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SEC Regulation: What to Expect & How to Prepare for Climate Rules

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The proposed rule aligns with GHG Protocol guidance and permits the use of actual data as well as of estimations for emissions calculations, and also builds in a safe harbor for disclosure of Scope 3 emissions. This inventory will provide the exact data you need to meet a key aspect of the SEC’s disclosure rules.

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The Desert Comfort Experience Home: Navigating a Perfect Storm to Get Construction Underway

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The Desert Comfort net-zero energy home in the Arizona desert weathered its share of delays before construction even started, highlighting inefficiencies in building industry permitting and inspections processes—all exacerbated by the pandemic. A Problem in Common: Balancing Regulations With Environmental Stewardship. Andrew Hunt.

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Andrés Duany on New Urbanism’s Legacy and a Solution for Affordable Housing

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People hire DPZ because we can get permits to build the best private realm inside homes and the best public realm. A Problem in Common: Balancing Regulations With Environmental Stewardship. . today and a major cause is the government making it difficult to get building permits. PB: How do you assess housing affordability? .

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Opportunities Shine in Community Solar

Green Building Law Update

That is, most consumers of electricity are not, today, permitted to aggregate their purchase of photovoltaic generated electricity with others, except through their electric power utility. Of course the allocation of costs and benefits will largely be driven by financial and tax considerations in this highly regulated area.

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Icy Hot

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Guggenheim is in the process of putting together an Arctic Infrastructure Inventory that it says will give priority to infrastructure needs that are “socially and environmentally sound for investment and opportunity.” Should large-scale development of the Arctic region be permitted? Don’t believe us?

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Facilities Maintenance Checklist and Procedures

Job Order Contracting

Check throw regulator and spring assembly for tightness. Follow OSHA guidelines for permitting of entry and atmospheric testing of confined spaces. Follow OSHA guidelines for permitting of entry and atmospheric testing of confined spaces. Follow OSHA guidelines for permitting of entry and atmospheric testing of confined spaces.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Slow economic growth has kept the percentage low, but the supply chain sector has made great strides in productivity, asset utilization and inventory management in the past three years.” percent in 2012, the industry’s delicate balance between supply and demand will likely be disrupted due to new regulations. Spending in the U.S.