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Defense Authorization Act Lifts Ban on LEED Gold and Platinum

Green Building Law Update

President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2014 in Honolulu last Thursday and while most observers noted that the bill cracks down on sexual assaults in the military and eases restrictions on transferring detainees from Guantanamo Bay, the bill also is a huge win for the U.S. So, it is very good news for the U.S.

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New Department of Defense Policy Accepts Green Globes

Green Building Law Update

In a tectonic shift in government policy, the Department of Defense will now permit the use of both the Green Building Initiatives’ Green Globes and U.S. The new “Department of Defense Sustainable Building Policy” supersedes the October 25, 2010 policy that authorized only LEED.

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Understanding OSHA’s Confined Space Requirements

Safety Services Company

Officially, an area is considered “confined” if it fits all of the following: Confined spaces are large enough to allow an employee to perform a specific task to completion Confined spaces are not designed to accommodate an employee for long periods of time Confined spaces have limited access to an entrance or an exit. WHAT ARE ENTRY PERMITS?

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Understanding OSHA’s Confined Space Requirements

Safety Services Company

Confined spaces are not designed to accommodate an employee for long periods of time. What is a Permit-Required Space? Furthermore, a confined space isn't always a permit-required space. A permit-required space contains objects that are big enough to engulf a person. What Are Entry Permits? What Are Entry Permits?

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

a comprehensive rating system that provides strategies and tools for resilient building and design, was approved last week and is being launched on Monday, November 12th. offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. The launch of RELi 2.0 Of note, RELi 2.0

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

a comprehensive rating system that provides strategies and tools for resilient building and design, is expected to be launched on Monday, November 12th. offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. The launch of RELi 2.0 Resilience is becoming widely accepted.

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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build

The Korte Company

Design-Build was not always accepted in the industry. So when he encountered Ralph Korte’s vision of Design-Build in action, he saw the industry’s future. . He did return every summer to work on a permit as a union carpenter with his father. There Dennis learned about “on-site design” from Jack Goldman.

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