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New Department of Defense Policy Accepts Green Globes

Green Building Law Update

In a tectonic shift in government policy, the Department of Defense will now permit the use of both the Green Building Initiatives’ Green Globes and U.S. The new “Department of Defense Sustainable Building Policy” supersedes the October 25, 2010 policy that authorized only LEED. On October 25, 2013, the U.S.

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DoD FSRM, BUILDER SMS and the LEGACY of Wasteful Politics

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private interest sued the United States as a “bid protest to challenge the decision of the Department of Defense (“DOD”) to standardize its facility condition assessment needs through the Sustainment Management System (“SMS”)”2 2014: NNSA implements BUILDER with two pilots (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Pantex Plant) 1 S.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

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Department of Defense recently started using public clouds to support some of its infrastructure. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009. February 2009. January 2009. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010.

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constructionattorneyblog: Sole Proximate Cause Defense Reaffirmed

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The cases with which he has been involved are varied and wide-ranging and include personal injury, breach of contract, criminal defense, commercial disputes, and consumer fraud. Summary Judgment in Arbitration Upheld » April 16, 2009. Sole Proximate Cause Defense Reaffirmed. April 16, 2009 in litigation | Permalink.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

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construction industry – A taxonomic approach to the literature of the 2000-2009 decade. Bemelmans, J., Voordijk, H., & Vos, B. Supplier-contractor collaboration in the. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 19(4), 342-368. Akintoye, A., & Fitzgerald, E. An analysis of success factors and benefits of.

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You Can Change The Green Building Standard Today

Green Building Law Update

is overstated, note that the Department of Defense, the largest owner of buildings in North America, that is also the owner or more green building and more LEED certified building than anyone else, based its Unified Facilities Criteria 1-200-02 High Performance And Sustainable Building Requirement on ASHRAE 189.1-2009.

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Maryland is First State to Legislate Permitted Use of PFAS

Green Building Law Update

The Department of Defense has identified 15 bases in Maryland “known to have releases of PFAS.” This law firm has been advising and counseling clients in PFAS related matters since 2009. The EPA reports, “there is evidence that exposure to PFAS can lead to adverse health outcomes. of Americans have a detectable PFOA in their blood!

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