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

Green Building Law Update

In 2020, an increasingly large number of prospective tenants, from commercial banks to sports apparel retailers and the defense industry are actively seeking protection for existing contamination before signing leases. Such is a dramatically large issue with the economic contribution of real estate to the U.S.

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Dept. of Defense will require beefed up cybersecurity standards in January

BD+C

Beginning January 2020, the Department of Defense will roll out a new IT security protocol for all businesses it hires for contract work.

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North Carolina Is Business Facilities’ 2020 State Of The Year

Business Facilities

North Carolina has been named Business Facilities’ 2020 State of the Year, the first time the Tar Heel State has earned the magazine’s top honor. Read: North Carolina Is Business Facilities’ 2020 State Of The Year at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Made to take the heat. The perfect defense for the WUI. DaVinci Shake

Pro Builder

The perfect defense for the WUI. Fri, 12/11/2020 - 09:29. Made to take the heat. DaVinci Shake. kcichowicz. Installing roofing in wildfire-prone areas? Then you need to know that DaVinci Roofscapes composite shake and slate roofing tiles are Class A fire rated and comply with the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Code.

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By the numbers: How Trump's proposed 2020 budget affects construction

Construction Dive

DOT and more would sustain heavy cuts in the president’s move to curb spending, but defense- and emergency-related pools, along with targeted infrastructure grants, would see funding upticks. The Army Corps of Engineers, U.S.

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6 must reads for the AEC industry today: September 21, 2020

BD+C

That campus is home to over 80 public- and private-sector employers, and supports more than 14,000 direct jobs in the fields of aerospace, defense, cybersecurity, robotics, and advanced manufacturing.". New Innovation Center should heighten Port San Antonio’s tech profile (BD+C) .

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Feasibility For Machine Guarding Is A Big Deal For Employers and Employees

FDR Safety

That defense is developed by completing the matrix below. This article is intended to introduce you to a long-accepted concept recognized in OSHA and ANSI standards but is not well known or understood.