article thumbnail

Feds Release $8.8B Expansion Plan for DC’s Union Station Rail Hub

ENR Construction

Federal Railroad Administration issues a supplemental draft environmental review for planned modernization of the 115-year-old facility.

article thumbnail

Should the Government Buy At-Risk Coastal Homes?

Pro Builder

By 2045, more than 300,000 homes worth $115 billion collectively will be at risk of chronic flooding, according to a report from the Union of Concerned Scientists. Over the course of a 30-year mortgage, many Americans face rising sea levels threatening the habitability of their seaside homes. Yet property values remain unchanged.

Risk 52
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

European Data Privacy Law Applicable to Green Buildings

Green Building Law Update

With the upcoming May 25, 2018 effective date for the new European General Data Protection Regulation, the European Union law drafted to provide greater protections for the personal data of individuals, it is a good time to review and consider the large quantity of data generated by green buildings.

Green 120
article thumbnail

Not So Severable After All: Third Circuit Lets Courts Determine Arbitration Agreement Existence When Underlying Contract’s Validity Is Challenged

Constructlaw

In 2001, New Jersey construction company MZM Construction Company hired workers from a local labor union for a construction project at Newark International Airport. After the project began, a labor union representative approached and asked MZM’s president to execute a “short-form agreement.” 1] MZM Construction Company, Inc.

article thumbnail

Politics, money, power and construction marketing: Understanding the interesections

Construction Marketing Ideas

I traced the story to an obscure “General Carpentry Trade Board” with eight members — four representing employers and four workers, at least one of who leads the province’s carpenter’s union organization. The chair can only vote to break ties, resulting in a 4-3 vote in favour. The story continues.

article thumbnail

What is Building Construction | Steps & Processes of Building Construction | Application of Building Construction | How to do Planning of Building Construction

CivilJungle

Step 2: Draft a Preliminary Plan: Utilization of S.M.A.R.T. & Draft an initial plan: Use the S.M.A.R.T. Union workers usually get paid better than non-union counterparts. A development plan lists out each step that it’ll take to attain a result. & C.L.E.A.R. formula aid to fix concrete goals. S- Specific .

Plans 52
article thumbnail

A History of Lime Use in Santa Fe

Natural Building

The first evidence that I know of is out at Fort Union, which was established in the 1850s. Watson said, “Part of the design of the kiln is to get something that drafts like crazy because you’re trying to create a pretty intense fire, so you keep feeding it.”. There are two kilns over there.”.