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GHG, SHG, SEC Regulations – Facilities Regs and Reporting Changes Coming Soon

Job Order Contracting

Source building material, bricks, cement, aggregate and sand from the closest source to reduce the transport distance and related emissions. Modify and refurbish instead of demolishing or adding to avoid unnecessary production and transport of building materials. Take back agreements. Design for long life and adaptability.

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Joint public-private sector effort needed to mitigate the construction sector’s embodied carbon problem

BD+C

Of those total emissions, building operations are responsible for 27% of annual global emissions, while embodied carbon emissions—the greenhouse gas emissions generated from the manufacturing, transportation, installation, maintenance, and disposal of building materials—are responsible for 15% of annual GHG emissions.

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Setting up a Job Order Contract

Building Information Management

Please note that the actual document for your JOC may be dictated by the particular sector (government, education, healthcare, transportation, etc.), Agreement Application for Payment. Certificate of Insurance. Certification. General Contractor Claim Certification. Self-Certification Subcontractor.

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Tax Reform Impact on Employers and Employees

Revit OpEd

On December 15, 2017, Congressional Leaders announced that the conferees appointed by both the House and the Senate reached an agreement to reconcile differences between the House’s version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “House Bill”) with the Senate’s version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and unveiled the text of a final bill (the “Tax Bill”).

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Arkansas offers companies a strong transportation network with intersecting Interstates, rail access and water transportation. Many of Arkansas’s port locations have railway connections that provide a smooth transition for various modes of transportation and quick delivery. Hunt Transport, ABF Freight System, P.A.M.

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Formal and Informal Bid Extensions on a Construction Project

Best Practices Construction Law

What happens if there is no formal agreement to extend the bid acceptance period? When the bids were opened, the City learned the low bidder had failed to comply with the EEOC requirements because its Certificate of Compliance had expired two days before the bid's submission. Image: ToniVC.

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STATE FOCUS: Kansas Focuses On The All-Around

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Other workforce development initiatives include a credentialing initiative to help workers obtain industry recognized certifications and an engineering initiative which is increasing the number of engineering students in Kansas universities. percent of all U.S. railroad miles.

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