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Comment on the Permit to Kill Eagles with Wind Turbines

Green Building Law Update

Fish and Wildlife Service has announced it is soliciting comments through November 12, 2013 on the issuance of a take permit “for recurring eagle mortalities” associated with the operation of the Shiloh IV wind turbine project in Solano County, California. To appreciate this take permit some content may be useful.

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Safety Tips: Prevent Fires and Burns on Your Construction Site

Safety Services Company

Instances of fires can rise due to flammable materials, electrical hazards, oil spills—the list goes on! Startling data from OSHA states that burn-related injuries make up 5% of fatalities in construction sites. Working with oil, electrical equipment, and even lingering flammable debris can raise the level of risk.

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11 Advantages Of Fabric Buildings

Construction Marketing

They can even be used as meeting spaces or offices—all you have to do is include electricity. What’s more, they don’t need a building permit, allowing you to maximize time, as well as save on cost. Aside from these applications, fabric structures make for great workshop spaces for masonry, carpentry, manufacturing, or agriculture.

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Construction Processes To Reduce Injuries And Increase Production

Contractor Bookkeeping

At first read this sounds harsh and yet it comes from my own experiences as a contractor operating multiple jobsites with small crews on each from two to ten people this one concept generated a lot of bottom line profits and kept injuries very low. We experienced no injuries. or the worst one "I just wanted to see what would happen if."

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Supreme Court to decide Climate Change Case

Green Building Law Update

1447(d) permits a court of appeals to review any issue encompassed in a district court’s order remanding a removed case to state court when the removing defendant premised removal in part on the federal-officer removal statute, 28 U.S.C. 1442, or the civil-rights removal statute, 28 U.S.C. v, Connecticut , held.

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Top 6 Most Dangerous Construction Activities

Safety Services Company

Electrical Safety: Qualified and Non-qualified. Construction industry accounted for 54% of all electrical fatalities, the same percentage as in 2017. The good news is that overall electrical fatalities are trending downward. Ground fault electrical shock happens to be the most common electrical hazard in construction sites.

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Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha fire could prompt building code changes

BD+C

A dormitory fire at the University of Nebraska at Omaha that displaced with 42 students (but caused no injuries) could trigger local building code changes. The residence hall fire was the latest in a string of Omaha fires caused by discarded cigarettes.

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