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The UK Sets the Scene for Mandatory ESG Laws in the Western World

Green Building Law Update

await action by the federal government on mandatory ESG laws, the United Kingdom has become the first European Union country to enact mandatory ESG disclosure laws. how processes for identifying, assessing, and managing climate-related risks are integrated into the company’s overall risk management process; As well as a description of.

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Zero Waste in an Era of Net Zero Everything

Green Building Law Update

But that success may owe itself more to he law’s roots in the creation of the City’s Scavengers Protective Union in 1879, than any modern effort at repairing the world. Governments in the U.S. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a blog www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (. yes, this blog will continue). This post originally appeared in that blog.

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Using TaBRA For Culture Change

FDR Safety

The dilemma that management and workers face are the tasks where existing safety policies and procedures make the worker “fight the system” to accomplish their work. For a FREE consultation, please contact us. Over the past decades, we have trained more than 500,000 employees in FDR’s Safety Awareness class. An Example.

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The Reasons BIM is Going Nowhere Fast

Building Information Management

July 16th, 2012 – NIBS Report - National Institute of Building Sciences Consultative Council . Per the NIBS Consultative Council there are four areas where our industry needs to focus highlights four in order to improve buildings and infrastructure. Defining High-Performance and Common Metrics. Sustainability.

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Seven Construction Associations You Should Consider Joining

Fieldwire

Union organizations are not listed here, but also provide many similar benefits to members. Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) : An organization dedicated to the interests of professional construction and program management. Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA).

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The Wave Will Spread

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

In the drive to remain competitive and to free themselves from the encumbrances of labor unions, US manufacturers have been shifting resources to right to work states, where they believe the machine can run better. In right to work states, it is illegal to require that employees join a union or pay union dues to get or keep a job.

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Concrete mix design

GCP Applied Technologies

Two Union Square, in Seattle, Wash., Concrete materials management. Consultant. We've heard of high flow concrete, but how do you know when to use it and when conventional concrete is sufficient? First, let’s define the different types of concrete. read more. . How two buildings in Seattle achieved high-strength concrete.