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Livinglass Announces Free Decorative Glass Samples

Architectural decorative glass is the key to making any design look extraordinary.
As you may know, we here at Livinglass make custom glass in Los Angeles, CA for the world’s largest designers and architecture firms around the world.
Our architectural glass designs are renowned for their beauty, elegance, safety, and use of recycled materials. We make you look good, as well as the planet.
We are excited for our recent growth and for the impact that our glass designs are having on the international architecture and design community.
Our other custom glass lines: Fusion, Fresh and Elemental, offer additional design options.

Commercial HVAC content from Contracting Business

Using the model, contractors can determine the proper sequence of installation, as well as which trades will clash during installation.
• 5D: Estimating.
In comparison to traditional coordination, BIM projects result in shorter construction schedules.
This is particularly important for BIM coordination time.
Build BIM into your Business
Haven’t a clue what the elements above mean or how to put them into action?
While many think of BIM as software, in reality BIM is more about workflows and social practices.

Renewable energy outstrips coal for first time in UK electricity mix

Ageing coal and nuclear plants have been closing in recent years, while renewable energy has been rapidly rolling out.
Renewable energy has for the first time surpassed coal in supplying the UK’s electricity for a whole quarter, according to government statistics released on Thursday.
However, the government’s energy statistics released on Thursday said demand “fell by 2% continuing the recent downward trend”.
Nuclear power was third with 21.5% and coal – the most polluting fuel – fell back to fourth, with 20.5%.
Gas-fired power stations provided the most electricity – 30% – with renewables second.

One third of US construction market could be green by 2018 – report

Green building construction is on track to make up a quarter of the US construction market this year, according to a new report from the US Green Business Council (USGBC) released this week.
It forecasts the green building construction market will grow 15.1% annually – outpacing the 9% expected growth in overall construction starts this year – from $150.6bn in 2015 to $224.4bn in 2018.
By 2018, more than one third of all construction will be green, the report predicts.
“Estimates of the economic impact of green building construction for 2015-18 show a significant increase in impact on GDP, jobs and labor earnings as compared to 2011-14,” the report’s authors wrote.
From 2015 to 2018, green building is expected to support 3.9m jobs, bring $268bn to industry workers and add $303bn to the GDP, according to the report.
It defined green building as construction that is sensitive to site placement, resources use and indoor air quality, among other factors.