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Advancing Healthcare: Medical Office Buildings at the Forefront of Access and Safety

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However, unlike other industries, healthcare providers face a number of unique and challenging security issues. Implementing modern access control systems in the MOB environment can mitigate these concerns while offering an array of additional benefits that extend beyond mere security.

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GHG, SHG, SEC Regulations – Facilities Regs and Reporting Changes Coming Soon

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposal to require that public companies disclose climate-related information. The proposed rules contain a “safe harbor” for liability for Scope 3 emissions disclosure. Organizational. Equity share. Operational. Direct GHG emissions and removals. Energy indirect emissions.

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Construction Law: March 2024

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Editor Nick Barrett says a Public Accounts Committee report on HS2 provides little cheer to anyone hoping that the UK could somehow successfully deliver infrastructure investment on the scale highlighted recently as essential by the National Infrastructure Commission. Speed might however introduce commercial and legal risks, they warn.

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SEC Climate Risk Rule is Transformative At a Cost

Green Building Law Update

Securities and Exchange Commission voted 3 to 1 to issue a long awaited proposed new rule to mandate climate risk disclosures by public companies and other businesses in their supply chains. Last Monday, the U.S. The rule, which SEC Chair Gary Gensler acknowledges is based on the U.K.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

And there is some form of privacy law in at least 48 states (but not Alabama and South Dakota), including by way of example the California’s groundbreaking 2003 Data Security Breach Reporting Law , but most of those are reactive, that is most laws in the U.S. And the power utilities protect themselves from liability related to data.

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How to Get Paid on New Jersey Public Projects

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Instead, general contractors on public construction projects have to secure a payment bond prior to the start of work. Liens on contract funds are only available on public works projects that haven’t been commissioned by the state or state agency. If either notice is served late, it isn’t fatal to the claimant’s payment rights.

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How to Get Paid on California Public Projects

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Public construction projects need to secure a payment bond prior to the start of work. For these contracts, primary contractors need to secure payment and performance bonds equal to 100% of the value of the contract. If payment problems come up, contractors file claims against this payment bond — not the property itself.