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FTC Order Restricts use of “All Natural”

Green Building Law Update

The Federal Trade Commission issued a summary decision against California Naturel, Inc., for falsely advertising its sunscreen product as “all natural” in violation of Sections 5 and 12 of the FTC Act. In a December 12, 2016 opinion , written by Chairwoman Edith Ramirez, the FTC describes how the company promotes its “all natural” sunscreen on its website as containing “only the purest, most luxurious and effective ingredients found in nature.”.

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Playing with fire – the high risk of forcing uncontrolled BIM to vital infrastructural and other important assets

DebunkTheBIM

Well, 2016 is behind us. From the point of big BIM success stories, this was meant to be the big year, the one delivering the UK-spearheaded, Government Mandated ‘solve-it-all’ BIM. And the plan to set it in motion may have achieved everything it was supposed to do, I am in no position to tell. Years ago, I lost my interest in watching/reading/listening the insincerely fashioned, and over time regularly re-fashioned BIM experts, telling and retelling the same story of how BIM was the big thing,

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DFP: Learning the basics (and discovering ready resources)

Construction Marketing Ideas

The Christmas/New Years period traditionally in our family has been a quiet time, and this year is no exception. There are lazy hours and relaxing moments, and I find this the perfect time to catch up on learning/improving processes that don’t require meetings, organized classes or lots of direct interaction and communication. In other words, […].

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What is 1.54 in Concrete during the calculation of quantity of sand, cement and aggregate?

Construction Cost Estimating

L & T - Learning Technology is a treasure trove for civil engineering students and civil engineering users. This channel offers exclusive and noteworthy technical lectures on "Civil Engineering" which are unconditionally beneficial for construction professionals too. Here in this video the presenter of this presentation portrays what is 1.54 factor in concrete during calculation of wet volume to dry volume.

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Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software

The Verdantix Green Quadrant: EHS Software 2023 is an independent third-party analysis of 23 EHS software vendors (including Intelex) that provides an in-depth look at the technical capabilities, application breadth, innovation focus, and momentum of key environmental, health, and safety management software market players. The guide is essential reading for EHS software benchmarking, especially for understanding unique vendor strengths and capabilities.

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Washington, Oregon Have Strong Construction Employment Gains

ENR Construction

Both Year-Over-Year And Month-Over-Month Increases Evident, Robust In Washington and Oregon As Alaska Shows Year-Over-Year Decline.

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