatherhead and Atenor’s Eoin Conroy discuss the challenges and opportunities of refurbishing old buildings to meet modern-day sustainability standards.

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Green Building Building Standards Sustainability Environmental Impact Assessment 84

ENR Construction

AUGUST 22, 2023

About 8,000 buildings are covered by the new rule, intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but some already meet the standard's energy efficiency requirements.

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Building Standards Energy Efficiency 69

ENR Construction

APRIL 28, 2023

ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 228 applies to existing and new buildings, as well as groups of buildings or portions of buildings.

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Building Standards 87

Construction Placements

JULY 6, 2023

Mastering the Blueprint: An Essential Guide to Building Regulations and Standards in India This blog post explores the essentials of building regulations and standards in India, providing a detailed guide for aspiring civil engineers and construction professionals.

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Building Standards Building Codes Engineering 52

One Key Resources

APRIL 28, 2023

In comparing two of the world’s most popular green building standards, LEED and BREEAM, odds are high that one begins with a distinct advantage—namely that you’ve already heard of it.

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Green Building Building Standards Sustainability 52

Bylt News

JUNE 5, 2023

United States of America – In the United States, buildings are constructed to withstand the usual occurrence of rain, wind, snow, and earthquakes. The abnormal events of gas explosions, vehicle impacts, and uncontrolled building fires are not usually considered by architectures and engineers. The Alfred P. Don” Dusenberry, P.E.,

Building Standards 52

Building Standards Engineering Structural Systems Building Codes 52

BD+C

APRIL 28, 2020

Both ASHRAE and the International WELL Building Institute have formed panels to address how building standards could limit the spread of viruses such as COVID-19 in buildings.

Building Standards 135

Building Standards 135

BD+C

MAY 20, 2020

Buildings in St. Louis will have to meet energy efficiency standards after the city became the first in the Midwest to pass a building energy performance standard.

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Building Standards Energy Efficiency 105

BD+C

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The Canada Green Building Council recently certified the first 10 projects under its Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) Standard. The projects include new and existing offices, schools, and warehouses, with each demonstrating that buildings of all types and age can achieve zero carbon emissions, according to a Council news release.

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Building Standards Green Building Building Design 94

Civil + Structural Engineer

JUNE 22, 2023

Disproportionate collapse is a failure where one component of a building leads the collapse of the building. ASCE’s newest standard, Standard for Mitigation of Disproportionate Collapse Potential in Buildings and Other Structures , ASCE/SEI 76-23, provides a consensus perspective for mitigating this type of collapse.

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Building Standards Building Codes Building Design Building Materials 246

UK Construction Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

Therefore, the latest government building regulations aim to radically improve the energy performance of new homes with a greener approach to construction and home heating technology, and modernised appliances. Discover how new build homes are being constructed to meet modern energy efficiency standards.

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Construction Today

AUGUST 2, 2023

Building codes and standards that support resilient infrastructure are more important than ever due to the increasing frequency and severity of disasters and other environmental hazards. Buildings should be built with regard to the surrounding natural areas. Striking this balance is a challenge, but it is possible.

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ENR Construction

DECEMBER 7, 2022

proposed a rule would impact new and renovated federal buildings, while a first-time federal building performance standard would be applied to existing buildings. Energy Dept.

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Building Standards Energy Efficiency 41

Construction Dive

JUNE 4, 2014

A new standard agreement from the ConsensusDocs coalition is expected to make it easier for design professionals and design-builders to contract on federal design-build projects. It is believed to be the first standard design-build agreement for design professional services on federal projects. Read more.'

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Building Standards Building Design Contracts Engineering 120

BD+C

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

A new ISO standard has the goal of optimizing building use to realize a structure’s full potential throughout its life cycle. ISO 20887, Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works , pertains to design for disassembly and adaptability.

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Building Optimization Building Standards Building Design Sustainability 100

BD+C

JUNE 28, 2021

State and municipal building standards aimed at driving building energy performance and reducing carbon emissions have teeth and will force building owners to retrofit their properties.

Building Standards 66

Building Standards 66

BD+C

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Three large jurisdictions adopted Building Performance Standards (BPS) policies in 2019, and more are considering such action.

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Building Standards 83

BD+C

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

ASHRAE has released an expanded, revised version of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2019, 2019, Energy Efficiency Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings.

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Energy Efficiency Building Standards 71

Construction Dive

APRIL 25, 2023

Building activity remains high for now, despite increased concerns around the economy and tightened lending standards, per Dodge Construction Network.

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Building Standards 342

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 10, 2023

But buildings under construction have many moving parts and a lot of people put those parts into action. Tim Kelleher , Operational Standards & Innovation Manager at Brinkman Construction , is all about knowing where those parts are. Autodesk Build has been a complete game changer for a lot of our processes.

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Building Standards Construction Management Building Performance Measurement Project Management 52

BD+C

MARCH 19, 2020

The Canada Green Building Council ( CaGBC ) recently unveiled an updated version of its Zero Carbon Building Standard. Version 2 incorporates lesson from over 20 zero carbon projects that represent a wide spectrum of building types including schools, offices, commercial offices, and industrial buildings.

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Building Standards Green Building Energy Efficiency 64

BD+C

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

New CEO and Chairman of the International WELL Building Institute , Rick Fedrizzi, plans to continue global expansion of the WELL Building Standard with four new initiatives this year: • The development of “crosswalks” between WELL and other green building rating systems, including Green Star, BREEAM, LEED, and the Living Building Challenge.

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Building Standards Green Building 61

Construction Enquirer

JULY 4, 2023

The Building Research Establishment has confirmed it will no longer work with insulation giants Kingspan and Celotex. “Kingspan Insulated Panels is committed to manufacturing and supplying products that adhere to leading global quality and testing standards, supported by extensive testing and certification of the highest integrity.

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Building Standards Approvals Communication 281

The Pro Builder

JUNE 7, 2024

DOE Creates National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building csweeney Fri, 06/07/2024 - 13:13 The new definition aims to standardize clean energy solutions across all residential and commercial buildings In an effort to standardize decarbonization goals across the nation, the U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

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Energy Efficiency Building Standards Sustainability 130

The Korte Company

JUNE 18, 2020

This 200-room Design-Build project was the first of its kind conforming to new Department of Defense criteria. In other words, practically all new military lodging (including a facility we’re currently building on Key West) will follow standards we set during our work in the Ocean State. NGIS Newport sets “a new standard”.

Building Standards 52

Building Standards Building Design Facility Management Site Planning 52

Civil + Structural Engineer

OCTOBER 17, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Regional Director of Codes and Standards Jonathan Humble, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP – BD+C will conduct a session on “Energy Code Options for Steel Construction” at the Connecticut Architecture Conference + Expo on October 26, 2023 from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m.

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Building Code Compliance Building Codes Energy Conservation Architecture 130

Civil + Structural Engineer

JANUARY 30, 2024

. – ASCE’s newest standard, Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for Pultruded Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Structures , ASCE/SEI 74-23, is intended for use in the design of new buildings and other structures constructed of pultruded fiber–reinforced polymer (FRP) composite structural shapes, connections, and prefabricated building products.

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Structural Systems Building Standards Building Design Prefabrication 130

Building Information Management

JUNE 27, 2016

on Building Economics. ACTIVE standards under the jurisdiction of E06.81 . E833-14 Standard Terminology of Building Economics. E917-15 Standard Practice for Measuring Life-Cycle Costs of Buildings and Building Systems. E2103/E2103M-13 Standard Classification for Bridge Elements—UNIFORMAT II.

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Building Standards Building Performance Measurement Structural Systems Facility Management 40

Civil + Structural Engineer

AUGUST 3, 2023

He also provided expertise as chair of the Ratings, Codes, and Standards Committee (2006-2023) and chair of the CRRC Standards Committee (2008-2021). He served on the CRRC Board of Directors from 2000-2006 and as ex-officio Board of Directors member from 2006-2023.

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Energy Conservation Building Codes Building Standards Green Building 246

The Construction Index

APRIL 18, 2024

The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) has raised concerns about the lack of embodied carbon regulation within the proposed Future Homes and Building Standards. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

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Engineering Building Standards 122

Construction Dive

JANUARY 30, 2013

Will a new-and-improved ICC (International Code Council) National Green Building Standard (NGBS, or ICC 700), which recently received American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approval and contains greener features than what was included in the original version, gain significantly more appeal among policymakers across the United States?

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Green Building Building Standards Building Codes Approvals 127

BD+C

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

A new ASTM International standard is intended to help manufacturers and regulators better understand how building sealants change after they have been compressed or stretched. The new standard (C1815) helps quantify the behavior of sealants as they are stressed and compressed over time.

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Building Standards Building Materials Manufacturing Building Materials 49

The Contractor Magazine

JULY 26, 2024

The GSA’s acceptance of ARCSA/ASPE/ANSI rainwater standards in its mandatory design standards and performance criteria for its buildings signals positive momentum for the rainwater catchment and harvesting industry.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Building Standards Building Design 52

The Pro Builder

JANUARY 17, 2024

Department of Energy’s Building Technologies Office’s Advanced Building Construction (ABC) Initiative looks at the scale of action needed and the level of urgency required to reach climate goals that would bring all new and existing construction to net zero carbon. climate zones.

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Building Standards Mapping Zoning Building Design 246

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.”

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Energy Efficiency Building Codes Green Building Building Resilience 130

Civil Engineer Blog

JULY 14, 2024

What is ACI The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is a non-profit technical society and standard developing organization (SDO). ACI was founded in 1904 and its headquarters are currently located in Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA.

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Building Codes Building Standards Engineering 98

The Pro Builder

MAY 9, 2023

Building on Existing Technology, What's Next for the Smart Home? Industry players have been building standards for decades, and the new Matter standard provides a possible solution that serves an enormous number of stakeholders in the smart home marketplace, including solution providers, manufacturers, and consumers.

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Foundation Systems Building Standards 211