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September 2014 newsletter

FDR Safety

If there is an OSHA citation most likely to be overturned on appeal to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission it would be one issued under the General Duty clause. Tim Sirofchuck, a veteran safety leader in the construction industry, has joined FDRsafety as Vice President of Operations. By Jim Stanley.

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Judge Rules for Manitowoc in Patent Case Against Sany

Construction Equipment

The United States International Trade Commission has issued an initial determination that Sany infringed on patents held by Manitowoc. On July 14, 2014, ITC Administrative Law Judge David P. Shaw issued a notice of the Initial Determination (“ID”) (dated July 11, 2014) in Certain Crawler Cranes and Components Thereof (Inv.

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Utility Incentives Tied to LEED are Growing Geometrically

Green Building Law Update

The new electric utility incentive is available for construction of a new commercial facility that is LEED certified from between $2,000 and $10,000. A regulatory required program in Maryland, available through BGE and other utilities, encourages energy savings pursued through the LEED credit for implementing Enhanced Commission Services.

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Utility Incentives Tied to LEED are Growing Geometrically

Green Building Law Update

The new electric utility incentive is available for construction of a new commercial facility that is LEED certified from between $2,000 and $10,000. A regulatory required program in Maryland, available through BGE and other utilities, encourages energy savings pursued through the LEED credit for implementing Enhanced Commission Services.

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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

Job Order Contracting

LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting has a number of distinct advantages for repetitive repair, renovation, minor new construction and maintenance projects. The 5 Construction Lawyer, Vol. European Commission, 2013. In the final analysis, this study has found that IDIQ (Job Order Contracting, etc.) 4, 2002, p. Menches, C.

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KeyBank Foundation Donates Funds To Revitalize Cleveland Public Square

Business Facilities

The $4 million gift is the first corporate grant to The Group Plan Commission and brings the project within range of the funding required to initiate construction. Great Lakes Blog-Oct-2014 Cleveland KeyBank Public Square' Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.

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NCCCO to Offer Certification, Safety Demos, Examiner Workshops at CONEXPO 2014

Construction Superintendent Magazine

New candidates and existing certificants alike will be given an opportunity to take a wide variety of ANSI-accredited and OSHA-compliant CCO written, practical and recertification exams at CONEXPO/CON-AGG, to be held March 4-8 in Las Vegas, Nev.