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Atlanta metro commission floats $173B transportation plan

Construction Dive

The Atlanta Regional Commission's draft plan includes $102 billion for the maintenance of existing infrastructure including road resurfacing, bridge repair and transit upgrades.

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Guidelines for Building Commissioning in the Works

Construction Dive

There are several new developments to report in the effort to develop guidance for optimizing building performance through commissioning. The comment period for 0.2P, which is intended to be applied to any type of facility, is scheduled to end Jan. To read about the other developments, click here.'

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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

Green Building Law Update

Responding to consultant email and draft report of Phase II environmental site assessment. Reviewing and approving quotes in draft third party journal article on defects in green building contracts. Drafting form contract for LEED consultant to use in responding to RFPs. Lunch with prospective client]. 03:50 p.m.

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LEED is the Tool to Restrict Water Use in This Town

Green Building Law Update

And by ordinance 2008-449, Hampstead Town Code 135-150 was amended to provide: Any new building or structure shall comply with the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards for silver certification or a standard deemed equivalent by the Commission. More simply put, LEED can be the ideal liquidity strategy.

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Texas Central Wins Authority to Take Land for High-Speed Rail System

Construction and Infrastructure Law

Therefore, the Court concluded, that although legislators did not contemplate high-speed railways at the time of drafting the Transportation Code, Texas Central nonetheless qualified as “interurban electric railway companies” under the statute.

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Federal Government Proposes Greenhouse Gas Disclosures from Certain Vendors

Green Building Law Update

There is simply no material connection between that existing SEC disclosure requirement and this Executive Branch proposed GHG test.

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Federal Government Proposes Greenhouse Gas Disclosures from Certain Vendors

Green Building Law Update

There is simply no material connection between that existing SEC disclosure requirement and this Executive Branch proposed GHG test.