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COP27 Recap: The State of Net Zero and Negotiations

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in partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation and Bezos Earth Fund, announced the Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA) as an initiative to leverage private sector capital and their respective ESG goals to fund fossil fuel phaseout in developing countries in exchange for carbon credits. On the public side, the U.S., COP27 was no exception.

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ConsensusDOCS Releases New Teaming Agreement

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One team member serves the role as team leader for the purposes of compiling and submitting the proposal, as well as for negotiation of the owner agreement, if awarded. The new document provides an excellent contractual foundation for all parties desiring to form a design-build teaming arrangement prior to forming a joint venture.”

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LiveXchange 2012: Don’t Let Incentives Drive the Site Evaluation Process

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These delegates – who come to the event bearing pre-certified projects in the midst of the site search process – meet with economic developers from across North America in a series of one-on-one sessions that offer the opportunity to lay the foundation for future project development.

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Study Finds New Natural Gas Development Could Create More Than 45,000 Jobs And $9 Billion In Economic Development In Illinois

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New natural gas production from Southern Illinois shale has the potential to create more than 45,000 jobs in Illinois and $9 billion in economic investment, according to a study released by the Illinois Chamber Foundation. “Illinois is in a great position to participate in this dynamic energy renaissance.”

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Icy Hot

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The good news is that a recently proposed set of guidelines is being embraced as the starting point for negotiations between international players in the Arctic development sweepstakes. The protocol was immediately endorsed by Guggenheim Partners, which helped to draft it.

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THE ESTIMATING PROCESS FROM A TO Z

Construction Cost Estimating

Engineers and consultants could also be needed for such things as steep slope foundations, downside soils (expansive clay, loose fill, peat), advanced drain problems, uncommon structural style, septic systems in environmentally sensitive areas, and so on. Steep sites might have retentive walls or different approaches to soil stabilization.

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LIVEXCHANGE 2012: Where Top Projects Find the Best Locations

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LiveXchange 2012 was kicked off with a nostalgic keynote from NFL Hall of Famer Jack Youngblood, who chronicled his meteoric rise from a kid playing Pop Warner football in Florida to a top pick in the NFL draft and a stellar career as a 5-time All-Pro linebacker and defensive captain with the Los Angeles Rams.

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