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OSHA Sponsors Highway Work Zone Awareness Stand Down

Safety Services Company

OSHA Sponsors Highway Work Zone Awareness Stand Down. This article was written by Safety Consultants with Safety Services Company , we provide Construction, Manufacturing, and General Industry Safety Programs to over 100,000 clients across the United States and Canada. To access these materials click here.

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Rethinking The Global Supply Chain

Business Facilities

The massive disruptions of the global supply chain that occurred in 2020 during the pandemic have increased momentum for the reshoring of manufacturing jobs to the United States, primarily from China. Read: Rethinking The Global Supply Chain at BusinessFacilities.com.

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IECC Report Shows Warming Climate Across U.S.

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The 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) reveals warming climates in various counties across the United States, with the upper Midwest reporting the biggest warming changes. It no longer has any counties in climate zone 7. The IECC climate zones are based on actual numbers for heating and cooling degree days.

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NAR Study Says Years of Underbuilding to Blame for Housing Shortage

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The United States needs anywhere from 5 million to 6.8 million more housing units to meet housing needs, according to a recent study by the National Association of Realtors. NAR Study Says Years of Underbuilding to Blame for Housing Shortage. cbroderick. Mon, 07/19/2021 - 09:38.

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GHG, SHG, SEC Regulations – Facilities Regs and Reporting Changes Coming Soon

Job Order Contracting

Additionally, GHGRP (codified at 40 CFR Part 98) requires reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) data and other relevant information from large GHG emission sources, fuel and industrial gas suppliers, and CO2 injection sites in the United States. Buffer zones. Reduction possibilities. Energy savings. Auto switch off.

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State of the Construction Industry: June Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

AGC Uses Targeted Ads to Try to Prevent Work Zone Crashes. A survey from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) found that 54 percent of highway contractors reported crashes in their work zones within the past year. The AGC aims to increase work zone safety this summer with targeted advertising.

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Less Than Half of All U.S. Counties are Affordable for Homeownership

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Owning a home in the United States slipped into the unaffordable zone for average workers across the nation in the fourth quarter as the numbers continued a year-long slide in the wrong direction,” Todd Teta, chief product officer with Attom Data Solutions, said in the report.