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Federal Government Proposes Greenhouse Gas Disclosures from Certain Vendors

Green Building Law Update

The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation which will require select government vendors, from landlords to defense contractors, to indicate if and where they publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions.

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Federal Government Proposes Greenhouse Gas Disclosures from Certain Vendors

Green Building Law Update

The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation which will require select government vendors, from landlords to defense contractors, to indicate if and where they publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions.

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Bird Friendly Building now the Law in Howard County

Green Building Law Update

The bird-friendly design standards that the Director adopts by regulation and that are equivalent to Pilot Credit #55. USGBC made substantive changes to the credit in 2015 and in 2016 and again in 2019 resulting in the current LEED v 4.1

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April 2017 Newsletter – A “New, New OSHA” Emerges

FDR Safety

1, 2016, and the other from February 15, 2017. OSHA wants to hear from the public on draft Process Safety Management guidance documents. Congress also rolled back another regulation that would have required companies bidding for federal contracts to disclose violations of health and safety laws, and other labor laws.

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Direct Contractors In California Should Take Steps Now To Reduce Exposure For Unpaid Wages By Subcontractors

Construction and Infrastructure Law

All California employers should be reminded of Labor Code section 2810.3 , which went into effect on January 1, 2016. Employers should ensure that workers provided by staffing firms are paid correctly and covered by workers’ compensation insurance, and should also carefully examine and draft indemnification agreements with staffing firms.

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Icy Hot

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Next month, the center will conduct its 2016 “winter peak” measurement, which represents the maximum ice coverage at the coldest time of the year. The protocol was immediately endorsed by Guggenheim Partners, which helped to draft it. We can safely predict that this year’s number will be lower than last year’s.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

Business Facilities

From the September/October 2016 Issue. It is here that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) enforces the import and export laws and regulations of the U.S. It is here that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) enforces the import and export laws and regulations of the U.S. By the BF Staff. made products overseas for export.

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