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DC commission approves Gehry's redesign for Eisenhower memorial

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has been approved by the Eisenhower Memorial Commission , reports the Washington Post. Frank Gehry ''s updated design for a new Dwight D. Eisenhower memorial in Washington, D.C., Body Image: read more. Architects Cultural Facilities Military Construction Museums'

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Commissioning Pull Planning Session Results in Ownership and Accountability

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The Commissioning Team at the DC Water Tunnel Dewatering Pump Station and Enhanced Clarification Facility recently conducted its first Pull Planning session. Pull Planning, which is a component of the Lean-based Last Planner System, helps.

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Completed Wet Weather Treatment Facility Helps Reduce Combined Sewer Overflows

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Last week, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) commissioned the first major component of the DC Clean Rivers Program ahead of the deadline outlined by the consent decree. Working with a.

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Project Update: Blue Plains AWWTP TDPS & ECF

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The Tunnel Dewatering Pump Station and Enhanced Clarification Facility, part of DC Water’s Clean Rivers Program, has begun the final stage prior to going online: commissioning. This winter, the PC Construction team will reach two.

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Demand Response Needs to a Mulligan

Green Building Law Update

Circuit Court of Appeals has nullified the retail electric market Demand Response programs governed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, putting a chink in the armor of the new EPA carbon curbs. ” Demand Response is the purview of state public service commissions. And we know they won’t be run from Washington DC.

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Demand Response Needs a Mulligan

Green Building Law Update

Circuit Court of Appeals has nullified the retail electric market Demand Response programs governed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, putting a chink in the armor of the new EPA carbon curbs. ” Demand Response is the purview of state public service commissions. And we know they won’t be run from Washington DC.

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SEC Assessment of Climate Change Risks Still Mandated

Green Building Law Update

While I was on the Baltoro glacier making my way down from K2 in Pakistan earlier this month the Securities and Exchange Commission informed Exxon Mobil Corp. that it closed its investigation into whether the company had misled investors about the risks that climate change posed to its business.

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