... core plank or voided concrete slabs may be considered to reduce embodied carbon levels; and, LEED certified buildings show slightly lower embodied carbon levels than non-LEED buildings. Concurrent with ...
... provides us, since we’re no longer married to a stringline with all the time and effort required to get the slipform paver set up,” adds Scott Murchison, P.E., LEED AP, and chief engineer for RC Construction, ...
... of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Using Data Mining,” led by Emilio Garcia-Taengua, University of Leeds.
CRC pegs research projects that further the knowledge and sustainability of concrete materials, construction, ...
... University of Nevada, Reno; and, “Optimization of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Using Data Mining,” led by Emilio Garcia-Taengua, University of Leeds.
CRC targets research projects that further the knowledge ...
Illinois tops the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) annual Top 10 States for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) list as measured by building square footage certified under the green ...
... apply Life Cycle Assessment criteria or request EPD submittals, often in conjunction with LEED v4 green building certification.
The Industry Wide-EPD version 3 will update standard ...
Sources: U.S. Green Building Council, Washington, D.C.; CP staff
Illinois tops the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) annual Top 10 States for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) ...
... confront when project owners or design teams apply Life Cycle Assessment criteria or request EPD submittals, often in conjunction with LEED v4 green building certification.
The 2016 IW-EPD, or version ...
... Research Director Donna Laquidara-Carr, Ph.D., LEED AP. “These benefits include eight percent operating cost savings in the first year and increased asset values of seven percent for new green buildings.” ...
... stayed consistent since 2012,” adds Dodge Industry Insights Research Director Donna Laquidara-Carr, Ph.D., LEED AP. “These benefits include eight percent operating cost savings in the first year and increased ...
If not from day one, the U.S. Green Building Council has come around on construction criteria where concrete excels: Life cycle assessment (LCA), starting with LEED v4 green building rating system provisions, ...
... CoolCure’s balancing of hydration reactions also efficiently wets out the matrix and reduces bleed water.”
Since 2014, New Technology Solutions has enlisted Ohio and Pennsylvania ready mixed producer ...
... allows project teams to factor the pigments when calculating a project’s overall recycled content volume.
“Our customers who have a LEED-driven purchasing strategy will benefit from this certification, ...
... for building designers and sustainability consultants. Version 5.2 includes these improvements over its predecessor: faster internal engine; better LEED v4 LCA credit reporting; new assembly mapping for ...
... polymethyl methacrylate; and, Kemperol Reflect 2K FR, an odor-free, low-VOC system. Both are fire rated for Class A assemblies and exceed LEED solar reflective requirements with SRI ratings of 108 and ...
... nd Vice-Chair Dr. Christian Artelt (HeidelbergCement). — www.concretesustainabilitycouncil.org
LEED-LEADING STATES
In its Top 10 States for LEED, the U.S. Green Building Council ranks states showing ...
Sources: U.S. Green Building Council, Washington, D.C.; CP staff
With 136 projects representing 3.73 square feet of certified space per resident, Massachusetts heads the new Top 10 States for LEED, the ...
... credits in LEED v4 and other green building standards. The program meets strict international standards but streamlines EPD verification: Rather than a fixed set of product-specific EPD, it verifies the ...
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The certification positions BASF as the largest provider of LEED v4 Manufacturer Inventory Reports, now available for chemical admixtures, concrete repair and protection systems, foam insulation ...
... Arc Skoru Inc. will support goals of LEED-administering Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) and parent U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
Existing buildings that have not been certified can ...