Top 10 CBO Covers: Staff Picks
Construction Business Owner
AUGUST 12, 2014
August 2004 (premier issue). February 2014. March 2014.' January 2005. February 2011. August 2012.
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Revoking the Migratory Bird Treaty Act Incidental Take Rule, Once Again
Green Building Law Update
JUNE 13, 2021
And a 2014 study, conducted by scientists from the Smithsonian Institution and the Fish and Wildlife Service, estimated that between 365 million and 988 million birds are killed in the United States every year as a result of building collisions. Public comments must be received or postmarked on or before June 7, 2021.
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You Can Participate in Updating the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard
Green Building Law Update
MARCH 12, 2014
By comparison there are over 50,000 LEED for Homes certified residential units; and in an earlier post I blogged that beginning February 1, 2014, LEED for Homes v2008 Update to be Balloted. Home Innovation Research Labs has issued a call for Consensus Committee applications and proposed changes to the current ICC 700-2012.
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EPA 2020 Enforcement Offers Insight
Green Building Law Update
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
Then on March 13, 2020, the President declared a national emergency due to SARS-Cov-2 followed by state stay at home orders, federal employees teleworking, many courts closed, and enforcement took a dive. 247 new criminal cases opened, 77 more than in FY 2019 and the most since 2014. Prevention of 18.2 million for EPA’s costs.
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7 Questions With NAHB's 2023 Chairman of the Board
Pro Builder
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
At the local level, Huey served president of the Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders in 2013, was named the association’s Builder of the Year in 2012, and was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 2008; she also was named Builder of the Year by the Home Builders Association of Alabama in 2014. Pro Builder sat down with Ms.
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Proposals for changes to the International Green Construction Code are due by January 10
Green Building Law Update
DECEMBER 13, 2013
In fact, proposals for changes to the International Code Council’s “Green Construction Code” have been accepted since November and are due not later than January 10, 2014. Proposed IgCC changes submitted will be posted online by March 10, 2014 for public review. Lauderdale between October 1 and 7, 2014.
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7 Questions With NAHB's 2023 Chairman of the Board
Pro Builder
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
At the local level, Huey served president of the Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders in 2013, was named the association’s Builder of the Year in 2012, and was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 2008; she also was named Builder of the Year by the Home Builders Association of Alabama in 2014. Pro Builder sat down with Ms.
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OSHA Proposing Several New Rule Changes for Construction Through 2021
Construction Junkie
JULY 20, 2020
The Trump Administration has recently released its Spring 2020 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions , which reports on the actions that each of the administrative agencies expect to issue in the future. OSHA issued two separate standards, one for construction, and one for general industry and maritime.
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CBCA Offers Potential Insight Into How Board Will Handle Claims Related to COVID-19
Constructlaw
JULY 6, 2020
This article was originally published in Government Construction (Volume 5, Issue 2 – Summer 2020), an ABA Division 13 Quarterly Newsletter. The United States Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (the “Board”) recently issued a decision that may be particularly pertinent in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. 19, 2014)).
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Employer Responsible For Determining Qualified Rigger Status
Safety Services Company
MARCH 26, 2014
A new clarification from OSHA on March 18, 2014 shed more light on why it is the employer’s responsibility to ensure an employee is a “qualified rigger” when working with cranes and derricks in construction. 2014 Interpretations. Combustible Dust Labeling Requirements in Hazard Communication Standard (HCS).
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Entergy To Close, Decommission Vermont Yankee In 2014
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
AUGUST 29, 2013
The NRC issued Vermont Yankee its operating license on March 21, 1972. The station is expected to cease power production after its current fuel cycle and move to safe shutdown in the fourth quarter of 2014. In March 2011, the NRC renewed the station’s operating license for an additional 20 years, until 2032.
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Wake Up to Sleep Awareness with a Complimentary Poster
Safety Services Company
MARCH 12, 2014
Fatigue is a major issue facing workplaces today,” said Safety Services Company spokesman Michael Rich. “It In addition to the complimentary poster, Safety Services Company is offering companies complimentary consultations on the development of fatigue-management policies through the end of March, 2014.
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64 Business Report: A Rising Tide Of New Jobs, Investment Rolls Into Alabama
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JULY 3, 2014
From the May/June 2014 issue. Alabama’s economic development efforts in 2014 have gotten off to a strong start, with Remington Outdoor Co. Significant projects announced during 2013 reflect the march of Alabama’s economy toward knowledge-based jobs and advanced manufacturing. By Johnathan Sanders.
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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Lesley Whatley, Director, START-UP NY
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 28, 2014
By the Business Facilities Staff From the March/April 2014 issue. LW: START-UP NY officially launched on January 1, 2014 and has already received significant interest from the business community with the START-UP NY website receiving well over one thousand inquiries. Lesley Whatley, Director, START-UP NY.
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Business Report: Businesses Are Finding It’s Better In The Bluegrass State
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 27, 2014
From the March/April 2014 issue. A recent plant upgrade at the General Motors Bowling Green Assembly Plant led to the production of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, named the 2014 North American Car of the year at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. By David Serchuk. by CNBC in 2012.
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2021 Housing Giants Report: An Unforgettable Forgettable Year
Pro Builder
JUNE 14, 2021
By March, the SAAR for new-home building permits had dropped to 1.38 million, a valley not seen since 2014. million—about level with year-end 2019—and would bottom out in April at 1.09 Even so, projects continued, bills got paid, and most workers were able to keep working.
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ConEd Offering Incentive For Peak Load Curtailment; Registration Ends May 1
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 22, 2014
The proposed incentive levels in 2014 will increase payments by 60 percent or more above what was paid for similar “demand response” (DR) curtailments in 2013. These new Con Edison utility demand response incentive payments were formally approved by the New York State Public Service Commission (NYPSC) in mid-March.
Path Cleared To Decommissioning And Site Restoration Of Vermont Yankee
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
DECEMBER 26, 2013
The NRC issued Vermont Yankee its operating license on March 21, 1972. Entergy VY also commits in the agreement to prepare a site assessment and cost study by the end of 2014, two years earlier than NRC rules otherwise would require, to help provide greater certainty regarding the plant’s decommissioning and related activities.
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Commonwealth Center For Advanced Manufacturing To Partner With The Department Of Defense Technology Development Institute
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 10, 2014
CCAM’s work in advanced manufacturing and surface engineering bridges the gap between research and commercialization, accelerating technology into markets and demonstrating technology to address real issues. CCAM industry and government members include Canon Virginia Inc., Mitutoyo, TurboCombustor Technology Inc., Great Lakes U.S.
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4 Functions A/E/C Websites Must Serve
PSMJ Resources
APRIL 17, 2014
By David Lecours, LecoursDesign (This post is an excerpt from a longer post that originally appeared on LecoursDesign on March 19, 2014.) If your leaders’ loyalty is so fragile that an email from a competitor will cause them to jump ship, then you’ve got bigger issues. For more, see the original blog post.'
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Construction Lawyer - Untitled Article
Construction Lawyer
JULY 23, 2014
Pierce Goodwin Alexander & Linville, 2014 Fla. March 19, 2014) , the architect was held to a heightened standard of care based on the language of its contract. This resulted in substantial additional costs to the owner who sued the architect for this and other issues. In School Board of Broward County, Florida v.
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BUSINESS REPORT: Aerospace Suppliers Bringing their Business to Spokane
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
OCTOBER 18, 2012
From the September/October 2012 issue. Chris Gregoire announced that Washington will again be the venue for the Aerospace & Defense Suppliers Summit at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, March 10-12, 2014. Since the summit last March, Washington companies that attended have reported $1.3 By Ed Felton.
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Industry Focus: MidAmerica’s World-Class Flow Chart
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 24, 2014
From the March/April 2014 issue. Southwest Utilities BF-March/April-2014 MidAmerica Industrial Park' By Robert Tilton. Water: It’s a vital resource for global industry. In fact, five percent of the global water supply is used to make the world work.
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Business Report: Lindt Expands To Add Ghirardelli Line In Stratham, NH
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JUNE 1, 2014
From the March/April 2014 issue. Beyond hard data, the report also pays special attention to issues that?may New England Associate Grocers BF-March-April-2014 Ghirardelli Leaf Peeping Lindt & Sprungli Stratham Tourism' By Jack Rogers. The company acquired the Ghirardelli brand in 1998.
Business Report: Oilfield Supplier Tejas Tubular Sets New Plant in Norfolk, NE
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JUNE 5, 2014
From the March/April 2014 issue. Plains BF-March/April-2014 Norfolk Nucor Tejas Tubular' By Shana Daley. Left to right: Dirk Petersen, general manager of the Nucor Corporation; Gov. Dave Heineman; Max Tejeda, owner of Tejas Tubular; and Norfolk Mayor Sue Fuchtman at the January announcement in Lincoln, NE.
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45 Business Report: GEICO Expansion Brings 1,000 New Jobs To Katy, TX
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 26, 2014
From the March/April 2014 issue. The company extended its lease in Greenway Plaza in March of 2013. Occidental plans to announce the management team of the new California company in the third quarter of the year and to complete the separation by the end of 2014 or early 2015. Photo: governor.state.tx.us.).
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Business Report: Garden State Growth Zones Aim to Lift New Jersey’s Cities
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 22, 2014
From the March/April 2014 issue. Mid Atlantic BF-March/April-2014 Camden Chris Christie Economic Opportunity Act of 2013 Garden State Growth Zones GrowNJ New Jersey Economic Development Authority Passaic Paterson Trenton' By Jonathan Sanders. With his signature on the Economic Opportunity Act of 2013, Gov.
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Our 2022 Builder of the Year, Van Metre Homes, Is Wired for Change
Pro Builder
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Photos: courtesy Van Metre “It’s all about control,” says Sandkuhler—of building schedules, materials, waste and other inefficiencies, and reputational risks that the chronic skilled labor shortage and current supply chain issues bring into sharper focus for home builders almost every day. “We
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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery
Job Order Contracting
APRIL 30, 2022
Partnering in construction: a critical review of issues, problems and dilemmas. 2000, March). problematic issues for implementation in Vietnam. Problematic issues associated with project. Issues in summarizing the first 345 studies of interpersonal expectancy effects. partnerships and alliances. A tale of two.
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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 1, 2013
From the January/February 2013 issue. FEC signed a lease agreement with Broward County in March 2012 to build and operate the intermodal facility for 30 years. The $791-million South Runway Expansion should be completed and ready for operation in September 2014. Port Everglades (Source: Wikipedia). By Ed Felton.
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Construction Jobsite Safety: Strategies and Resources for Worker Well-Being
Pro Builder
AUGUST 5, 2022
His research found a sharp increase in poison-related asphyxia among reported incidents between 2014 and 2018, while drug and alcohol use and an aging workforce also were cited as factors causing injuries and fatalities. across 36 separate and independent jobsite safety inspections by SFI conducted between January and March of this year.
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State Focus: Pennsylvania – Built To Advance
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 20, 2014
From the March/April 2014 issue. In January 2014, Governor Corbett, Comcast Corporation and Liberty Property Trust announced the construction of Comcast Innovation and Technology Center in Center City Philadelphia, a $1.2 By Robert Tilton. Photo: Greater Reading Economic Partnership.). billion, 59-story tower.
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FEATURE STORY: 2014 Economic Development Awards
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 28, 2014
From the March/April 2014 issue. The focus of our 2014 Economic Development Awards is Achievement. Without further ado, here are the winners of our 2014 Economic Development Awards. Groundbreaking on the Phase 3 building, the Innovation and Entrepreneurial Center, is tentatively scheduled for the summer of 2014.
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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 6, 2014
From the March/April 2014 issue. In early 2014, U.S. Connectivity is not an issue at White Pine—a National Grid-owned substation adjacent to the site can support multiple 115kV circuits, and telecom offerings include OC3 fiber and broadband service. By Business Facilities Editorial Staff.
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State Focus: New Mexico – Welcoming the World
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JUNE 2, 2016
By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. In 2014, New Mexico set yet another all-time high in total exports, at nearly $4 billion, and created nearly 16,000 jobs in New Mexico in the last year. This comes on the heels of data showing that the state nearly doubled exports to Mexico last year.
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Arbitration Update – The 2021 ICDR Arbitration Rules: A Welcome Update for International Construction Arbitration
Constructlaw
JULY 13, 2021
1 The 2021 update marks the first time the ICDR’s arbitration rules and mediation rules have been revised since 2014 and 2008, respectively, and is of particular note to the construction industry both in the United States and elsewhere.???????. Originally published on International Bar Association. Republished here with permission.
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Fraudulent Concealment Subject to Statutory Limitations Period
Construction Lawyer
JANUARY 29, 2014
24, 2014) has affirmed a lower court ruling that dismissed a case against the architect based on the statute of limitations. In March 2009, a coal mine subsided beneath the school building, causing extensive structural damage. The issue before the Illinois Supreme Court had to do with the fraudulent misrepresentation count.
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40 Feature Story: Aiming For The Top In Utah
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 15, 2014
From the March/April 2014 issue. Rocky Mountains Utah BF-March/April-2014 Boeing Gary Herbert Unemployment Water Conservation' By Jack Rogers. Herbert became Utah’s chief executive in 2009 when Gov. Jon Huntsman was named U.S. Ambassador to China.
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State Focus: Minnesota’s Formula For Success
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 14, 2014
From the March/April 2014 issue. Plains Utilities Workforce Training/Skilled Workforce BF-March/April-2014 Greater Minneapolis Saint Paul St. By Robert Tilton. Minnesota’s economy is going strong, thanks to a high-quality workforce, a healthy mix of companies and a favorable business climate. jobless rate.
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Location Focus: Florida – Rebounded And Ready
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
From the July/August 2014 issue. Chief Executive magazine’s 2014 survey of CEOs ranked Florida #2 on its listing of “Best/Worst States for Business.” Frank Cappadoro, deputy general manager for Nyrstar, says the company was on track to move into its new permanent home at 350 Las Olas in downtown Fort Lauderdale in March.
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All the Way Back
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JUNE 4, 2014
A solid surge of new jobs in March and upwardly revised estimates for January and February put us over the top. We think the best place to enshrine that kind of progress is our annual State Rankings Report , which will be published in the July/August issue of BF. 2009 with current levels as of April. percent (from 12.6 2 – 7.2
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47 State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow
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MAY 19, 2014
From the March/April 2014 issue. Southeast Arkansas Economic Development Commission BF-March/April-2014 Career Readiness Certificate Caterpillar Little Rock' By Shana Daley. Dassault Falcon Jet plans to increase the size of its plant (pictured above) in Little Rock, AR.
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Job Order Contracting – Audit Results
Building Information Management
MAY 13, 2016
Ten of those were issued due to reductions in the scope of work. Although some of these 14 task orders were originally under the threshold and their total costs increased due to unforeseeable issues, 4 JOC task orders appeared to be major projects… SFPUC’s administration of the JOC program should be improved.
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Building Information Management
MAY 13, 2016
Ten of those were issued due to reductions in the scope of work. Although some of these 14 task orders were originally under the threshold and their total costs increased due to unforeseeable issues, 4 JOC task orders appeared to be major projects… SFPUC’s administration of the JOC program should be improved.
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