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After a three-year effort to review and strengthen the role of ethics in the regulation of architecture, the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) refreshed its Model Rules of Conduct to emphasize the organization’s commitment to professional conduct. Approved by delegates at the organization’s 99th...
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) has welcomed Bryan J. Soukup, Esq. to the team as Vice President, Government and Public Affairs. Soukup will lead ASID’s efforts to advocate for the interior design profession from a policy and legislative standpoint at the federal and state...
While enforcement for the newly revised silica rule began some months ago for the construction industry, it just now started for maritime and general industries on June 23. The new standard establishes an 8-hour time-weighted average for silica exposure at 50 µg per sq. meter as...
With summer upon us, it is the time of year when the industry is busy with new construction and renovations. This makes it the perfect time for developers, owners and managers to start thinking about sustainability. To properly plan construction projects with sustainability in mind, Stephen...
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) announced this year’s recipients for its highest honor—the COTE Top Ten Awards. Each year, ten innovative projects are recognized for their integration of design excellence with environmental performance. The COTE Top Ten measures and metrics...
The U.S. Green Buildings Council (USGBC) recently released a 6-part video series highlighting LEED v4 credits. USGBC’s There’s A Credit ForThat video series showcases LEED v4 credits that can have a huge impact on projects. The LEED credits discussed in this six-part series include: Bicycle Facilities...
The Edison Awards™, celebrating 31 years of honoring the best in innovation and excellence in the development of new products and services, announced that Neolith SKYLINE + PURETi was voted the Gold Collective Disruption Winner. The Neolith SKYLINE + PURETi treatment offers architects and designers a sustainable surface for residential...
The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) recently announced the top five green building trends that it will be prioritizing in 2018. 1. Zero Carbon not Zero Energy Energy efficiency has long been used as the measure of how “green” a building is. It’s also been used...
The Solid Surface KRION®, designed by Porcelanosa Systempool, launched K-Life, a patented technology innovation – KRION Eco-Active Solid Technology® – that can provide additional surface performance. Starting from the basic features of the material, made up two-thirds of natural minerals and a small percentage of high-resistant...
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has introduced LEED v4.1 for existing buildings and spaces. According to USGBC, the rating system is simplified. The scorecard and requirements have been streamlined and new methodologies for tracking and rating performance are integrated directly into the rating system. This provides a...
Rahel Belatchew, Founder and Principal Architect, Belatchew Arkitekter, represented Sweden during DesignMarch, Iceland’s Design Festival, which took place in Reykjavik March 15-18. Iceland Design Center, the organization behind DesignMarch, together with the Swedish Embassy in Reykjavik, invited Belatchew to represent Sweden during the Design Diplomacy event,...
Innovative city building will be front and center at the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) 2018 Spring Meeting, set for May 1-3 at the Cobo Center in downtown Detroit. A major focus for the 2018 gathering will be the reinvention of urban areas into thriving places that...
Neolith, manufactured by Spain-based company TheSize, continues its global expansion with several key initiatives in 2018. Plans for this year include an added production line, showroom openings, and a new logistics warehouse. The company aims to enhance support of the brand’s network of distributors, architects, designers...
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), creators of the LEED green building rating system, along with support from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, announced a new grant program designed to recognize the sustainability and green building achievements of U.S. cities pursuing LEED for Cities certification. LEED for Cities enables local governments...
Michels Corporation, in its commitment to sustainable business practices, achieved certification of two of its red granite quarries in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Red Granite Quarry and Wausau Red Granite Quarry achieved certification to the ANSI/NSC 373 Sustainable Production of Natural Dimension Stone Standard. Michels also completed...
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released the annual list of the Top 10 States for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the world’s most widely used green building rating system. The list ranks states in terms of certified square feet per resident in 2017....
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