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Benchmarking regulations prompt jump in green certified properties

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This is a slight increase from the 37% reported in 2015, but a huge jump from 2005, when less than 5% of office space was certified. According to CBRE's 2017 National Green Building Adoption Index, which ranks 30 of the largest commercial office markets in the U.S.

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Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard Being Revised

Green Building Law Update

ASTM first published a standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments in 1993, with published revisions in 1994, 1997, 2000, 2005, and 2013, so that the standard is being again revised is not surprising, but some of the changes warrant heightened scrutiny. The ASTM E50.02 This new text only exacerbates a prior bad word choice.

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Higher Mortgage Rates Could Level Out Home Prices, Says Economist

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The current market results from years of underbuilding, further complicated by a severe lack of skilled labor, not enough developed lots, cost of loans to finance construction, materials costs, and other regulations. In 2005, I was a reporter, and I wondered whether we were in a housing bubble. Will the housing market crash again?

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A Quick Science Refresher on Greenhouse Gas

Green Building Law Update

But make no mistake, the larger issue is the regulation for the first time of GHGs (including carbon) which will literally change the structure of the global economy, our political order, market capitalism and even our biological selves.”. We have been doing this GHG work since 2005.

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Top Safety Tips For Working At Height In Construction

Constructonomics

Familiarise Yourself With Regulations. The latest version is the Working At Height Regulations (2005) which, along with its revisions, lays out what every employer is obliged to do regarding planning, training, equipment and much more. Take a look at the tips below for some advice on how to keep your workplace safe.

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UK’s coronavirus death toll could be 50% HIGHER than official figures show (and the week ending April 3 was Britain’s DEADLIEST since records began in 2005)

Construction Test

Official data showed the week ending April 3 was the deadliest since records began in 2005, with 16,387 fatalities recorded. This means coronavirus has pushed the death toll in England and Wales to its highest level since official weekly figures began in 2005. . A graph shows how the week compares to others since the start of 2020.

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Colorado must fix construction defects law, Denver Post says

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State lawmakers have unsuccessfully tried to change the 2005 law blamed for creating an “overly litigious environment around construction defects claims,” the newspaper says. Regulations Codes and Standards' The result of the law has been “a dearth of new, affordable condos or townhomes.”

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