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Green Globes 2019 accepted as a revised American National Standard

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The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved ANSI-GBI 01-2019: Green Globes Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings as a consensus document and American National Standard.

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State of the Construction Industry: May 2019 Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

percent in 2018 according to the First Quarter 2019 North American Quarterly Construction Cost Report put out by Ryder Levett Bucknall. Adding to the problem is a number of missing documents that could show where miscommunications or responsibilities lied. Construction Costs Spiked 5.7 Percent in 2018, Big Data to Play Larger Role.

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Arbitrator: Produce Those Construction Documents. And Me: You Have No Authority!

Best Practices Construction Law

Construction disputes often involve voluminous amounts of discovery, including documents in the hand of third parties. And if the case is subject to arbitration, it is likely that there will be a dispute about whether the arbitrator has the authority to compel production of third-party documents or witnesses for deposition.

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Superadobe Construction is Sanctioned in California Residential Code

Natural Building

I recently discovered that a supplement to the 2019 California Residential Code approves the use of superadobe construction (as established by CalEarth). You can read this supplemental document at icc-es.org. It requires the use of cement stabilized earthen fill material.

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Maryland Schools will No Longer be LEED Certified

Green Building Law Update

The architect or engineer of record shall indicate in the construction documents, the selected high-performance rating system used for design and construction with which, the project is compliant. ” On November 13, 2019, the Secretary of the Maryland Department of General Services “approved” that recommendation.

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Improving Your Construction Technology Knowledge in 15-Minutes

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Viewpoint’s Take 15 webinar series — launched last year — has been met with rave reviews, and we have a whole slew of new topics planned throughout 2019. It’s a great idea,” said one general contractor attendee after our first 2019 Take 15 webinar on Using Construction Data to Manage Profit Fade. You can learn a lot in 15 minutes.

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51-100 Vehicle Fleets Have Highest Truck Age

Construction Equipment

According to NTEA’s 2019 Fleet Purchasing Outlook, fleets with 51-100 vehicles reported the highest average truck age, with 28 percent citing vehicles at least 10 years old. Compared to 2018 data, fleets of that size with more than 5,000 vehicles have documented aging, with declines of 13…