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Indoor Marijuana Growing Accounts for Over 1% of all Electric Consumption in the U.S.

Green Building Law Update

In 2015, when vaping is out and Marley Natural Weed is in, the largely unrecognized and surging use of electricity associated with marijuana must be considered. Indoor marijuana growing operations accounted for over 1% of all electric consumption in the U.S.,

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National Grid Enterprise Model to foster collaboration

Construction Law

National Grid is to use a new model of supply chain cooperation for its £9 billion Great Grid Upgrade, a nationally significant investment in the electricity network in alliance with seven major contractors and consultants. See the panel to the right. Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

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Suspended prison sentence for director after scaffold tube strikes overhead power line

Construction Law

A Kent scaffolding company has been fined and its director given a suspended prison sentence after a scaffolder suffered life changing injuries from an 11,000-volt electric shock. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details.

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ESG Often Led by Renewable Energy

Green Building Law Update

Additionally, the government disputes over all electric building codes (. which strike us as a wrong headed idea, given that most electricity in the U.S. EPA’s Guide to Purchasing Green Power , while a bit dated, provides good information on the process of and strategies for procuring off site renewable energy.

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7 Ways to Improve Construction Site Safety

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In 2019, the construction industry accounted for about 20% of all work-related fatalities in the U.S. Electrocution : Contact with overhead power lines and electrical power boxes presents risks that can lead to serious injury or death during the construction phase. . 7 best practices to improve construction site safety.

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Net Zero Carbon: A Quick Plug for All-Electric Buildings

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Given that buildings account for 39% of CO2 emissions in the United States, one of the foremost objectives in the sustainable building industry is to eliminate or reduce our built environment’s carbon emissions. An important step towards eliminating operational carbon is for buildings to go all-electric.

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Electric Car Company Construction Unplugged

Construction Equipment

Construction work on electric car maker Faraday Future's Nevada manufacturing site has ground to a halt, reportedly due to unpaid construction payments.