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8 strategies for multifamily passive house design projects

BD+C

With the right approach, passive house strategies can help our clients serve their market, while leading us to efficient, healthy, and resilient multifamily dwellings. Thus, site selection, site orientation, climate zone, and building orientation are key on passive house projects. The change is substantial.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

Business Facilities

Bill Lee has cited TN’s business-friendly environment in several recent project announcements. This expansion in Jackson underscores the ripe environment for job creation and investment we’ve fostered here in Tennessee,” Rolfe said at the project announcement. The center will ultimately employ up to 2,000 associates.

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September 2014 newsletter

FDR Safety

Rather it is a provision under the Occupational Safety and Health Act that says that an employer has a general duty to furnish to each of its employees a workplace that is free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm. There was a feasible and useful method to correct the hazard.

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How Cell Phone Use While Driving Laws Vary

Safety Services Company

OSHA has said that employers must refrain from requiring employees to text while driving or even creating a work environment that encourages the practice. US Virgin Islands. Arkansas has a hand-held cell phone ban for drivers 18 to 20 years old, and for all drivers while in a school zone or highway construction zone.

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OSHA Top 10 Series: Fall Protection Applications and Innovative Technology

Safety Services Company

Fall Arrest Systems can be used to stop a worker’s fall. Employers must understand any areas that pose a risk to workers, including overhead platforms or areas that may have unguarded holes in walking, working surfaces. Controlled Access Zones. OSHA Regulations. Personal Fall Arrest Systems. Positioning Device Systems.

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OSHA Top 10 Series: Fall Protection Applications and Innovative Technology

Safety Services Company

Fall arrest systems can be used to stop a worker’s fall. Employers must understand any areas that pose a risk to workers, including overhead platforms or areas that may have unguarded holes in walking, working surfaces. Controlled Access Zones. OSHA Regulations. Personal Fall Arrest Systems. Positioning Device Systems.

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GM Financial To Build Facility In San Antonio, TX

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

This additional facility will help us do that by expanding our workforce and service capacity in a strong and vibrant employment market. The San Antonio location was selected based on several factors, including a strong workforce, an ideal time zone that can service customers across the U.S., Greg Abbott.