“Release” is a general-purpose concrete form agent of mineral oil and petroleum product composition. Its dual action formulation is lightly reactive with improved barrier characteristics.
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Coalition content with feds’ nod to Green Globes standard, alongside LEED
Source: American High-Performance Buildings Coalition (AHPBC), Washington, D.C.
Chemical and building materials interests issued a statement responding to the U.S. General Services Administration’s recommendation of the Green Building Initiative’s Green Globes 2010 and U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) 2009 as third party certification systems:
Read MoreConstruction giant Skanska rebukes LEED critics
Sources: Skanska USA, New York; CP staff
Major heavy civil and general contractor Skanska USA resigned its U.S. Chamber of Commerce membership to protest the group’s support of the American High-Performance Building Coalition (AHPBC), which is lobbying federal lawmakers to limit government projects to green building rating systems developed with consensus-based standards.
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