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San Francisco sues former city official for permit fraud

Construction Dive

Authorities claim that former building commission chief Rodrigo Santos used his knowledge of the city's permitting process to aid in the filing of false and misleading applications.

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COVID-19 workplace updates: financial & environmental impact

Stok

We used EnergyPlus software to create a whole building energy model of an office space in San Francisco assuming baseline features that are consistent with an office building built in the last five to 10 years: • All-electric fuel with a variable air volume (VAV) reheat system with economizer. Energy recovery system. No UV treatment.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

Pro Builder

1 home builder in building permits and construction value, scaring off every large-volume, multistate production operation that dared enter Ivory’s Wasatch Mountain lair. 1 home builder in terms of building permits and construction value and reaching the milestone, in 2019, of 20,000 homes sold (right). Photos: courtesy Ivory Homes.

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Code Compliance & Beyond: Upping Baseline Building Energy Performance

Stok

Compliance to building energy codes is typically overseen by local building permit offices at the city level who first review plans to ensure that buildings comply with the code requirements regardless of which path is pursued. 3: (Re)focus on energy demand reduction.

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State Focus – Utah: Consistently Excellent

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

As the study says, “A founder with a family can buy a large home with a backyard in Salt Lake, rather than an overpriced condo she’d struggle to afford in San Francisco.”. The Utah Film Commission says 2015 was a blockbuster year for movie makers in Utah. The balance looks different for everyone. Film has changed.

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Job Order Contracting – Audit Results

Building Information Management

JOC permits the issuance of job orders without competition because the tasks ordered were competed as part of the original award. SFPUC also inappropriately approved 5 task orders for federally funded projects, which occurred because federal regulations contradict the expectations of the SFPUC’s commission for JOCs. OBSERVATIONS.

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Job Order Contracting – Audit Results

Building Information Management

JOC permits the issuance of job orders without competition because the tasks ordered were competed as part of the original award. SFPUC also inappropriately approved 5 task orders for federally funded projects, which occurred because federal regulations contradict the expectations of the SFPUC’s commission for JOCs. OBSERVATIONS.