Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 15, 2017

The State of Rhode Island is expanding its longstanding Green Buildings Act adding built landscapes to the list of public projects that must be built to recognized green building standards. Rhode Island has since 2008 mandated the public construction projects larger than 5,000 gross square feet “shall be designed and constructed to at least the LEED certified” or equivalent standard, but not actually certified by GBCI.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Marketing consultant Andrew Houston offers this tip, primarily geared for residential contractors: TIP #1: Be the last contractor to quote the job! Think about it: when prospects review three contractors, on average, over the span of a week or two, who are they most likely to remember? When you’re the first or second contractor to […].

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Safety Services Company

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Violence in the workplace is one of those circumstances in which no one expects to ever find themselves. You know it happens. You read about it in the news but never think it could happen where you work. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, there were 14,770 workplace homicides between 1992 and 2012. In 2013, there were 397 homicide victims; and, those fatalities accounted for 9 percent of all workplace deaths that year.

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Fresh off a resounding endorsement of a $1.6 billion road bond referendum, West Virginia transportation officials are now strategizing how those funds, along with other recently approved revenue sources, will be put to work.

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OCTOBER 15, 2017

Louis Berger named former District of Columbia Dept. of Transportation director Leif Dormsjo as senior vice president for infrastructure asset management.

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 15, 2017

The 2017 ENR MidAtlantic Best Project Awards event will be held on Nov. 2 at the Sheraton Inner Harbor in Baltimore.

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