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LEED Certified Residential Building is Now the Law in Key West

Green Building Law Update

On November 6, the City Commission of Key West, Florida unanimously adopted Ordinance 13-19 establishing LEED Certified level certification or Florida Green Building Coalition Bronze level certification as a prerequisite to all residential construction.

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2018 IgCC Poised to be Adopted for the First Time

Green Building Law Update

Since 2017, the 2012 IgCC has been permitted in the County as an alternative to mandatory LEED building. Delivering a success to the environmental industrial complex through a triumph of method over magic, Montgomery is touted as the county in America with the most LEED building. But apparently not for long.

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4 Best Safety Vest for Construction

Work Gearz

Many construction sites for bridges and roads will put you smack in the middle of traffic and even high-speed traffic, so visibility is your first line of defense. These are normally employed in situations where there is road traffic but where the speed limit is 25 miles per hour and no higher. This includes rain, snow, and fog.

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

states have launched site certification programs with the goal of helping communities prepare available sites for investment and expansion. The latest designation happened in April, when the Fairhope Airport Industrial Park in Baldwin County received the AdvantageSite certification. SPOKANE COUNTY, WA: REGIONAL SITE CERTIFICATION.

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Code Compliance & Beyond: Upping Baseline Building Energy Performance

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Most high-performance building certifications and city codes use ASHRAE and ICC’s building codes to define energy performance requirements within their rating systems. On the cusp of adoption on January 1, 2020, the 2019 version of Title-24 gives us a sneak peek at the road map for building energy codes in the coming years.

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Overcoming Regulatory Barriers When Bidding in a New State

Viewpoint Construction Technology

But contractors don’t have to move at the speed of state bureaucracy when pursuing new opportunities, and they shouldn’t have to miss a bidding opportunity over government licenses and permits. You’ll also need to register for all applicable taxes and generally provide a certificate of good standing from your home state.

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Formal and Informal Bid Extensions on a Construction Project

Best Practices Construction Law

Of course, the same provisions permit an extension of the time period by consent of the bidder or both of the parties. In this case, the City sought bids for repavement of a road. In the construction world of competitive bidding, however, the request for an extension is not so clear.

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