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Sparks agree 7% wage increase from 2024

Construction Enquirer

Electricians are set for a 7% wage rise from 2024 after a new pay deal was hammered out by electrical contractors and union Unite under the JIB collective agreement. The two-year deal for the industry also includes a 5% uptick in rates from 2025.

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Selling a House with Solar Panels is Fraught with Peril

Green Building Law Update

You understand and agree that this is a lease and not a sale agreement. The solar lease, as well as any power purchase agreement need to be considered in light of federal and state law (including tax laws) that stimulate new possibilities including create profit. The Company owns the solar panel system for all purposes.

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Common Law Analysis – Pay-if-paid, Pay-when-paid & Liquidating Agreements in Construction Contracts

Construction Law Monitor

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“Sloan”), the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has an in depth discussion regarding some technical yet very important clauses found within many construction contracts between general contractor, subcontractors, owner and the surety. Liquidating Agreement. Sloan pg 17. Lawyer, Oct.

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Big US Glassmaker Guardian Industries To Pay $70 Million in US Clean Air Pact

ENR Construction

Agreement requires global manufacturer to alter previous furnace modifications that emitted high levels of pollutants.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Mike White, Director of Design and Construction at North Point Hospitality

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Aside from industry and project knowledge, you need solid leadership and management skills to navigate unique challenges and ensure successful outcomes. He was a banker there and came to the US and essentially bought his first hotel in the late-seventies. We have all these digital tools, so it makes us more efficient.

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NAHB Partners With Pro Builder/SGC Horizon

Pro Builder

This January 2021 issue of Pro Builder marks the beginning of an ambitious new partnership between the National Association of Home Builders and SGC Horizon , publisher of this and other top housing industry brands. Its flagship publication, Pro Builder , has been the preeminent housing industry magazine for more than 80 years.

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Selling Your Home Building Company? Here's What to Expect

Pro Builder

The process for buying and selling a private home building company follows a similar format to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in other industries. During that period, advisors like us reach out to the universe of potential buyers. Essential steps for buying and selling a private home building company. Chris Jasinski and Ken McWilliams.

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