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1. LEED certification system eclipses 100K commercial building mark: (News Scope); Auditors for the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program have registered and certified more than 100,000 commercial facilities across the globe. LEED certification ...; Created on 03 January 2020
2. Elite engineer validates foundation, beam, column, slab embodied carbon: (News Scope); ... carbon levels; and, LEED certified buildings show slightly lower embodied carbon levels than non-LEED buildings. Concurrent with the results, the engineer announced this month’s scheduled release of Beacon, ...; Created on 03 January 2020
3. Embodied carbon scrutiny plants green discipline at structural materials door: (Editorial); ... LEED v4 rating system, whose 2014-2016 implementation ushered broad Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) development and release. A deep EPD library built over the past five years, plus increasingly ...; Created on 03 January 2020
4. Top engineer validates structural elements’ embodied carbon: (Concrete Currents); ... 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 ...; Created on 22 November 2019
5. Topcon raises concrete paving bar through Millimeter GPS: (TECHNICAL TALK); ... 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, ...; Created on 07 August 2019
6. ORGANIZATIONS - JUNE 2019: (Briefs); ... 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, ...; Created on 18 July 2019
7. Research Council funds carbon calculator, recycled aggregate projects: (Concrete Currents); ... 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 ...; Created on 09 May 2019
8. Council updates ranking of states by LEED-certified space: (News Scope); 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 ...; Created on 23 April 2019
9. NRMCA Industry Wide-EPD update paces LEED, FHWA programs: (News Scope); ... 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 ...; Created on 25 February 2019
10. Council ranks leading states on LEED-certified space: (Concrete Currents); 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) ...; Created on 12 February 2019
11. NRMCA begins harnessing data to update Industry Wide-EPD: (Concrete Currents); ... 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 ...; Created on 14 January 2019
12. Slowing Down: (Features); ... 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.” ...; Created on 02 January 2019
13. Report tracks green building escalation among A/E/C pros, clients: (Concrete Currents); ... 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 ...; Created on 28 November 2018
14. Pervious pavement, permeable pavers traffic Smart Surfaces Coalition goals: (Editorial); 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, ...; Created on 11 October 2018
15. Admixture extracts CSH binding value, tempers heat-prone free lime: (Innovations Reports); ... 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 ...; Created on 19 January 2018
16. MANUFACTURERS - JULY 2017: (Briefs); ... 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, ...; Created on 26 July 2017
17. ORGANIZATIONS - APRIL 2017: (Briefs); ... 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 ...; Created on 25 May 2017
18. Bigger and Better: (Features); ... 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 ...; Created on 31 March 2017
19. Global group to certify Responsible Concrete Sourcing: (News Scope); ... 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 ...; Created on 22 February 2017
20. U.S. Green Building Council names leading states for LEED projects: (Concrete Currents); 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 ...; Created on 31 January 2017

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