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9 Types of Insurance You Need to Protect Your Contractor Business

Construction Marketing

Between the potential for accidents and injuries on the job site and the risk of lawsuits, it’s important to have insurance to protect yourself from financial losses, but what kind of insurance do you need? General Liability Insurance. Professional Liability Insurance. Pollution Liability Insurance.

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GHG, SHG, SEC Regulations – Facilities Regs and Reporting Changes Coming Soon

Job Order Contracting

The proposed rules contain a “safe harbor” for liability for Scope 3 emissions disclosure. Additionally, GHGRP (codified at 40 CFR Part 98) requires reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) data and other relevant information from large GHG emission sources, fuel and industrial gas suppliers, and CO2 injection sites in the United States.

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Educators Place the Spotlight on Modular Construction

GCP Applied Technologies

The modular construction system has been gaining acceptance as it presents a viable solution to address these challenges by optimizing labor resources, reducing on-site construction time and improving project predictability. One challenge is that the siding is installed on the modular house at the jobsite.

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What Is an Installation Floater?

Levelset

” You may already have an insurance policy that offers coverage for business property and general liability. But, different rules apply for materials destined for installation and stored either on or away from the building site. Learn more – Builder’s Risk vs. General Liability for Contractors: What’s the Difference?

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Environmental Regulations in Construction: What Contractors Need to Know

Levelset

According to CWA Section 402 , a construction site must have a permit from the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) if it is: On an acre or more of land A municipal, industrial, or commercial facility that discharges waste or stormwater directly from a point source into a lake, river, or ocean. Under 42 U.S.C. The U.S.

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#129:  New Davis-Bacon Rules

NH Construction Law

“Construction, prosecution, completion, or repair” now includes several types of activities that qualify as “covered transportation.”

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The Three Rs of Architectural Conservation

Natural Building

Older buildings are often seen as a liability, while much new development still operates on a “take, make, waste” model — an extractive model for growth that’s the opposite of sustainable. The district is an example of a successful conversion of an industrial site into a center for tourism and culture.