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Tenant’s New Defense to Hazardous Substance Liability

Green Building Law Update

The Consolidated Appropriations Act signed on March 23, 2018 included in Division N, the ‘‘Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2018’’ (the BUILD Act). The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA, commonly referred to as Superfund), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.,

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I Just Read my 1000th Phase I Environmental Site Assessment this Year

Green Building Law Update

The majority of our work in reviewing Phase I Environmental Site Assessments is for lenders across the country, much of that undertaken by a non law subsidiary of this law firm, but the fastest growing segment in this space, by far, is Phase Is for commercial tenants. 9601 et seq.,

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Tenants Order Phase l to Avoid Hazardous Substance Liability

Green Building Law Update

Buried in the Consolidated Appropriations Act last year was Division N, the ‘‘Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2018’’ (the BUILD Act). The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA, commonly referred to as Superfund), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.,

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Sustainability guidelines for ready mix plant certification

GCP Applied Technologies

Fri, 11/02/2018 - 19:24. November 02, 2018. Typically, extra water is added in the batching process to compensate for slump loss that the wet concrete will endure in transit. The system also regulates high-speed drum rotations. Commercial buildings. Sustainability guidelines for ready mix plant certification.

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How two buildings in Seattle achieved high-strength concrete

GCP Applied Technologies

Mon, 12/17/2018 - 15:45. December 17, 2018. As the mixing concrete dips below target slump in transit, the management system could automatically add water and/or admixture to regulate slump. To compensate, workers reduced the amount of superplasticizer added during plant batching by 5 oz./100 Commercial buildings.

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Construction Jobsite Safety: Strategies and Resources for Worker Well-Being

Pro Builder

Residential construction workers also are far more prone than their commercial counterparts to incur nonfatal injuries , such as cuts, strains, bruises, and fractures, many of which require days away from work (usually without pay) to recover. In fact, more than one-fifth of the 4,764 workplace fatalities in the U.S.

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20 construction industry trends to watch in 2020

Building Radar

Take-off: during planning, controlling and commercialization – with drones 10. Take-off: during planning, controlling and commercialization – with drones The increased use of the drone is one of the most exciting developments in the construction industry. Each service to be provided is regulated by a digital contract.