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CRANE OPERATOR CERTIFICATION

Safety Services Company

OSHA recently announced that it would extend deadline for implementing its crane operator certification rule requiring employers to ensure that crane operators are certified until November 10, 2017. Certification by an independent nationally accredited testing organization. Qualification by the U.S.

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St. Petersburg is Bold in Mandating Envision

Green Building Law Update

Petersburg City Council on January 17, 2019 and awaiting the Mayor’s signature, supersedes the prior Executive Order 2017-01 Sustainable St. What is particularly noteworthy about this enactment is that it not only regulates the City’s green building (. We know of no other government has gone as far in mandating Envision certification.

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Benchmarking regulations prompt jump in green certified properties

BD+C

According to CBRE's 2017 National Green Building Adoption Index, which ranks 30 of the largest commercial office markets in the U.S. The study excluded buildings and square footage of any office that failed to renew certifications after five years.

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OSHA will propose to extend crane operator certification compliance date

BD+C

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says it will propose to extend the compliance date for the crane operator certification requirement by three years to Nov. Regulations Codes and Standards'

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Rhode Island goes for LEED for Neighborhood Development and SITES

Green Building Law Update

Last week the House and Senate passed S952 , legislation introduced on June 8, 2017, amending the Green Buildings Act by adding to the definition of public projects, that had regulated new construction or major renovations of buildings, now expanded to include a public building’s “public real property site.”

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Future of Net Zero Energy Buildings for Michigan Business Owners

Wolgast Corporation

Since the Michigan Energy Code (2015) was adopted in 2017 in Michigan, how far are our Commercial Building owners from achieving Net Zero Energy Building Ready? These aren’t new concepts, but with the flurry of attention on energy savings, we wanted to check into the current status for Michigan Commercial Building Owners. See more [link] ).

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Your ENERGY STAR Score is About to Fall Precipitously

Green Building Law Update

The change is significant for buildings pursuing LEED or Green Globes certification, for buildings with GSA or other government space leases tied to an ENERGY STAR score of 75, for buildings in cities with mandatory benchmarking, and for the more than 450,000 commercial properties that have an ENERGY STAR score. You have 75 days to act.