The Constructor

JULY 18, 2021

The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) has approved the use of a plastic roads additive developed by Scottish company MacRebur. The product is.

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Roads Transportation Products Construction 278

Natural Building

JULY 18, 2021

Vera Kirkpatrick built a home in Ashland, Oregon using century-old posts and beams. The stay-at-home mom on a tight budget designed open rooms and decorated in a timeless, spare Scandinavian style. Beautifully rustic, hand-chiseled pine and cedar timbers are fitted with wooden pegs, but new construction materials and techniques like passive solar were also employed.

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Materials Wisconsin Oregon Budgeting 98

Job Order Contracting

JULY 18, 2021

A LEAN Facilities Repair and Renovation approach drives optimal capital reinvestment outcomes via a collaborative environment and transparent costing. LEAN Facilities Repair and Renovation is a programmatic systems approach that integrates the planning, procurement, and project delivery process for public sector facilities owners and their design/builders.

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Renovating Life Cycle Environment Organization 256

Green Building Law Update

JULY 18, 2021

The State of Delaware and E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, The Chemours Company, DuPont de Nemours, Inc. and Corteva, Inc. (all “DuPont” related companies), businesses having operated in the State for more than 200 years, announced a sweeping settlement agreement last week. Under the settlement agreement, the DuPont agreed to pay $50 million for environmental restoration, improvement, sampling and analysis, community environmental justice and equity grants, and other natural resource needs.

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Delaware Claims Equity Agreement 156

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