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FTC Finds Truly Organic is Not

Green Building Law Update

The products fall into two categories: First, those that Truly Organic “makes” by buying wholesale bath and beauty products and adding ingredients designed to increase their visual appeal; and second, bath bombs and soaps that they “buy as finished products” from online wholesalers and resell at a substantial markup.

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Virtual reality as a tool for sustainable design

Construction Specifier

Recent developments in virtual reality (VR) technology allow for the visualization of unbuilt information as full-scale occupiable environments, providing previously unavailable insight to designers, clients, and other stakeholders. BIM to VR for spatial visualization. Images © Ashley McGraw.

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The growing demand for transparency in buildings

Construction Specifier

This includes building controls, lighting, electrical and digital infrastructure, audio/visual (A/V), and other aspects of the structure. There are options for LEED certification for nearly all building types, and the focus of the rating system is on creating “healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green buildings.”

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

In March 2016, McAuliffe signed into law measures that establish a workforce training program targeted to increase specific industry certifications and occupational licenses that meet the needs of businesses in each region of the state. million for a veterans’ portal to strengthen outreach to this key population.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

Pro Builder

Certifications • Florida Building Contractor. Education • MBA, Leadership Concentration, Liberty University • BA, Political Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University • Postbaccalaureate Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University. Akel Homes. Delray Beach, Fla. .

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2021

Autodesk Construction Cloud

He’s also a SharePoint and Office 365 internal consultant and an expert in database management and ETL processes, data visualization, and standardization. In fact, the company’s ISO 19650 kitemark certificate by BSI demonstrates this, and Ahmad played a significant role in its implementation and audit process. .

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State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

If applying for a transferable credit certificate, no more than half the credit may be applied in a single calendar year. For 2018 and thereafter, the tax credit rates will be 20% of the first $2.5 The non-refundable certification filing fee is $150. New Economy Jobs Tax Credits are not transferable.

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