Green Building Law Update
DECEMBER 4, 2013
In a tectonic shift in government policy, the Department of Defense will now permit the use of both the Green Building Initiatives’ Green Globes and U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED for third party green building certification. And DoD is USGBC’s largest customer. On October 25, 2013, the U.S.
Construction Cost Estimating
JULY 20, 2011
Permits & Building Codes for Construction. Building Codes, Construction Standards, Building Permit Information & Links. Get relevant data about building code officials, code books, building permit departments, national and international construction standards, model energy codes, and residential construction guidelines.
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Green Building Law Update
APRIL 15, 2014
Department of Energy, Green Building Certification System Review. Within the green building coterie much is made of the fact that the Green Building Initiative is an ANSI accredited Standards Developing Organization and that its Green Globes 2010 rating system for new construction was ANSI approved.
Safety Services Company
MARCH 27, 2013
OSHA has scheduled a series of meeting this month to discuss the crane operator certification requirements in the Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard. The certification requirement, adopted as part of the Aug. 9, 2010 crane rule, requires that all crane operators receive certified by November, 2014.
Green Building Law Update
MARCH 22, 2012
The ruling also permits the release of $2.3 Instead, the letter claims the developer was only required to make promises related to renewable energy and LEED certification in order to qualify for the bonds. In other words, income received on the bonds will continue to be exempt from federal income taxes. million as a penalty.
Stok
AUGUST 28, 2019
Most high-performance building certifications and city codes use ASHRAE and ICC’s building codes to define energy performance requirements within their rating systems. To keep up, this article shares different approaches to utilizing code to enhance your building’s energy performance, as well as what to expect for the future of energy code.
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 9, 2016
Organic Certification Reimbursement Program: Funded by the U.S. Data Center Sales Tax Exemption (originally passed in 2010, amended 2011): Requires a $5 million investment in capital infrastructure (building, walls, engineering, dirt work, etc.) Data Center Permit Exemption (passed 2011): A mega-data center project, which exceeds $178.3
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