Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 14, 2014

While many have focused on the funding to fight the Islamic State terrorist group or the 1 percent boost in military pay, the National Defense Authorization Act for 2015 makes a major change in green building across this nation when it authorizes use of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard.

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Defense Green Residential Budgeting 120

Construction Law

MARCH 1, 2024

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its final report on the housebuilding market in Great Britain and says it has found evidence during its study that some housebuilders may have breached competition law by sharing information, influencing the build-out of sites and the prices of new homes.

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Accounting News Site Construction 40

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 9, 2018

At a time when solar panels are de riguere a recent decision by a Maryland appellate court limiting the authority of local governments to regulate the location and specifics of construction of a solar farm has broad implications far beyond this case. Perennial Solar, LLC , No.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 9, 2023

Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority Increases Investment for Affordable Housing ldeakins Fri, 06/09/2023 - 09:30 The Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority recently advanced a $42 million bond issue to fund new affordable housing projects The Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority unanimously authorized a bond issue of up to $42 million on (..)

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Housing Finance Office Design 52

Construction Dive

MARCH 5, 2020

The hiring of former New York MTA CEO Tom Prendergast and former Port Authority COO Denise Berger will no doubt help AECOM tap into large public projects in a time when demand and competition are heating up.

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Read: Georgia Ports Authority Reaches Milestone On Mason Mega Rail Terminal at BusinessFacilities.com. Rail cars are now traveling newly installed track linking Garden City Terminal’s Chatham and Mason rail yards, which boosts on-terminal storage capacity by 35 percent.

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Georgia Travel Zoning Transportation 86

Constructlaw

MARCH 14, 2023

If passed, New Mexico will join 36 other states and the District of Columbia that have enacted some type of enabling legislation to authorize and regulate P3s, with many more considering similar measures.

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New Mexico District of Columbia Infrastructure Agreement 52

The Constructor

MAY 10, 2024

Stability of concrete structures is a crucial concept in structural engineering and has been defined in various ways by different authors and researchers. What is stability of concrete structures? Generally, it refers to the ability of a structure to recover its equilibrium or resist sudden changes, dislodgment, or overthrow.

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Structural Engineering Concrete Engineering 219

Construction Dive

DECEMBER 17, 2019

The plan includes 192 projects, with $21 billion earmarked for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority.

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Atlanta Plans 102

ENR Construction

JUNE 23, 2023

Longtime Duke University civil engineerng professor authored 20 books on engineering, design and history and was an ENR contributor

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Engineering Design 65

ENR Construction

JUNE 30, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency overstepped its authority to set a broad greenhouse gas emissions reduction mandate. In a 6-3 decision, justices said the U.S.

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Construction and Infrastructure Law

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

and related entities (collectively “Texas Central”) have eminent domain authority to acquire property for a proposed high-speed rail system between Dallas and Houston. [1] This ruling grants Texas Central the broad condemnation authority to procure land for the project. Texas Central has Statutory Authority to Take Land.

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ENR Construction

AUGUST 24, 2022

In both, authority over project design and changes in scope are contested. There’s a numbing familiarity to the disputes that plague some large and crucial recent infrastructure projects. Look no further than ENR reporting on a developer and contractor terminated on one project, and on another where dismissal is a looming possibility.

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Design Infrastructure Contractors 57

ENR Construction

JUNE 14, 2023

Regional port authority says new standards for future projects are "industry-leading."

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NJ Concrete Industrial 69

ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Georgia World Congress Center Authority, North America's largest combined sports, entertainment and event center, is ENR Southeast's 2024 Owner of the Year.

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Georgia America 36

ENR Construction

MARCH 18, 2024

The Georgia World Congress Center Authority, ENR Southeast’s Owner of the Year, knows what it means to stay the course.

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Georgia 36

Business Facilities

JANUARY 31, 2022

The post Alabama Port Authority To Build ICTF Facility In Montgomery appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine. The inland container intermodal transfer facility (ICTF) will extend intermodal rail service from the Port of Mobile to support regional growth in manufacturing, retail, distribution, and agribusiness sectors.

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ENR Construction

JANUARY 24, 2021

21 by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, calls for a complete rebuild of the main terminal at its current location to accommodate a nearly 40% expected increase in capacity for commuter and intercity buses. The plan, released Jan.

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BD+C

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act includes language that would encourage the U.S. Department of Defense to consider using mass timber construction on new building projects and renovations.

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Defense Renovating Innovation Products 66

Construction and Infrastructure Law

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

and related entities (collectively “Texas Central”) have eminent domain authority to acquire property for a proposed high-speed rail system between Dallas and Houston. [1] This ruling grants Texas Central the broad condemnation authority to procure land for the project.

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Texas Dallas Houston Transportation 52

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 30, 2013

President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2014 in Honolulu last Thursday and while most observers noted that the bill cracks down on sexual assaults in the military and eases restrictions on transferring detainees from Guantanamo Bay, the bill also is a huge win for the U.S. So, it is very good news for the U.S.

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ENR Construction

MARCH 14, 2024

Major replacement and expansion is due for the 73-year-old interstate transit hub on Manhattan's west side.

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ENR Construction

JANUARY 27, 2023

Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority's successful efforts to speed up expansion projects amid ballooning traveller numbers has earned the airport authority the title of ENR Southeast's 2023 Owner of the Year.

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Nashville Airports Travel 36

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Executive Director Griff Lynch will present the Georgia Ports Authority’s virtual 2020 State of the Port Address, with the latest developments in infrastructure and global trade at the Port of Savannah: 11 a.m., Read: It’s Game Day at the Georgia Ports Authority! Register for the free online event at gaports.com.

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Georgia Infrastructure 52

ENR Construction

OCTOBER 7, 2021

A 100-ton hydraulic drill rig tipped over onto the street at the site of the Chicago Transit Authority's $2.1-billion billion Red/Purple line project. No injuries were reported and the cause of the incident is being investigated.

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ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Rail project moves into the design phase with $1.97 billion in grant funding from the Federal Transit Administration

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Chicago Design 87

Construction Equipment

JUNE 28, 2019

Doosan Portable Power has made Bobcat of Omaha an authorized distributor. The company will supply Doosan Portable Power air compressors, generators, light towers, and light compaction equipment throughout Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa. Bobcat of Omaha has had a long history with Doosan,…

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Omaha Nebraska Iowa Equipment 48

Construction Dive

JUNE 11, 2018

American Association of Port Authorities says that amount of multimodal and rail investment is needed in addition to the $155 billion ports are adding during the next five years.

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Infrastructure 67

ENR Construction

DECEMBER 28, 2022

UAE-based National Marine Dredging Company has won a $272 million contract for dredging a section of the Suez Canal where the container ship Ever Given ran aground more than a year ago.

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Contract 71

Construction Dive

MAY 18, 2023

The new inland terminal is expected to handle 60,000 containers per year and is set to begin construction in January.

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Georgia Construction 94

Construction Equipment

MARCH 27, 2019

The Pentagon has authorized the transfer of $1 billion to begin new wall construction along the U.S.-Mexico Mexico border, drawing objections from Democratic lawmakers. A recent budget reprogramming notification indicates that up to $1 billion will go toward building 57 miles of fencing, improving roads,…

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 28, 2019

Doosan Portable Power has made Bobcat of Omaha an authorized distributor. The company will supply Doosan Portable Power air compressors, generators, light towers, and light compaction equipment throughout Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa. Bobcat of Omaha has had a long history with Doosan,…

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Omaha Nebraska Iowa Equipment 48

Green Building Law Update

JULY 31, 2016

The First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist church has appealed from a decision of the Historic District Commission of the Town of Bedford that denied First Parish’s application for a certificate of appropriateness to install solar panels on its Meetinghouse roof.

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Commissioning Massachusetts Certification Legal 120

BD+C

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved a system for commercial drone operators to get instant authorization for low altitude use. Authorization will be granted through the FAA's Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) services beginning this fall.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 18, 2019

Bobcat has incorporated Mitko into its dealer network as an authorized new and used sales, service, and parts provider of Bobcat equipment. Mitko is a construction and agricultural sales and service business specializing in hydraulic repair. The dealership specializes in equipment such as MEWPs,…

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Equipment Construction 48

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

The 66-year-old Port Authority Bus Terminal is deteriorating and in desperate need of an update. And, thanks to an international design and deliverability contest from the Port Authority, there are now five designs that may one day stand as the new terminal. Arcadis of New York, Inc.,

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New York Architecture Design 93

Construction Dive

APRIL 30, 2024

They can learn more from the Maryland Transportation Authority on May 7. Contractors can soon bid on projects to rebuild the collapsed Key Bridge.

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