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FEDRAMP is Hindering Facilities Management in the Federal Sector

Job Order Contracting

2 There a total of 459 companies in the world who have achieved FedRAMP certification. It is now understood that requiring FEDRAMP certification in not in the best interests of federal government agencies and departments for many, if not most applications. Here is a draft memo from OMB regarding FEDRAMP revisions, that: [link].

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New Green Building Tax Credit is a Progressive Effort

Green Building Law Update

New and existing buildings meeting higher levels of LEED certification receive increasingly higher levels of the property tax credit for five and three years, respectively. The County Office of Management and Budget estimated that removing the $5 million dollar cap on credits for new construction would result in approximately $2.6

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Advancing our time-honored traditions through technological innovation

The Korte Company

So, Ralph bought one for the office for estimating, scheduling and planning. The embrace of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and LEED certification? When a project manager starts drafting an email, intelligent software suggests the words that finish a sentence — shaving down the time needed to finish the message.

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Destiny USA Reaches the Green Bonds Finish Line

Green Building Law Update

If the IRS were to determine that non-compliance occurred, then the Destiny USA project could have lost hundreds of millions of dollars in estimated tax breaks. Instead, the letter claims the developer was only required to make promises related to renewable energy and LEED certification in order to qualify for the bonds.

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Top ten software for estimating and bidding

Construction Cost Estimating

Sage Estimating Sage Estimating can significantly accelerate the estimating process for several construction firms. As soon as the project is procured, estimate details flow automatically into Sage business management software, removing unnecessary tasks and data entry errors.

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10 key responsibilities of a construction project manager

Lets Build

Draft contracts. The key is in estimation. See costs, estimate, compare and cut unnecessary costs to stay within budget limits. Draft contracts. All the work that needs to be done in the project should be written in a draft contract. I’m talking about the draft contracts with: The architects. Stay on budget.

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2018 IgCC is Not in Use Anywhere. A Detailed Analysis of Why?

Green Building Law Update

The drafting process was widely criticized resulting in a document that has never been enacted anywhere, and likely should not ever be adopted as code. The 2018 IgCC greatly expands on the previous “2% of the total annual estimated energy use of the building” requirement for onsite renewable systems, when sec 701.4.1.1.1 Sec 901.4.1.4.

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