It was hard to ignore sequestration news this week, but do you know how the sequester is impacting construction? Check out the week's most popular news posts below. They address where the ax is falling, how a building can be powered by algae and how states are failing to meet energy code requirements.
Check out these stories to get caught up:
- German building powered by algae farm: A demonstration building in Hamburg has slim glass tanks on its facade that uses algae to create a fuel for a biogas-powered energy generator.
- $650M ski resort to encircle waste-to-energy incinerator: A very unusual design for a Copenhagen facility wraps a waste-to-energy plant in a "mountain" on which synthetic, granular snow will provide year-round skiing.
- How many states aren't living up to US energy-code commitments?: One string attached to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act state funds was an agreement to put building energy codes in place – but some states haven't followed through.
- Sequester ax slashes federal construction: Several programs including defense construction are taking a hit while others, including highway aid programs, are exempt from what could total up to $4 billion in reductions.
- Maturing tech increasingly essential to construction industry: Information technology is evolving and becoming central to the construction industry as companies leverage what they are learning.
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