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These St. Louis Lawyers Created a Replicable Model for Neighborhood Renewal

Pro Builder

Louis Lawyers Created a Replicable Model for Neighborhood Renewal. Louis lawyers Donna and Howard Smith created an innovative model for neighborhood renewal using a federal tax credits program to finance for-sale affordable housing in the city’s Jeff-Vander-Lou area. Thu, 08/18/2022 - 10:32. Over a decade ago, St.

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Green Building Code Proposed in Washington DC is a National Model

Green Building Law Update

The new Green Code is significant, not only for those constructing or renovating buildings within DC, but because it portends a new green regulatory scheme that may well be a national model.

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Washington Court of Appeals Confirms It’s Tough To Argue Around the Model Disclosure Statement Requirements

Construction Law Monitor

In previous posts, I’ve written about the requirement for contractors contracting with property owners to provide a Model Disclosure Statement (Requirement in RCW 18.27.114(1)). The Model Disclosure Statement must be provided whenever a contractor contracts with an owner. Therefore: Send Model Disclosure Statement…or Else!

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Model Disclosure Statement Required in Washington To Protect Lien Rights When Contracting With Owner

Construction Law Monitor

You must deliver a Model Disclosure Statement to the property owner before beginning work. The Model Disclosure Statement is furnished to contractors by the Washington Department of Labor and Industries. Unfortunately, too few contractors in the State of Washington are aware of this requirement.

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Preparing Independent Government Estimates – IGEs , IGCEs

Job Order Contracting

Unfortunately, most Government agencies use “historical information”, “parametric modeling”, or national average cost data and associated construction cost indexes and/or area cost factors. 2009) and Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government, GAO-14-704G (Washington, D.C.:

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Upcoming Webinars & Construction Events in June 2022

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Some of the cities where you can attend in-person include Dallas, San Francisco, Paris, Las Vegas, Stockholm, and Washington D.C. We have a great webinar in the first week of June, on the life of a model for BIM/VDC managers and any other stakeholders that tend to rely on or interact with design models. among others.

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Zoning policy makes Bethesda, Md., a model walkable suburb

BD+C

In sharp contrast to most suburban communities in the Washington, D.C. area, Bethesda, Md. stands out as a fine exemplar of the new urbanism ethos. Bethesda’s downtown area has become a densely populated, walkable area with multiple mass transit options. read more.

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