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5 Green Construction Practices that are becoming Standard Commercial Construction Procedures

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Anyone in the commercial construction industry knows there are a variety of certifications and designations that individuals, companies and projects can achieve to show they follow a high level of green commercial construction practices. are standard green procedures for ground-up construction projects.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds With Terry Gill, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development

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BF: EastPark industrial park recently became the 14th location statewide to earn Kentucky’s Build-Ready Certification. What are the requirements for this certification? TG: We began the Build-Ready program about three years ago and already have announced 15 locations statewide with a number of others moving toward certification.

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15 Tennessee Communities To Receive Site Development Grants

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The grants are intended to help rural communities overcome barriers to site certification and prepare them to receive and economic development project. The Site Development Grant program works in cooperation with the department’s Select Tennessee Site Certification program. acres of the 48.62 acre Select TN site.

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Fidelity Announces $20 Million Data Center in Greater Omaha

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Fidelity Investments has announced plans to construct a new $200 million data center in Greater Omaha. Fidelity has committed to and expects to invest a minimum of $200 million to construct and outfit the data center. Fidelity will start construction immediately and expects the new facility to be operational in 2014.

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A Plumbing Contractor’s Guide to Insurance Coverage

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Construction zones are busy areas where workers can get hurt. A plumbing contractor may suffer from injuries related to chemical or hazardous waste making contact with their skin , or working in confined spaces , such as sewers or manholes, that offer limited access to oxygen. Why plumbing contractors need insurance. Worker injury.

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A HERS Rating for Water Use?

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Like the HERS energy efficiency scale, HERS H2O rates a home's water-usage efficiency on a scale of 0 to 150 and 100 is the threshold representing a code compliant, new construction house. . There's a 65% increase in water and sewer costs from 2009 to 2019. PB: What was feedback like for the builders that did that trial?

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What PPE Do You Need While Working with Resin? 

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Resins are used in a wide range of sectors, including jewellery, artwork, and sculpture, as well as building and construction. . Properly dispose of resin products- Never pour them down the drain or into the sewer system. This certification does not imply that the resin is non-toxic, food-safe, or location-specific.

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