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Phase l Assessments for Tenants are the Hottest Environmental Issue in 2020

Green Building Law Update

Buried in the more than 800 page Consolidated Appropriations Act signed on March 23, 2018 was Division N, the ‘‘Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2018’’ (the BUILD Act). 9601 et seq., So while instructive, it provided little, if any, comfort to tenants.

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What is Experience Modification Rate (EMR), and How Does it Impact Prequalification?

Safety Services Company

Insurance companies use the number to assess the cost of injuries and future risks. Lowering your EMR is important, as you can greatly reduce the amount you pay for workers’ compensation coverage. Your company has filed one or more workers’ compensation claims. Across the board, the industry average for EMRs stands at 1.0.

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

Green Building Law Update

Buried in the more than 800 page Consolidated Appropriations Act signed on March 23, 2018 were the very few words of Division N, the ‘‘Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2018’’ (the BUILD Act). 9601 et seq., So while instructive, it provided little, if any, comfort to tenants.

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Waterproof concrete: Is it enough for protecting foundations?

GCP Applied Technologies

Mon, 05/28/2018 - 13:47. May 28, 2018. Risk of water ingress. The risk of water ingress is even higher when the foundation is being built at or near the water table or in areas where there is heavier soil that’s prone to carry more moisture. This helps to reduce potential health risks for building inhabitants.

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Waterproof concrete: Is it enough for protecting foundations?

GCP Applied Technologies

Mon, 05/28/2018 - 13:47. May 28, 2018. Risk of water ingress. The risk of water ingress is even higher when the foundation is being built at or near the water table or in areas where there is heavier soil that’s prone to carry more moisture. This helps to reduce potential health risks for building inhabitants.

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Superfund can Save Our Current Way of Life

Green Building Law Update

There is no dispute that the 1980 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, commonly known as Superfund, has failed to clean up more than a small fraction of the nation’s worst hazardous waste sites. President Obama acknowledged the 37 year old federal program’s flaws while seeking more funding.

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#66:  Labor Inefficiency Costs: Who Pays? How Much?

NH Construction Law

Sometimes this unanticipated time/space compression is the owner’s fault, in which case the general contractor/construction manager and its subcontractors will likely be entitled to increased compensation by change order or otherwise -- and to a mechanic’s lien if that increase is not paid. In Fraser Engineering Company, Inc.

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