Estimates predict a reduction of 3 million metric tons of greenhouse gases by 2020 as a result of the requirements of CALGreen. Business of Construction Green Building Guest Post Friday building code California Building Standards Commission Construction and Maintenance Leadership in Energy and Environmental DesignOriginally posted 2011-02-04 09:00:59. Republished by Blog Post Promoter For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings welcomes Imad Naffa.  Imad is the Founder and President of NAFFA International , a private Building Code Services firm  in Fresno, CA. Background. license. MORE >>

It also comes at a time when London is experiencing a mini “construction boom”, as £21 billion worth of construction projects are going ahead in the capital before 2020. construction jobs construction news Electrical News electrician jobs plumbing jobs Plumbing News t4ts train4tradeskills Business construction Construction and Maintenance construction jobs london IPC Media Kings Reach building Kohn Pedersen Fox London london constructionThe project has now been granted planning approval and is set to go ahead. Read “Is London set for a construction boom?” Related articles. MORE >>

He said: “I think that there is a potential big step forward here, which is that we can get the world committed to coming up with a global overarching treaty by 2015, so that we’re all at least heading in the same direction with a clear road map, so that we get global emissions down by 2020.”. Do you think converting homes across Britain to be run by renewable energy sources is going to change your business? report by the Department of Energy and Climate Change says the huge expansion is necessary for Britain to meet greenhouse gas emissions targets with the rest of Europe. MORE >>

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Los Angeles, Atlanta and Seattle are the first three focus areas for the program that aims to shed 20% of building energy use by 2020. According to the Seattle PI , the city will join forces with a number of local businesses to promote energy efficiency in the city’s buildings. Seattle will set the mold for better building. Signaling an important vision for Seattle, President Obama has selected the city as a launchpad for his Better Buildings Challenge. group of civic leaders, working with federal officials, helped to form the Seattle 2030 District. How do we produce energy? MORE >>