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DC Attorney General alleges electrical contractor misclassified 535 workers

Construction Dive

The lawsuit seeks monetary and injunctive relief for the employees and recovery of penalties to the District of Columbia, which could be up to $5,000 per misclassified worker.

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Volvo Electric Machines Available for Pre-booking August 19th

Construction Equipment

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) will allow customers in North America to prebook the ECR25 electric excavator and L25 electric wheel loader starting August 19. Fifteen states and the District of Columbia have already signed on to have 100 percent of all new medium- and heavy-duty truckā€¦

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California Leads In Electric Grid Modernization

Business Facilities

California ranks highest overall in efforts to modernize its electric grid, while Illinois, Texas, Maryland and Oregon round out the top five, according to the fourth Grid Modernization Index (GMI-4). assesses and ranks all 50 states and the District of Columbia based upon the degree to which they are moving toward a modernized electric grid.

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Energy Innovation: Solar Energy Solutions Continue to Gain Momentum

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From community solar installations to a push in some municipalities for all-electric building codes, interest in solar keeps growing. The power comes from 688,360 solar panels across 870 acres just north of town that provide electricity to the entire community. Mixed-Fuel Solutions and All-Electric Codes in Home Building.

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California, Illinois, Texas Lead The Charge Toward A Modernized Electric Grid

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

California, Illinois, Texas Lead The Charge Toward A Modernized Electric Grid originally appeared on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. For the third year in a row, California is the highest-ranked state when it comes to moving toward a modernized electric grid, according to the 3rd Annual Grid Modernization Index (GMI). GridWiseChart.

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Ohio Law Rolls Back Unwise Renewable Portfolio Standards

Green Building Law Update

While 30 states and the District of Columbia have adopted renewable portfolio standards (and 7 other states have some voluntary goal), Ohio is the first state to roll back such a clean energy mandate. Renewable portfolio standards are state laws designed to increase generation of electricity from renewable resources.

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Download Civil Engineering Building Codes

Construction Cost Estimating

Within the USA the most codes square measure the International industrial or Residential Code [ICC/IRC], electrical codes and plumbing, mechanical codes. Fifty states and also the District of Columbia have adopted the I-Codes at the state or territorial level. They began in past and are developing ever since.