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LEED v4 Costs Demystified

Green Building Law Update

The uncertainty has been fermenting since the summer of 2102 when the vote on “LEED 2012” (now called LEED v4) was first delayed. build-to-suit, ground up, slab-on-grade, four-story medical office building located in Massachusetts, constructed with union labor in a jurisdiction that mandates LEED certification or equivalent.

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Gearing Up for the New Year!

Construction Dive

In the meantime, here are a few brief notes of interest from each of the five areas that CPW covers: Construction Claims Advisor (CCA) -- Which weekly CCA commentary drew the most reaction from CPW/Construction Advisor Today (CAT) readers in 2012? It was the entry entitled “Can Anything Be Done about Bid Shopping?,”

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. Union Pacific operates major yards in Little Rock and Pine Bluff, along with a locomotive repair facility in North Little Rock. To date, over 54,000 certificates have been awarded to Arkansas workers.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

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For 2012, the top 100 Aero/Defense companies reported a record-setting $695 billion in revenue and $59.8 Three Louisiana Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) schools, including one at Southern University at Shreveport, deliver technicians with required certificates and FAA certifications. billion in operating profit.

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Wisconsin: Where Collaboration Drives Industry Advancement

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Since 2012, the area has spurred more than $200 million worth of development. In a recent European Union workshop on clusters, experts from Harvard Business School, MIT and the U.S. Department of Commerce discussed the success and impact of this economic cluster with Dean Amhaus, president and CEO of The Water Council.

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Illinois: Unveiling the Future of Digital Design and Manufacturing

Business Facilities

Commuter rail transportation is available to Wheeling residents, employees, and visitors at the Wheeling Metra Station via the North Central Line, which has regular service to and from Chicago’s Union Station, O’Hare Airport, and suburban communities farther north.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

SteelDay is a phenomenal success and has become the industry’s largest networking and educational event with more than 10,000 people attending events in 2012. Steve received his Certificate of Management – Building Information Modeling from the AGC in 2011. IFMA National Conference 2012 – “BIM for High Tech Buildings”.

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