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SEC Chair Tweets about Upcoming ESG Regulation

Green Building Law Update

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler Tweeted about the future of ESG regulation. The last formal remarks on ESG by Gensler were on July 28, 2021 before the European Parliament. Gensler reported that there are currently more than 800 investment funds making ESG claims over trillions of dollars of assets.

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Arbitration Update – The 2021 ICDR Arbitration Rules: A Welcome Update for International Construction Arbitration

Constructlaw

1 The 2021 update marks the first time the ICDR’s arbitration rules and mediation rules have been revised since 2014 and 2008, respectively, and is of particular note to the construction industry both in the United States and elsewhere.???????. Definition of International Arbitration (the Introduction).

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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

Exceptions are made for certain limited uses of chlorpyrifos, allowing them to continue until June 30, 2021, and, with specified authorization from the Maryland Department of Agriculture, until December 31, 2021. SB 300 / HB 229 makes Maryland the first state in the continental U.S. 2019 HB 720 / override of gubernatorial veto.

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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

Exceptions are made for certain limited uses of chlorpyrifos, allowing them to continue until June 30, 2021, and, with specified authorization from the Maryland Department of Agriculture, until December 31, 2021. SB 300 / HB 229 makes Maryland the first state in the continental U.S. 2019 HB 720 / override of gubernatorial veto.

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How to Get Paid on New Jersey Public Projects

Levelset

A large amount of that funding is going to go directly to individual states, and with the state adopting new laws in 2021 that reconfigure the bidding process — along with adding the “design-build” option to the public construction process — there are plenty of opportunities for contractors across New Jersey. Preliminary notice requirements.

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APB's Annual Industry Report Shows Positive Outlook for 2023

Pro Builder

The report, compiled annually, surveys 1,000 residential home builders operating in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and is commissioned to gather deeper insights into the residential construction industry and spot emerging trends to enable building company owners to benchmark their own businesses against industry standards.

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Building a competitive advantage: New study finds construction technology is why companies are performing better

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Given the importance of the construction and engineering industry for the functioning of economies, Autodesk has commissioned independent research to analyse the trends impacting the industry and the level of digital adoption across Australia, Japan and Singapore. In the same period construction industry productivity experienced only 0.5%