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4 Best Safety Vest for Construction

Work Gearz

Many construction sites for bridges and roads will put you smack in the middle of traffic and even high-speed traffic, so visibility is your first line of defense. These are normally employed in situations where there is road traffic but where the speed limit is 25 miles per hour and no higher. This includes rain, snow, and fog.

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Code Compliance & Beyond: Upping Baseline Building Energy Performance

Stok

Most high-performance building certifications and city codes use ASHRAE and ICC’s building codes to define energy performance requirements within their rating systems. On the cusp of adoption on January 1, 2020, the 2019 version of Title-24 gives us a sneak peek at the road map for building energy codes in the coming years.

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Overcoming Regulatory Barriers When Bidding in a New State

Viewpoint Construction Technology

But contractors don’t have to move at the speed of state bureaucracy when pursuing new opportunities, and they shouldn’t have to miss a bidding opportunity over government licenses and permits. You’ll also need to register for all applicable taxes and generally provide a certificate of good standing from your home state.

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Formal and Informal Bid Extensions on a Construction Project

Best Practices Construction Law

Of course, the same provisions permit an extension of the time period by consent of the bidder or both of the parties. In this case, the City sought bids for repavement of a road. In the construction world of competitive bidding, however, the request for an extension is not so clear.

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QR Codes Unlocking Secrets of NYC Building Permits | ENR.

ENR Construction

QR Codes Unlocking Secrets of NYC Building Permits. New York City building permits are sprouting up with QR codes that instantly unlock vast amounts of project information. Related Links: On the Road to Digitization. It is now nearing the issuance of its 200,000th building permit with a QR code. ENR Southwest. 08/16/2012.

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The Drone Age

Business Facilities

The six sites were tasked by the FAA with conducting “critical research into the certification and operational requirements necessary to safely integrate UAS into the national airspace in the next several years.” Should commercial drone flights be permitted before defenses against rogue drones are perfected?

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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In March 2016, McAuliffe signed into law measures that establish a workforce training program targeted to increase specific industry certifications and occupational licenses that meet the needs of businesses in each region of the state. million for a veterans’ portal to strengthen outreach to this key population.