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AEM Joins USMCA Coalition

Construction Equipment

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has joined the USMCA Coalition, a collection of 200 organizations with an objective to secure congressional approval of the United-States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Equipment manufacturers contribute $188 billion combined to the U.S. and Canadian…

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Green Building Codes Not Eligible for Copyright Protection

Green Building Law Update

A decision earlier this month by the Eleventh Circuit United States Courts Of Appeals goes further than other modern courts in describing that building codes when adopted by local government cannot be copyrighted. 10, as he argued for the ratification of the United States Constitution. Public Resource Org, Inc.

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GHG, SHG, SEC Regulations – Facilities Regs and Reporting Changes Coming Soon

Job Order Contracting

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposal to require that public companies disclose climate-related information. Take back agreements. ISO14064 Boundaries. Organizational. Equity share. Operational. Direct GHG emissions and removals. Energy indirect emissions. Other indirect emission. GHG/SEC Reporting. Energy savings.

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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

Job Order Contracting

The United Stated Air Force then expanded JOC into an efficient, well-defined process and it generally regarded as by experts as one of the leading practitioners of JOC. Controller General of the United States. Unite States Congress. Unite States Government Printing Office, House Document No.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

There is no single comprehensive federal data privacy law in the United States. This is an issue in the GBCI Change Of Ownership Agreement which terminates all rights to data provided by the seller and transfers all rights to the buyer, and also the obligation to continue to report energy and water usage data to GBCI.

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Opportunities Shine in Community Solar

Green Building Law Update

People across the United States are seeking alternatives to conventional energy sources. And don’t forget the lawyers who in these mostly uncharted waters will have to offer advice about how the project structure addresses securities laws, utilities regulation, and the complexity of agreements between various project participants.

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Breaking News: The New I-9 Form Was Just Released Friday!

Best Practices Construction Law

Labor and employment laws regularly intersect with the construction industry—whether you are dealing with employment issues such as the hiring and firing of employees, compliance with state and federal E-Verify requirements , or applicability of project labor agreements on a project. The Breaking News. Image: Will Merydith.

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