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• NCGBCS Releases Taxonomy of Building Codes and Standards
  Feb 6, 2013
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• Registration Open for the AIVC Airtightness Workshop
  Jan 30, 2013
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• Call for Papers for Airtightness Workshop
  Jan 29, 2013
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• Green in the Military 4
  Feb 27, 2013
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• NFMT 2013
  Mar 12, 2013
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• 2nd Annual BIMSmart Summit
  Mar 15, 2013
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• Federal Energy Management Program
  This program under the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) provides services, tools, and expertise to Federal agencies to help them achieve their legislated and executive-ordered energy, greenhouse gas, and water goals. These are delivered through project, technical, and program services. For more information on these sustainable goals, visit the WBDG's Sustainable Design Objective pages.

New & Updated Pages

• FEMP First Thursday Seminars
  Continuing Education - 01/30/2013
• Lighting Design
  Design Discipline - 01/25/2013
• Master Painters Institute (MPI) Architectural Painting Specification Decision Tree
  Tool - 01/04/2013
• Mercy Emergency North
  Case Study - 01/03/2013
• Below Grade Systems including Foundation Walls, Floor Slabs, and Plaza Decks
  Building Envelope Design Guide - 12/26/2012

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Publications

• ECB 2013-5 Continuity of the High Performance Energy and Sustainability Policy -- Applicability:  Directive
  Posted: 02-14-2013
• ECB 2013-4 Architect, Interior Designer and Landscape Architect of the Year Awards Sponsored by the Engineering and Construction Community of Practice: 2012 -- Applicability:  Information
  Posted: 02-11-2013
• ECB 2013-3 Required Installation of Water Coolers with Bottle -- Applicability:  All Projects
  Posted: 02-11-2013
• USAF Landscape Design Guide, with April 2000 Changes incorporated
  Posted: 02-07-2013