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NCCCO Elects Directors, Officers for 2015

Construction Equipment

The Board of Directors of the National Commission for Directors of the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) has announced the industry leaders who will serve in 2015.'

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Miami Beach’s New Green Building Tax

Green Building Law Update

In 2015, 64 permits were issued for buildings over 7,000 square feet. Apparently none of those projects are today registered with GBCI as pursuing or having achieved a LEED Gold certification. If there is a failure to obtain any level of LEED certification, the fee is not refunded.

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Arlington County is the First to Adopt Incentives Tied to LEED Version 4

Green Building Law Update

floor area ratio (FAR) bonus density in exchange for obtaining a LEED Silver certification. Since the first LEED bonus density project was approved, 96 buildings have been approved by the County and of those, 56 have agreed to achieve LEED certification. FAR bonus for LEED Silver certification; 0.35

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2015 Healthcare Construction – Construction Contractor Compliance

Building Information Management

Do the contractors and staff working in your healthcare facilities have their necessary training certificates for compliance? Protection Affordable Care Act) as mandated by TJC (The Joint Commission) and CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services). Caution: The Training Requirements are Constantly Changing! Pathogen Training.

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2015 Healthcare Construction – Construction Contractor Compliance

Building Information Management

Do the contractors and staff working in your healthcare facilities have their necessary training certificates for compliance? Protection Affordable Care Act) as mandated by TJC (The Joint Commission) and CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services). Caution: The Training Requirements are Constantly Changing! Pathogen Training.

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FTC Finds Truly Organic is Not

Green Building Law Update

million to settle a Federal Trade Commission greenwashing complaint alleging that their nationally marketed bath and beauty products are neither “certified organic” nor “vegan” as falsely claimed. By way of a federal court order that became final last month, Truly Organic Inc. and its founder will pay $1.76 Marketers don’t get to greenwash.

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Pennsylvania is First State to offer Tax Credit for Passive House

Green Building Law Update

What is unique in the applications due by January 30, 2015 is that up to 10 points may be awarded to those developments which meet Passive House certification requirements (national or international). Actual Passive House “certification” from PHIUS or the Passive House Academy is not required.