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July / August 2018 Issue (Volume 51, Number 4)

Business Facilities

The July / August 2018 Issue features our 14th annual Rankings Report, presenting the top states, metros and global locations — with a special focus on new technologies. Read: July / August 2018 Issue (Volume 51, Number 4) at BusinessFacilities.com.

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LEED Prerequisite Now Prohibits Smoking Cannabis

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Council issued a LEED Interpretation in 2018 ruling, “smoking of cannabis is considered a form of smoking for the purposes of both the interior and exterior smoking provisions of the LEED Prerequisite Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control.”. Which second option will result in significant additional first costs.

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Call for entries: 2017 Giants 300 Survey

BD+C

Giants 300 results will be published in the July 2018 issue of Building Design+Construction magazine. . . You’ll want to be sure your firm is on the Giants 300 list, as potential clients look to these rankings for prospective firms to design and construct their future projects.

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Construction’s Digital Transformation on Full Display at Collaborate 2018

Viewpoint Construction Technology

As Viewpoint CEO Manolis Kotzabasakis noted in this morning’s keynote address at our Collaborate 2018 user conference, “a digital transformation has begun.” Kotzabasakis kicked off Collaborate 2018 by sharing Viewpoint’s own vision of helping contractors digitally transform their operations. increase in gross margins.

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Maryland becomes First State to Ban Polystyrene this Thursday

Green Building Law Update

As a result, food service businesses and schools could continue to use existing inventories of polystyrene food service products until October 1, 2020, but were not be able to purchase additional polystyrene food service products after July 1, 2020. But getting the facts and science right appears to have evaded this law.

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Fireworks Cause Air Pollution But

Green Building Law Update

In most states those who handle fireworks are regulated for safety by a state fire marshall who issue permits including of “firework shooters, explosive blasters, explosive manufacturing, and explosive sales.” Levels drop back down by noon on July 5, according to the research. The increases are largest from 9 – 10 p.m.

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The Last Straw for a Rational Environmental Policy?

Green Building Law Update

In the wake of the 48th anniversary of Earth Day yesterday, among the hottest environmental issues of the day appears to be criminalizing the plastic drinking straw. Also, Seattle has enacted a ban on plastic utensils, including straws, going into effect in July. Glass straws have always had a place, but have issues of their own.