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Supreme Court Permits State Law Claims Against Superfund Property

Green Building Law Update

That is, the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2001, amended CERCLA, restricting liability under federal law for the cleanup and redevelopment of a Brownfields property by a person complying with a state voluntary cleanup program.

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Back to the Future with “Navigable Waters of the United States”

Green Building Law Update

This is important because all Clean Water Act programs, including non-tidal wetland permits, pollution permits, and oil spill prevention and planning programs, apply only to “waters of the United States.” Supreme Court decisions in 2001 and 2006 held that the scope of navigable waters must be interpreted more narrowly.

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Why Giving Back to Clients Makes ‘Fore’ Good Business

HardHatChat

If you would have told me back in 2001 (when we started the company) that one day we would be sponsoring the Ryder Cup, I probably would have shaken my head in disbelief. We may even have some international guests if schedules permit. So we acted.

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Test for Compressive Strength of Brick | Water Absorption | Dimensions Test

CivilJungle

1 2001-10000 20-40. 1 2001-10000 5-10. Measurement by repeated application of short rule or measure shan’t be permitted. The sample size for Visual / Dimensional Characteristics . Sample Collection. 2 10001-35000 32-60. 3 35001-50000 50-80. Table No 1. The sample size for Physical Characteristics . Sample Collection.

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Plugging the Brain Drain

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

for decades has had a special visa category for highly skilled workers, known as an H-1B visa, which can permit a foreign grad student to stay in the country for up to six years after receiving an advanced degree. As soon as they graduate, we throw most of them out of the country.

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DCA3: Designing fire-rated I-joist assemblies

Construction Specifier

The wood I-joist (WIJ) assemblies were added to DCA3 in 2001 and were intended to promote the usage of engineered lumber by simplifying the associated design, specification, and permitting processes.

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Construction Cost Estimating, Location Factoring, and National Average Cost Data

Job Order Contracting

For example, RSMeans data do not account for variations caused by local codes, productivity rates, climate conditions, labour quality and availability, or costs related to land prices and permit fees (Ontario Construction Secretariat, 2001).