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Largest Owner of Buildings in North America Considering LEED v4

Green Building Law Update

The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 requires the GSA to review existing green building certification systems every 5 years to identify a system and certification level “deem[ed] to be most likely to encourage a comprehensive and environmentally sound approach to certification of green buildings.”

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

From the July/August 2013 issue. The Aerospace/Defense industry reported its third consecutive year of record revenue and profit last year. The uptick came on the strength of a surging commercial aviation market that more than offset a soft defense performance. However, defense companies face an uncertain 2013.

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AAR Announces 500 New Jobs In Lake Charles, LA

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The state provided a competitive incentive package to secure the company’s investment in Lake Charles, including the services of LED FastStart ® – recently ranked the best workforce development program in the nation for the fourth year in a row by Business Facilities magazine – as well as a performance-based grant of $2.0

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

Building Information Management

Day(s)/Date(s): January 7-11, 2013. Monday, January 7, 2013. Tuesday, January 8, 2013. Steve received his Certificate of Management – Building Information Modeling from the AGC in 2011. Symposium Name: The buildingSMART alliance TM Conference. Monday and Tuesday: Board, Council and Committee Meetings.

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

Building Information Management

Day(s)/Date(s): January 7-11, 2013. Monday, January 7, 2013. Tuesday, January 8, 2013. Steve received his Certificate of Management – Building Information Modeling from the AGC in 2011. Symposium Name: The buildingSMART alliance TM Conference. Monday and Tuesday: Board, Council and Committee Meetings.

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The Drone Age

Business Facilities

30, 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration announced the six locations it had selected to be government-sanctioned test sites for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), a.k.a. Should commercial drone flights be permitted before defenses against rogue drones are perfected? ” Gryphon Sensors is calling its project U-SAFE.

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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

From the September/October 2013 issue. Rick Perry of Texas for the September/October 2013 issue of Business Facilities , we assumed our encounter would be similar to the informal yet highly informative session we had with him in May at the State Capital in Austin. 3 in Aerospace/Defense Industry Leaders, no. By Jack Rogers.

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