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Bird Friendly Building now the Law in Howard County

Green Building Law Update

Howard County, Maryland has become the first jurisdiction in the state and one of few places in the country to pass a mandatory “bird-friendly design” law for new construction of privately owned buildings. Okay, windows are no friends to birds as we all know from the popular old Windex television ad.

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State of the Construction Industry: April Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Green rooftops on skyscrapers, like this one in downtown Chicago, may soon be required in New York City. 14B ‘Green New Deal’ for NYC Has Opportunities, Drawbacks for Contractors. A $14 billion ‘Green New Deal’ proposed by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio aims to reduce greenhouse emissions up to 30 percent by 2030.

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How to Get Paid on New York Public Projects

Levelset

New York also has separate rules governing a “lien on funds” with public projects, which notes that of the money owed to a prime contractor by the project owner, there must be some portion still available to satisfy the claims of any subcontractor or supplier that’s acting as a claimant — an amount referred to as the “lien fund.”

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Commercial Construction Project Planning: 3 Warning Signs Your Budget Might Go Bust

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Clients may have not given their architect or engineer enough time to create a detailed set of documents; skimped on drawings assuming details will be decided along the way; or decided to skip an existing conditions survey altogether to save the cost. But in reality, the quality of plans we receive to work with at this stage varies widely.

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1,500th Envision Sustainability Professional Credentialed

Green Building Law Update

jurisdictions from New York City to Chicago, from Dallas to Los Angeles, and from Kansas City to San Diego. Envision is a voluntary third party sustainable development rating system for all types and sizes of infrastructure projects, as opposed to buildings (. yes, something like LEED for roads and bridges).

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FITWEL may be the Future of Building Sustainability

Green Building Law Update

Today, still in beta, the Center for Active Design, a nonprofit established by then New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2013, is the operator of FITWEL. When the building is ready to be certified, users are asked to upload verification documents and submit for review. FITWEL’s development was led by the U.S.

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How to Protect Your Business When Employees Get Poached

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To ensure enforceability when it counts, employers should review the scope and terms of such documents to ensure they are sufficiently and narrowly defined to meet their legitimate business interests.” . Perry is an award-winning freelance writer based in New York City. COVID-19 Layoffs Heighten Risk. Human Resources.