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Regulatory – Job Order Contacting Statutes and Guidelines

Job Order Contracting

2003-2004). AB 1431 – Permits Job Order Contracting for K-12 Districts. California. AB-14 Public contracts: job order contracting. Authorizes job order contract to all K-12 school districts, that have entered into project labor agreements, for public works over $25,000.

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Vancouver Leaving LEED for Zero Emission Building Mandate, But.

Green Building Law Update

Since 2004, Vancouver required civic buildings be certified LEED Gold and the move to Passive House is dramatic. Beginning now, all new City owned and Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency projects will be certified to the Passive House standard or an alternate zero emission building standard in lieu of certifying to LEED Gold.

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Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws

Green Building Law Update

Maryland’s Renewable Portfolio Standard was enacted in 2004 to facilitate a transition to renewable sources of energy. Senate Bill 546 also requires that for any person to begin construction on any part of a new concentrated animal feeding operation, the person must hold a discharge permit issued by MDE prior to construction.

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Maryland Vetoes Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Increase

Green Building Law Update

Maryland first adopted a Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard in 2004 and has subsequently increased it. Maryland’s existing law has benefitted the growing solar industry, but there is also a corresponding cost which is borne by all Maryland citizens.

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Maryland Vetoes Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Increase

Green Building Law Update

Maryland first adopted a Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard in 2004 and has subsequently increased it. But calculatedly, the Maryland Portfolio Standard does not take into account that more than one third of electricity in the State is generated from nuclear power, the ultimate (but controversial) renewable energy source.

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Revit OpEd: Egress Path Options

Revit OpEd

Adaptive points dont permit nesting detail components so the annotation used to display special nodes at the beginning, end or at nodes along the path requires geometry that will take more work to scale according to a view scale. . ► 2004. (2). ► December 2004. (1). ► November 2004. (1). Revit "TIME".

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Some exclusive journals containing useful information on construction

Construction Cost Estimating

Dr. Steen Lichtenberg, Denmark “How to Avoid Overruns and Delays Successfully – Nine Basic Rules and an Associated Operable Procedure” (2004 – Hanscomb-Means Report). Dr. Maarten Vrijland, The Netherlands “Cost Overrun in the Public Sector: A Case Study” (2004 – Cape Town, South Africa).