SW Oregon Architect

MAY 21, 2023

By stamping and signing our drawings and specifications, I am certifying that those documents comply with applicable codes, regulations, and professional standards. This includes having a solid understanding of architectural design principles, building codes, regulations, construction techniques, and industry standards.

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BD+C

MARCH 2, 2023

The next steps for a sustainable, decarbonized future 0 qpurcell Thu, 03/02/2023 - 13:03 Sustainability For building owners and developers, the push to net zero energy and carbon neutrality is no longer an academic discussion. Government regulators are increasingly requiring that buildings perform more efficiently.

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Architecture Ideas

MARCH 29, 2023

Sustainable practices for sewer repair are crucial for ensuring the longevity and efficiency of water infrastructure, as well as promoting the health and well-being of communities. One of the key benefits of sustainable practices for sewer repair is improved system performance.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Although she concedes that much of the necessary climate action will have to come in the form of regulation and financial incentives, El Battouty says that architects should lead by example to show governments that decarbonisation is doable. Sustainable architecture shouldn't be "haute couture".

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Hotel Designs

APRIL 4, 2023

As a flooring that’s natural and renewable, cork is a sustainable and environmentally friendly choice. Portugal produces around 50 per cent of the world’s cork supply and its forests are strictly protected by the government. In fact, the first regulations protecting the country’s cork forests date back to the 13 th century.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

From certification systems to subsidies for sustainable construction, there is no shortage of incentives and signposts to help guide the AEC industry toward a cleaner future. While architects routinely taut buildings as “sustainable,” it is a challenge to provide a universal measure of sustainability for architecture globally.

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2024

Having only become government policy in 2016, Taiwan expects to have amassed a social-housing stock of 200,000 units by the end of 2024 – and has already set an ambition to hit one million units by 2032. Development is mostly funded by city governments, with additional support from central government.

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Deezen

MAY 12, 2022

China 's decision to ban supertall skyscrapers "will not hinder the potential of architecture" and is in fact leading to more sustainable, culturally sensitive buildings, architects have told Dezeen. Architects are having to respond to the environmental worries that are partly behind the new regulations.

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Deezen

APRIL 26, 2023

Climate network Architects Declare has failed to live up to its ambitions and now serves as a cautionary tale about setting sustainability commitments, writes Chris Hocknell. Sustainability specialists were impressed, if a little sceptical at its scale and boldness.

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Aric Gitomer Architect

MAY 31, 2023

During American Housing Month, organizations and government agencies across the country may hold events, workshops, and outreach programs to educate the public on housing-related issues. However, the housing industry faces numerous challenges that limit its ability to meet the growing demand for safe, affordable, and sustainable homes.

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Architizer

MAY 13, 2024

Meanwhile, the situation is also a sharp reminder that any business dealing with the European Union’s single market now needs to monitor its supply chain very carefully, with a new corporate sustainability due diligence directive has now and inbound law across the bloc. There are, of course, exceptions.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Now open for entries, the 11th Annual A+Awards highlights the program’s renewed commitment to sustainable design. Enter the A+Sustainability Awards , a new suite of A+Award categories dedicated to projects that act as positive precedent for green building practices in specific regions and the wider world. Sustainable Private House.

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Architizer

MAY 21, 2024

As the stadium prepares to dismantle its roof, an international competition invites architects and students to explore this forward-thinking approach’s potential benefits and challenges in shaping sustainable practices within the architectural domain. The competition brief called for the design of a new plant shop, fruit and vegetables.

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Westeck News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Pembina Institute is working to solve today’s greatest energy challenges — reducing the harmful impacts of fossil fuels while supporting the transition to an energy system that is clean, safe and sustains a high quality of life. In 2020, there were more than 21,000 green building jobs in B.C.

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Habitus Living

MAY 30, 2022

Sustainable has a lot of meanings in a modern context, but over the past few decades it has become synonymous with ‘environmentally friendly.’ The concept of sustainability is all about having the ability to continue an action or a state of being over an undefined period of time. What is a sustainable house?

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BD+C

MARCH 13, 2024

Trends to watch shaping the future of ESG 0 qpurcell Wed, 03/13/2024 - 09:46 Sustainability Gensler’s Climate Action & Sustainability Services Leaders Anthony Brower, Juliette Morgan, and Kirsten Ritchie discuss trends shaping the future of environmental, social, and governance (ESG).

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Deezen

MARCH 23, 2023

A timber core means that the building weighs less than a similarly sized concrete structure "There wasn't a great deal of client motivation or legislative demand for any measures beyond meeting BREEAM and building regulations," Waugh recalled, referring to standards that limit operational emissions as opposed to embodied emissions. "My

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BD+C

MAY 25, 2023

Polly Osborne Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects Engineers Architects Regulations Biophilic Design Sustainable Development Sustainable Design and Construction Urban Planning When we spend time in nature, we instinctively feel its value. There’s more focus than ever on the environmental impact of construction projects.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Dezeen's editorial director Max Fraser was part of the panel of judges and sustainability experts who came together to discuss how fashion and design brands need to transform and pioneer a net zero circular economy. There's a lot of money to be made from real sustainability," he said. There is a massive value to action gap." "As

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Westeck News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

*Content courtesy of Pembina Institute As governments across Canada commit to building thousands of new homes, they also must commit to ensuring that housing is affordable to heat and cool Canada’s governments are addressing two intersecting crises: climate and housing.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This inspiring vision encourages cities to put nature first in their decisions on infrastructure, governance, economy, health and well-being to improve resilience and habitability. They inspire sustainable practices, green spaces, efficient resource management and climate regulation.

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Santa Cruz Architect

AUGUST 11, 2023

Building codes are essential regulations that ensure the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of structures. Understanding Building Codes Building codes are a set of regulations and standards that govern the design, construction, and operation of buildings.

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Community Architect Daily

MARCH 8, 2024

Suburban fight against new development in Baltimore County (Photo: Baltimore Banner) Onerous regulations have been not only been a tool of separating use, race and class for a long time, they also control how many people can live in a given space, in other words: Density. The current course is not sustainable.

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Westeck News

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Canada Energy Regulator (CER)?needs?to?create, Yet these are the only energy scenarios published by the Canadian government and thus, despite qualifiers these are only scenarios, the CER’s modelling is frequently mispresented and cited as a definitive forecast of future supply and demand. To ensure that policy, regulation,?and

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BD+C

MARCH 29, 2024

Demystifying carbon offsets vs direct reductions 0 qpurcell Fri, 03/29/2024 - 11:18 Sustainability Chris Forney, Principal, Brightworks Sustainability, and Rob Atkinson, Senior Project Manager, IA Interior Architects, share the misconceptions about carbon offsets and identify opportunities for realizing a carbon-neutral building portfolio.

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2022

The UK's largest architecture firm, Foster + Partners , has criticised a RIBA sustainability report backed by nearly 250 built environment organisations, claiming that it contradicts the watershed Paris Agreement treaty on climate change. Read: Government rejects Foster + Partners' "highly unsustainable" Tulip tower.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Dutch architecture may be at the forefront of sustainable building practices, but Aaron Betsky feels it has rather lost its sparkle in recent years. "It A right-wing city government nixed the plan and now a box festooned with fluted columns, designed by NOAHH , with the concocted-by-consultants name Amare , has taken its place (pictured).

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Dwell

APRIL 18, 2024

But that doesn’t mean that there are no regulations; it’s more that the square peg of a tiny house, whether it’s movable or not, has to be applied to the round hole of various regulations that often weren’t really designed for them. If it’s built to be compatible with manufactured home regulations, it’s a manufactured home.

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Dwell

DECEMBER 19, 2023

It became clear that this type of industry had some sustained power. There hasn’t really been a lot of national regulation. To the extent that the federal government has the most capacity—the most resources to potentially intervene to regulate national entities like these guys—is important.

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Westeck News

JUNE 9, 2023

British Columbia has taken a big step towards achieving its net-zero commitments for buildings and energy efficiency from windows with low U-values, and by proposing changes to the Demand-side Measures Regulation, which governs demand-side management (DSM) programs for gas and electric utilities in the province.

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BD+C

JULY 17, 2014

Architects Codes Energy Efficient Roofing Energy-Efficient Design Sustainable Design and Construction Building Owner Green Specifications Legislation Sustainable Development Contractors Glass Technology Regulations Brick and Masonry Designers Standards Cultural Facilities Engineers Building Enclosure Systems Education Facility Facility Managers Building (..)

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Deezen

MARCH 27, 2024

In January 2024, Collboni signed an agreement requiring the Catalan Land Institute (INCASOL) to construct at least 1,700 social homes in five years on 27 plots of government-owned land. For Lacol, the solution is for the local government to continue to prioritise the construction of new public housing and co-operative housing.

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Deezen

MAY 12, 2023

The project was developed for a couple with a large budget who wanted to prioritise sustainability – meaning Perring was given licence to experiment. Perring's other major sustainability decision was to take New Forest House's energy generation mostly off-grid.

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e-architect

JANUARY 28, 2023

RIBA UK News in 2023 The RIBA developed the guide with the law firm, Simmons & Simmons LLP, to help members understand key issues affecting architects from the implementation of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA), the Building Act 1984, and related regulations that are likely to be introduced.

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BD+C

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Airports Architects Codes Energy-Efficient Design Green Renovation Native American Casinos Sustainable Design and Construction Arena Building Owner Green Specifications Legislation Sustainable Development Casinos Contractors Regulations Collegiate Stadiums Designers Standards Building Automation Cultural Facilities Engineers Education Facility Facility (..)

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The Architecture Designs

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Innovative Materials and Construction Techniques for Modern Workspaces The use of innovative materials and construction techniques is pivotal in creating modern workspaces that are aesthetically pleasing, environmentally sustainable, and safe.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

FCA proposed new rules to tackle greenwashing, Sustainability Term definition, ESG term check. The mooted changes include investment product sustainability labels and restrictions on how terms such as ‘ESG’, ‘green’ and ‘sustainable’ can be used in marketing. FCA proposed new rules to tackle greenwashing News. 7 November 2022.

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