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Creating-Resilient-Communities
In undertaking any infrastructure project it is becoming increasingly important to consider the environmental impacts and benefits over the full life cycle of the project, not just that resulting during the construction phase. The Envision™ rating system guides users in assessing the sustainability of their project in five major categories: quality of life, leadership, resource allocation, natural world, and climate and risk.
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Business + Industry, Federal Government, Government, Resilient Communities, Sustainability, Green Design
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Industrial Outlook
Sustainable remediation is a holistic approach to achieving site objectives, preserving natural resources, economic viability, and enhanced quality of life.
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Green Design, Business + Industry, Environment, Sustainability
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Industrial Outlook
The International Code Council recently launched the International Green Construction Code initiative, subtitled "Safe and Sustainable: By the Book." The IGCC aims to significantly reduce energy usage and greenhouse gases through mandatory green building design and performance in new and existing commercial buildings.
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Facilities, Business + Industry, Government, Green Design, Sustainability
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people + progress magazine
Designed and built by CDM Smith, the U.S. Coast Guard's $11.4 million station at Training Center Cape May better serves the agency's mission and operational needs in the Delaware Bay and mid-Atlantic region.
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Facilities, Federal Government, Green Design, North America, Sustainability, United States, Design-Build
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people + progress magazine
A new, energy-efficient bus facility for Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority will help transition to cleaner fuels, reduce the carbon footprint and improve transportation for residents.
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Energy, Smart Energy, Transportation, Facilities, Sustainability, Green Design, United States, North America
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people + progress magazine
Upgrades to Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant will incorporate Cambi’s thermal hydrolysis process (THP)—the first facility in the United States to use this technology, and the largest Cambi plant in the world.
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3D/4D Design, Design-Build, Energy, Green Design, Sustainability, Water, United States, Smart Energy
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Solutions - Facilities
Chicago’s household hazardous waste drop-off facility—the first-of-its-kind community recycling center to use green technology concepts—is keeping the city on the fast-track to a more sustainable urban environment.
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Facilities, North America, United States, Government, Green Design, Sustainability
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Solutions - Facilities
Harvard University’s Allston campus development is a model of environmental stewardship, and our green utility delivery system will provide all thermal, electrical and wet utilities—serving as a model of sustainable design for other institutions and communities.
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Facilities, Education, North America, United States, Green Design, Sustainability
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Features
This interview with Dwayne Myers explores using green infrastructure—a broad concept that considers the benefits of natural systems, as opposed to manmade infrastructure—in land use planning.
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Environment, Government, Green Design, Sustainability, Water
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Features
CDM Smith helped two transit authorities in Pennsylvania, USA, design award-winning, innovative transit centers that increase mobility and implement aggressive sustainability goals to reduce energy consumption.
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Transportation, Green Design, United States, North America, Government, Smart Energy
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people + progress magazine
Relying on a compact, innovative water recycling facility and solar power, Frito-Lay's Casa Grande snack food plant uses advanced membrane technology to reuse process water for production needs and runs almost entirely on renewable energy—producing nearly zero waste.
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Business + Industry, Design-Build, Facilities, Green Design, Membranes, Sustainability, United States, Water Reuse
