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How to Stay on Top of Temperatures, Increase Awareness & Watch for Warning Signs

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Trends show eight of the top 10 hottest years occurred in the last decade, with all 10 occurring since 2005. Several experts and organizations, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, have predicted 2022 will be the hottest year on record. Heat is the No. 1 weather-related killer in the United States.

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5 Things You Didn’t Know about 179D

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In 2005, Congress enacted the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reduce commercial energy consumption in the Unites States. This legislation has many pieces, but one of the biggest incentives is the Energy-Efficient Commercial Building Deduction, or 179D.

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Driver & Vehicle Compliance for Construction Companies

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SPEAKERS Tom Bray Sr. Industry Business Advisor J. Keller & Associates Tom Bray joined J. Keller & Associates, Inc. As a senior industry business advisor, Tom specializes in motor carrier safety and operations management. He is responsible for developing and updating materials for new and existing products and internet services.

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Tommy Linstroth Automates LEED Efforts at Green Badger

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This company handled everything from historic building renovations to affordable housing to the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified McDonald’s in 2005.

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Construction Equation: Knowledge Problems + Data Problems + Management Problems = Outcome Problems

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Design to Life Cycle by Value-Oriented Life Cycle Costing. In Advances in Life Cycle Engineering for Sustainable Manufacturing Businesses. Kirkham, R. engineering the whole life cycle costing process. Construction Management and Economics. Luu Duc Thanh, Ng S. Thomas, & Chen Swee Eng. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering.

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What to Consider Before Converting Utility Fleets to Electric

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has committed to reducing greenhouse gas pollution by 50% to 52% from 2005 levels, and with electric utility production accounting for 25% of those emissions, utilities are under pressure to turn to cleaner sources of energy. Here, greening refers to the process of transforming practices to be more environmentally conscious.

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

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Bayfield & Roberts, 2005, Hook & Stehn, 2008, Howell, 1999, McGrath-Champ & Rosewarne, 2009). Lean construction is not simply a matter of applying Lean manufacturing concepts. Alarcon (Ed.), Lean Construction (pp. Rotterdam, Netherlands: Balkema publishers. Barrett, P. Revaluing Construction -A global CIB agenda. CIB report.