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Zero Waste in an Era of Net Zero Everything

Green Building Law Update

Numbers are hard to come by and made even more difficult during the pandemic, but a recent presentation to the World Bank estimated more than 2 Billion tonnes of solid waste (. No company should claim to be Zero Waste. There is a lot of waste out there. actually municipal waste not including in water or air) was disposed of last year.

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Contractors Are Not Bankers!

Contractor Bookkeeping

You Are Not A Bank - Never lend money to a customer in the form of providing a lot of labor, material, subcontractors and rental equipment hoping to get paid later on down the road. No invoicing, no waiting for the check to arrive and hoping it will clear the bank. Your Money Goes To Your Bank In An Electronic Armored Car.

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Last Chance

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

At the very moment Kerry impressed his granddaughter at the UN, there were at least 1,200 new coal-fired plants on the drawing boards worldwide, according to energy consultants IHS Energy. “We strongly urge people to prepare for the carbon pricing that is to come.”

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Construction Bad Debt What To Do About It

Contractor Bookkeeping

You are not a bank so never, ever use your high interest credit cards and supplier accounts to provide financing to your customers in the form of providing a lot of labor, material, subcontractors and rental equipment hoping to get paid later on down the road. And I say that with respect and admiration for everyone in construction.

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April 2014 newsletter

FDR Safety

If you believe that you are required to have a guard around all moving machinery and equipment in your facility, perhaps you should considering consulting with a safety professional. Just because machinery or equipment is moving does not mean it requires a guard. Jim Stanley is a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA.

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PSMJ Resources Blog: Construction job openings, pay rose at.

PSMJ Resources

But generally, banks remain conservative in their lending.” ” According to a quarterly survey released by the Federal Reserve on January 30 of senior loan officers at 56 domestic banks and 23 U.S. Moderate net fractions of domestic banks reported that demand for CRE loans had strengthened in the fourth quarter.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

Building Information Management

2M Design Consultants, Inc. AGR Consulting. AHA Consulting Engineers, Inc. Bank of America. Blue Camas Consulting Ltd. Doo Consulting, llc. Exoterra | Architects+Consultants. Thank you for your consideration of our views. 106 Greenway. 2 B Green Profitably. 360 Architecture. 4240 architecture.