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There is still time to submit a project to be LEED certified before year end

Green Building Law Update

The projects certified last week ranged from a 4,579 square foot LEED-NC Retail Silver Chick-fil-A in San Jose to a 1,401,298 square foot LEED NC Gold National Nuclear Security Administration plant in Kansas City, and a 224,865 square foot LEED EB:OM Gold office building at 1800 K Street in Washington, DC.

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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

Green Building Law Update

Representing client in telephone informal mediation of construction dispute aimed at keeping construction on schedule while apportioning responsibility for design defect. Following an orchestral crescendo, the Beatle’s A Day in the Life ends with one of the most famous final chords in music history.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Chris Walker, VDC Project Manager at PENTA Building Group

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Our home base is in Las Vegas, where I am, though we also have offices in Phoenix, Arizona, and Southern California, where we’ve expanded. In college, I grew more interested in construction, which led me to do two internships with a GC in the DC metro area. Buildings are becoming more complex with shorter schedules.

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How to Make Sure Your Construction Security Guards Are Doing Their Job

Lets Build

In addition to determining your security guard’s job performance, these questions will help you identify areas in which you can improve, such as scheduling more effectively or using a better tracking system. Office lights turned down in the security area. Has anything unusual happened since your law check-in?

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BUSINESS REPORT: Stafford County – Where Connectivity And Opportunity Intersect

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The East Coast’s primary north-south passenger rail line bisects Stafford, with CSX and Amtrak service complemented by Virginia Railway Express, which provides commuter service to DC. The entire development will include over one million square feet of Class A office space. INVESTING IN 21ST CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Maryland — SSA’s New Data Hub Moves Forward In Urbana

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The 300,000-square-foot facility will include data, office and warehouse space. The new data center will seek LEED Gold certification, and is scheduled to complete construction in late 2014. is closing its Houston, TX office and consolidating its headquarters in White Marsh, MD. Old Dominion Plans Generator in Cecil County.

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Federal Facilities – Implementation of Energy Savings Projects and Performance-Based Contracting for Energy Savings

Building Information Management

Office of the Press Secretary. Agencies shall prioritize ECMs with the greatest return on investment, leveraging both direct appropriations and performance contracting, consistent with guidance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). (b) Office of the Press Secretary. The White House. For Immediate Release. BARACK OBAMA.