Construction Law

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The government’s bid to “transform public procurement” in the UK has now reached the statute books, with the Procurement Act 2023 receiving Royal Assent on 26 October. The relevant Green Paper – Transforming Public Procurement – was published three years ago so the Cabinet Office should be up to speed on the secondary legislation.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Green-procurement policies or green-building mandates can help accelerate the adoption of green-building practices, according to research by Timothy Simcoe and Michael Toffel.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 31, 2020

Green Building Council has announced that LEED will play a role in confronting risk in the post coronavirus pandemic era. The credit requires creating a policy and practices that focuses on green cleaning that now must meet the guidelines of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and U.S.

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Green Industry Professionals

JANUARY 23, 2015

Plantbid can help contractors find quality products at great prices, in a fraction of the time normally spent procuring materials.'

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 10, 2021

While there has been a fair amount written about Lean principles, actual application in the form of an integrated construction planning, procurement, and project delivery methodology has been limited to 5% or less actual work. Influence of project type and procurement method on rework costs in building construction projects.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 18, 2023

The Kent Roads contract will deliver the southern part of the route that connects the A2/M2 to the tunnel approach, and includes almost four miles of new road and structures, one of the widest green bridges in Europe, a new public park, and 12 miles of new or improved pathways for walkers, cyclists and horse riders.

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BD+C

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Sustainability Group will strengthen Suffolk’s in-house expertise and ability to design and execute a wider range of green building solutions. Steven Burke, Senior Director of Sustainability, and Michael Swenson, Director of Sustainability for Suffolk Design, will head the new operation.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 15, 2014

” “Green Globes and LEED are voluntary, consensus based standards” according to Kevin Kampschroer, director of the office of federal high-performance green buildings at the U.S. Department of Energy, Green Building Certification System Review. A-119 Circular Federal Globes Green Kaplow LEED OMB Stuart'

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 14, 2020

Green Building Council has now added two additional Pilot Credits responding to the novel coronavirus. Green Building Council has announced that LEED will play a role in confronting risk in the coronavirus pandemic era. Green building is a subset of that essential real estate sector.

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ENR Construction

JANUARY 10, 2019

10, the Transbay Joint Powers Authority announced that procurement has begun for the repair of the two fractured bottom flanges of the twin parallel girders that span 80 ft across Fremont Street in the 4.5-block-long block-long Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 20, 2023

The project will be an all-electric building that could be carbon-free through green power procurement. Architect Morris and Co has designed the replacement scheme, which will be spread over an H-shaped footprint building rising from 5 to 11 storeys.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 14, 2011

As you may recall, the Destiny USA project received over $200 million in tax-free financing through the federal government's Green Bonds program. I think it's safe to say the Green Bonds program was a failure. Did the US Green Building Council act appropriately in assisting the Destiny USA project? Green Building Council.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 29, 2022

Green building guru Drew Smith and builder Steve Earl deliver a step-by-step tour of the energy, water, and other resource efficiencies that make The New American Home 2022 a comfortable, healthy net-zero home for today's homebuyers, with building practices and product selections that translate to any market and any price point.

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Construction Law

MARCH 31, 2021

One thing that can be confidently said about the newly announced National Infrastructure Bank (NIB) is that it won’t be funding very much of the procurement of the UK’s national infrastructure. The government’s track record with targeting investment towards green projects is not encouraging.

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Construction Law

JUNE 6, 2022

Little attention has been given to the proposed legislative shake up of the UK’s public sector procurement that went before the House of Lords for second reading in late May. It is that obviously flawed process that the new Procurement Bill aims to reform.

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Fieldwire

MAY 16, 2022

Technology is assisting construction sites with materials and procurement through payment. With procurement technology advancing every day, the new cloud-based, analytic-driven, mobile procurement options ensure that materials are purchased and in place to complete the project without downtime.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The magnitude of their impacts is the driving force behind many initiatives to improve tomorrow’s structures—from energy regulations and government procurement policies to green building rating systems and programs such as the Architecture 2030 Challenge.

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Construction Law

MARCH 1, 2024

News Our regular news round up includes a call from insurance companies for pilot projects to find investment models for green infrastructure; failure of another legal challenge to the Stonehenge project; and a warning that the new Building Safety Regulator is looking for a high profile prosecution to make a point.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 30, 2022

Our findings show that the solution to sustainable construction is to adopt a systems-based approach across the entire asset lifecycle, including procurement, materials, methodologies, technology and people capability. Our report cites three principles for success: commitment, collaboration and continuous improvement.

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Building Information Management

JANUARY 4, 2016

Green Building Council and a LEED Accredited Professional. He is the developer of the no-influence leadership theory, the Theoretical basis for best value procurement. He is also a member of the U.S.

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Lets Build

JULY 25, 2017

Green roof office. What also makes the university stand out, is the green roof on top that slopes almost at a 45-degree angle. Besides making the university look good, the green roof keep the ambient temperature low and reduce heat in the daytime. The building can procure 95% of its energy needs from alternative energy.

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Construction Law

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Assessments can be procured from a number of independent bodies and certifications can often be achieved, but questions are increasingly being asked if some of them are worth the paper we would rather – for sustainability reasons – they weren’t written on.

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Construction Law

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The government says it has so far mobilised £26 billion of capital investment for the green industrial revolution which, along with regulations, will support up to 190,000 jobs by 2025, and up to 440,000 jobs by 2030, and leverage up to £90 billion of private investment by 2030. There will be a lot to oversee. Nick Barrett.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

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The Constructor

MARCH 26, 2012

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

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The Constructor

JANUARY 14, 2012

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

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JANUARY 14, 2012

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The Constructor

JANUARY 29, 2012

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The Constructor

JANUARY 1, 2012

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The Constructor

MARCH 25, 2012

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GCP Applied Technologies

MAY 5, 2020

Skanska USA and C Change Labs teamed up to develop a solution that would enable the building industry to access carbon emissions data during material specifications and procurement. In the case of concrete , the embodied carbon is what is emitted by taking the raw materials out of the ground, processing them, and delivering them.

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Green Industry Professionals

JUNE 16, 2016

State of Missouri has approved a contract for Toro equipment through The National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) ValuePoint for use by all state agencies and other authorized users.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 5, 2011

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 27, 2014

Underscoring stability and predictability, the LTEP commits to a new competitive procurement process with the Ontario Power Authority (OPA). Procurements for 2014 electric capacity are 300 MW wind, 140 MW solar, 50 MW bioenergy and 50 MW hydro; 2015 procurements are identical except a slight narrowing of hydro to 45 MW.

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The Constructor

MARCH 21, 2012

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