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March/April 2013 Issue (Volume 46, Number 2)

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Business Facilities : March/April 2013. The post March/April 2013 Issue (Volume 46, Number 2) appeared first on Business Facilities. Recent Issues BF-March/April-2013' First Word | Delivering The Goods. Snapshots: 60 Seconds | with Lt. Kim Guadagno, State of New Jersey.

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Revoking the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Incidental Take Rule, Once Again

Green Building Law Update

In 2013, during the prosecution of Duke Energy for bird deaths by wind turbine, the Fish and Wildlife Service estimated that “wind turbines kill between 140,000 and 500,000 birds a year in accidental collisions.”. The Service is now requesting public comment on issues of fact, law and policy raised by that MBTA rule published on January 7.

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Businesses Face New Fee for Employee Benefits Plans under Health Care Reform

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March 26, 2013 - The IRS has issued a final rule that employers who offer various benefit plans must pay a fee to fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), which was established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

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Natural Disasters Cause $85 Billion Global Economic Loss During First Half Of 2013

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Impact Forecasting , the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield (the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc), has issued its mid-year natural disaster analysis, which aggregates the key global natural disaster perils data for the first half of 2013. billion); the U.S.

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You Can Participate in Updating the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard

Green Building Law Update

Home Innovation Research Labs has issued a call for Consensus Committee applications and proposed changes to the current ICC 700-2012. The ICC 700 was updated in 2012 and approved in January 2013. Those who would like to apply to serve on the Consensus Committee or a Task Group must submit their applications online by March 16, 2014.

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New Department of Defense Policy Accepts Green Globes

Green Building Law Update

That new policy announced in the just released November 10, 2013 memorandum from John Conger, Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense provides, in relevant part, DoD Components are responsible for establishing an auditable process to ensure applicable new buildings and major renovations meet requirements as defined in the UFC.

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Join me at the PA/NJ Sustainability Symposium on March 12

Green Building Law Blog

For all my Pennsylvania and New Jersey fans, I will be speaking at the third annual PA/NJ Sustainability Forum on March 12, 2013. The details are as follows: Tuesday, March 12th, 2013. To get more information and register click here. 7:45 AM - 1:30 PM. Temple University. Performing Arts Center. 1837 North Broad Street.

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