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Partnership between the Russian Green Building Council and BRE Group aimed at sustainable best practice thru development of in Russia. http://buff.ly/2uOIRzS

New international partnership promises tangible benefits to Russian construction sector National Research Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (MGSU) and the Russian Green Building Council (RuGBC) have today announced the launch of a partnership with BRE

The U.S. House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development heard testimony this week from individuals and groups on the topic of apprenticeship programs.

ABC urges Congress to back apprenticeship expansion The industry group stressed finding solutions that meet the needs of the institutions running the programs and the businesses hiring from them.

South Miami became the first city outside of California to require all new homes to install solar panels on their roofs.

Miami makes solar mandatory for new houses The South Miami City Commission in a 4-1 vote approved a law requiring solar panels to be installed on all new homes built in the city.

For more than 25 years BREEAM has been providing a model for the local assessment of developments and communities, driving success and improvement in sustainable construction and property.

BREEAM: Innovate The world's foremost environmental assessment method and rating system for buildings

Most of the deliveries arrive directly by boat, the cranes are all hybrids, and it runs on 100% renewable energy.

Nike’s Ultra-Sustainable Distribution Center Is So Clean It Uses Sheep Instead Of Lawn Mowers As much as possible, the center avoids using trucks to help lower the carbon footprint of transportation. More than 95% of incoming goods arrive on boats, helping avoid 14,000 truck journeys a year (by carrying multiple containers, boats are automatically more efficient).

Find out more about BREEAM including what it measures, its benefits, popularity and likely future developments. http://buff.ly/2uujfGW

Enter the Global 100% Renewable Energy campaign, the first international platform advocating for the total reliance on clean alternatives to fossil fuel for cities and regions. Founded in San Francisco in 2013, the campaign is comprised of international organizations dedicated to renewable options.

Here's how cities can go completely renewable A new handbook offers advice to cities willing to make the leap to join Frankfurt, Vancouver, San Francisco and more than 300 others in the transition to clean energy.

What needs to be considered in new housing is the issue of space standards, flexible design, adaptability, accessibility and inclusive design, amongst many things.

HQM spotlight – Access and Space My name is David Maina and I work for BRE as a technical consultant in the Home Quality Mark (HQM) team. The HQM manual address a number of issues for new homes, which have been identified from res…

Thanks in part to the U.N.’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, green building projects are increasing worldwide. As a matter of fact, from 2015 to 2018 the percentage of global builders with at least 60 percent of their projects certified green will double.

Study results show a clear opportunity for many utilities and energy end-users to save money through community-scale solar.

Distributed solar beats coal on cost for co-ops Market responses show rural electric co-ops and municipal utilities can save up to 30 percent of power costs with solar.

It’s the longest established method of regulating a building’s environmental impact in the UK and is, as we move into 2016, more important than ever for new builds.

How can a BREEAM assessment benefit you? BREEAM stands for Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology. It was created in the 1990s as a way of assessing, rating and certifying the sustainability of buildings.

Next week -- in Russia! Stakeholder event & technical workshop.

Green Building Council Russia Plenary session - Development of Sustainable Construction Standards - stakeholder engagement