Tuner Construction Receives 2024 USGBC Leadership Award

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The U.S. Green Building Council has named Turner Construction a recipient of its 2024 USGBC Leadership Awards. The annual honors, first presented in 2002, recognize leadership and commitment to creating a built environment that enhances health, equity, resilience, sustainability and prosperity for all. This year’s award recipients have demonstrated a track record of leadership in innovation, education, and performance needed to scale green building and accelerate market transformation. Turner is a leader in green building, maintaining an extensive portfolio of LEED-certified projects and counting more than 1,500 LEED credential holders among its staff. Additionally, the company plays an active role … Read more

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CFC Construction Names Josh Thall as Director of Procurement

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CFC Construction has promoted Josh Thall to director of procurement. His new role will bridge the gap between business development, preconstruction and operations, helping to ensure CFC’s bidding and planning activities are in alignment with how each project will be bought, staffed and built. With 20+ years in both construction and development across hospitality, multifamily, commercial, industrial, healthcare and beyond, Thall’s experience wearing a wide variety of hats on an even wider range of builds enables him to understand project needs and success factors from every angle. He first brought his leadership skills to bear as a senior project manager … Read more

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World’s 1st TRUE-Certified Construction Project Delivered at GENESIS Marina

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Webcor recently completed the world’s inaugural Total Resource Use and Efficiency-certified construction endeavor at GENESIS Marina, an expansive laboratory and office campus, which is approximately ±560,000 square feet across three buildings in Brisbane, California. GENESIS Marina was awarded TRUE Gold in February 2024, underscoring the contractor’s commitment to pioneering sustainable construction practices and advancing zero-waste goals across the industry. Webcor built the GENESIS Marina campus for life science developer Phase 3 Real Estate Partners, Inc. in partnership with Bain Capital Real Estate and in collaboration with architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. TRUE certification, a program administered by Green Business Certification … Read more

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LEED v5 Drafts Open for Public Comment

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The U.S. Green Building Council has opened the first public comment period for its draft rating system, LEED v5. This step marks a milestone for LEED and the building industry at large, providing a comprehensive framework for creating sustainable, efficient, and resilient built environments that promote environmental responsibility, economic viability and social equity.  LEED v5 emphasizes impact, alignment and interconnectedness to support initial and ongoing sustainability efforts throughout a building’s lifecycle. Impact highlights include:         LEED v5 Operations + Maintenance puts existing buildings on a path to decarbonization and ties Platinum-level certification to near-zero carbon operating emissions. … Read more

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New Report Explores Taking Action on Embodied Carbon in Buildings

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The U.S. Green Building Council and RMI released the report “Driving Action on Embodied Carbon in Buildings” to answer questions about embodied carbon emissions and outline key actions to accelerate decarbonization of the U.S. building construction sector. The two organizations draw from a comprehensive foundation of research based on the most up-to-date and relevant data and industry knowledge to establish a set of recommendations and actions for embodied carbon, including: The opportunity to reduce embodied carbon from standard building practices Current and emerging benchmarking standards The carbon intensity of specific materials Embodied carbon savings potential from reuse, recycling and circularity … Read more

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