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Defense Authorization Act Lifts Ban on LEED Gold and Platinum

Green Building Law Update

President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2014 in Honolulu last Thursday and while most observers noted that the bill cracks down on sexual assaults in the military and eases restrictions on transferring detainees from Guantanamo Bay, the bill also is a huge win for the U.S. So, it is very good news for the U.S.

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Tenant’s New Defense to Hazardous Substance Liability

Green Building Law Update

In 2002, as part of the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act, the BFPP definition was amended to include the parenthetical phrase “(or a tenant of a person)” in the description of who can claim the BFPP defense, but there was no other direction on the treatment of tenants.

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DoD FSRM, BUILDER SMS and the LEGACY of Wasteful Politics

Job Order Contracting

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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Army Abandons LEED Certification

Green Building Law Update

Dorothy Robyn, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. Instead, the Department of Defense is going to simultaneously require compliance with its green building code and with LEED certification. Read more here: Defense Department to Adopt Green Code and LEED. We have entered a new era of green building policy.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

From the July/August 2012 issue. In our 2012 report, the Lone Star State has reclaimed the top spot in our most important business benchmark. For an unprecedented third consecutive year, Tennessee has been named the top-ranked state for Automotive Manufacturing Strength in our 2012 rankings. By Business Facilities Staff.

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The Defamation Case Against Greenpeace

Green Building Law Update

Resolute alleges in its pleadings that in 2012 Greenpeace published defamatory articles critical of Resolute’s forestry and corporate practices, even after publicly retracting its claims after Resolute threatened litigation, and secretly disseminated them to Resolute’s customers. The case is Resolute Forest Products Inc.,

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Oshkosh Corp. Income Up for 1Q 2013

Construction Equipment

million in 2012. million in the first quarter of 2012. percent compared to the prior year first quarter due to a decline in defense segment sales. Sales to external customers increased in all non-defense segments. Sales to external customers increased in all non-defense segments. million in 2012. read more

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