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Understand How EPA Does Not Expect to Seek Penalties during COVID-19 Pandemic

Green Building Law Update

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced last Thursday retroactively beginning March 13, 2020, a temporary policy regarding EPA enforcement of environmental legal obligations during the COVID-19 pandemic. EPA’s admittedly unprecedented temporary “enforcement discretion policy” applies to civil violations during the COVID-19 outbreak as a response to the deleterious effect on a wide variety of businesses.

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Construction Equipment – Buy, Rent or Lease?

The Constructor

When mobilizing your construction equipment for a project site, the enigma whether to buy, rent or lease must be tackled in a very sane and judicious.

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A ‘roadmap’ for building hospitals in rural and underfunded markets

BD+C

Last August 1, Uvalde (Texas) Memorial Hospital broke ground on a 170,000-sf, $83.5 million replacement hospital that is following a building model specifically for rural and underfunded communities, devised by this project’s general contractor Hoar Construction.

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What is Operating Cost of an Equipment?

The Constructor

The operating cost of construction equipment comes into play only when the machine starts to operate. The operating cost is dependent on the period.

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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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Types of Foundations & Footings And Their Uses

Civil Lead

What is the Foundation? A structure is generally considered to have two main portions: Superstructure Substructure The substructure transmits loads of super-structure to the supporting soil and is generally, termed as the foundation. The load of the superstructure is transmitted to the foundation or substructure through either columns or wall. The object of providing a foundation to a structure is to distribute the load to the soil in such a way that the maximum pressure on the soil does not exc

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Workers at Two NFL Stadiums Test Positive for COVID-19, But Construction Continues

ENR Construction

After areas where the afflicted workers were working in were shut down and sanitized, work proceeds at SoFi stadium in Los Angeles and Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

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Different Sources of Water in Concrete

The Constructor

Every concrete design follows a specific amount of water quantity. But there are some important sources of water other than the designed that can.

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