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Minoro, an online platform to help accelerate the decarbonization of buildings, was recently launched by architecture firm Grimshaw, in collaboration with more than 20 supporting organizations including World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), RIBA, Architecture 2030, the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) and several national Green Building Councils from across the globe.
Changes affecting how construction projects in New York City are permitted will have significant impacts for contractors. On Dec. 11, the definition of a major building in the city’s code will change from 10 stories to seven, or 75 feet. The change will affect thousands more projects.
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) adopted a new rule with new accessibility guidelines for federal buildings. The rule establishes that pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way are readily accessible to and usable by people with disabilities.
Four companies (Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, JLL, and Prologis) are working with the International Living Future Institute to support development of new versions of Zero Carbon Certification.
Construction industry officials said the rule would hamper developers, cost jobs.
Benchmarks impacts of seven PVC pipe products across their life cycles.
The standard will aid engineers in configuring cooling systems in office buildings.
Nepal’s code author says destruction was ‘inevitable.’
New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Boston among cities grappling with height regulations.
Anti-prevailing wage bills that apply to state-funded construction projects have been passed in West Virginia and Nevada. Similar laws could be passed in Indiana and Illinois.
The agency says the rule will protect about 800 workers a year from serious injury.
The legislation would have made it harder for condo owners to sue builders.
The voluntary program for commercial and government buildings is modeled after Energy Star.
The aim is for states to do a better job planning for natural disasters they are likely to face in a warming world.
