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Financial regulator on trail of Carillion

Construction Law

Big Four’ auditor KMPG admitted falsifying documents and providing false and misleading information relating to inquiries being made concerning Carillion and has been fined £14.4 It could have been worse, as KPMG was given a ‘discount’ of some £6 Million for cooperating with the regulator’s inquiry. Million; costs of £3.95

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Preparing Independent Government Estimates – IGEs , IGCEs

Job Order Contracting

Most Independent Government Cost Estimates are Not Well Documented. The usefulness of an IGE to a contracting officer and other Government interest depends largely upon its supporting documentation. The overall amount of the Government’s estimate shall not be disclosed except as permitted by agency regulations.”

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Proposals for changes to the International Green Construction Code are due by January 10

Green Building Law Update

In fact, proposals for changes to the International Code Council’s “Green Construction Code” have been accepted since November and are due not later than January 10, 2014. Proposed IgCC changes submitted will be posted online by March 10, 2014 for public review. Lauderdale between October 1 and 7, 2014.

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Structural Analysis and Code Checking Toolkit 2014 on Autodesk Exchange Apps

BIM & Beam

Structural Results Storage and Results Exploration tools delivered by the toolkit enable users to explore and document results so they could gain knowledge on structure’s behavior, have insight in consolidated and detailed results, to take appropriate design decisions as well as properly document it. Read more. .

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Bird Friendly Building now the Law in Howard County

Green Building Law Update

The bird-friendly design standards that the Director adopts by regulation and that are equivalent to Pilot Credit #55. A possible fix might be a regulation promulgated by the Directors allowing approval by GBCI of “the currently applicable version of the LEED Bird collision deterrence credit.”.

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All the Cool Green Building People will be in Memphis Next Week

Green Building Law Update

The IgCC provides model code language, to be adopted by local governments as an overlay to existing codes to establish “baseline regulations for new and existing buildings related to energy conservation, water efficiency, building owner responsibilities, site impacts, building waste, and materials” and other matters.

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The 2015 IgCC Takes a Major Step Forward

Green Building Law Update

With the hearings now concluded the Report of the Committee Action Hearings (to accept, reject or accept with modifications each IgCC change proposal) will be posted online on June 6, 2014. A public comment period will be conducted until July 16, 2014, where any member of the public may provide written comments. Photo credit Reuters.

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