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Eco Terrorism is Not in the Headlines so Did it Ever Exist?

Green Building Law Update

Between 1993 and 2003, the number of FBI agents dedicated to domestic counterterrorism programs grew by 224% to 1,669 - nearly 16% of all FBI Special Agents. The Anti-Tree Spiking Act of 1996, enhanced sentencing guidelines, and a variety of other new state laws criminalized and served as a real deterrent to eco-terrorism.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Communication and knowledge exchanges and growth are enabled by an underlying common programmatic process for every project and activity that eases knowledge transfers and is dependent upon strength of relationships between individuals and the type of knowledge exchanged (Reagans & McEvily, 2003; Hansen, 1999). Mutual trust and respect.

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#93:  Spoliation During Construction

NH Construction Law

Parties to a lawsuit, or who reasonably should anticipate future litigation, have a duty not to destroy evidence crucial to their opponents’ claims or defenses. 264, 271 (2003). ” Murray v. ” Murray v. Developmental Services of Sullivan County , 149 N.H.

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2018 will be a Year for New Green Building Standards, Codes and Rating Systems

Green Building Law Update

The Department of Defense , the largest owner of LEED buildings across the globe, announced an effort to update the Unified Facilities Criteria 1-200-02 High Performance and Sustainable Building Requirements and while a 2018 release date could happen, such now appears not likely. all non-residential building).

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

And there is some form of privacy law in at least 48 states (but not Alabama and South Dakota), including by way of example the California’s groundbreaking 2003 Data Security Breach Reporting Law , but most of those are reactive, that is most laws in the U.S. establish requirements for a business after a data breach.

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DoD FSRM, BUILDER SMS and the LEGACY of Wasteful Politics

Job Order Contracting

released and first version commercially available 2003: NAVY funds development of BUILDER 3.0 (web-based released and first version commercially available 2003: NAVY funds development of BUILDER 3.0 (web-based released and first version commercially available 2003: NAVY funds development of BUILDER 3.0 (web-based

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#79:  Res Judicata and the Privity Element

NH Construction Law

774, 779 (2003), such as “when a person controls or substantially participates in controlling the presentation or if a non-party authorizes a party in litigation to represent his or her interests,” id. Thus, the res judicata defense is unmistakably available to them.” Sullivan , 149 N.H.

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