Green Building Law Update

JUNE 22, 2014

A change in the existing code is necessitated by the USGBC’s June 1, 2015 effective for LEED v4, when projects will no longer be able to register under LEED 2009, because the Baltimore City Green Building Standard piggybacks on LEED 2009 metrics and forms. Waivers may be key for projects that have been designed, but not yet permitted.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 10, 2016

In 2015, 64 permits were issued for buildings over 7,000 square feet. Such is likely explained because the law does not apply to developments that have an approved order from the Planning Board or have been issued a building permit process number or submitted a complete application for hearing prior to the February 10 enactment date.

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Safety Services Company

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

The 2015 NFPA 70E standard for workplace electrical safety is now making the rounds, and depending on when the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) you report to, may be adopted at any time in the next three years. Emergency Response Plans for Permit Required Confined Spaces. The foreword of the new standard lists 20 major changes.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 31, 2016

And while some observers expressed surprise that the City with all those LEED projects opted to repeal that mandate in favor of the IgCC effective July 1, 2015, no one is surprised that with all that green building experience, the local regulation enacting the IgCC is elegant. or the National Green Building Standard (ICC 700-2012).

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 4, 2021

In many locales individual fireworks displays do not even require a permit. However, despite the apparent irrefutable facts, all of this is very temporary and a 2015 NOAA study verifies there is a surge in fine particulate matter on the evening of July 4 (albeit at only 10 of 315 air quality monitoring stations nationwide).

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 3, 2018

AB 1431 – Permits Job Order Contracting for K-12 Districts. Minnesota Statutes 2015. California. AB-14 Public contracts: job order contracting. 2003-2004). Authorizes job order contract to all K-12 school districts, that have entered into project labor agreements, for public works over $25,000. Massachusetts. Minnesota Statutes 2017.

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Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 30, 2015

The Rules, which take effect July 1, 2015, can be downloaded here. Availability of emergency measures of protection in contracts that have been entered into on or after July 1, 2015. The major revisions include: A mediation step for all cases with claims of $100,000 or more (subject to the ability of any party to opt out).

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Revit OpEd

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

When Revit 2015 Update Release 3 became available a new MEP setting became available for Pipe and Duct Systems called Performance Mode. If you examine the Type Properties of a Piping system (or Duct) you''ll find this additional setting.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 16, 2016

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for February 2016: BUILDING PERMITS up 6.3 Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in February were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,167,000. This is 3.1

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 18, 2013

The company expects to make a final investment decision to move forward with the project in late 2014, after it secures permits and completes financing. Magnolia LNG would produce 4 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas per year, and construction would begin in 2015, pending the company’s attainment of permits and final financing. “We

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 15, 2016

In the final days of 2015, Nevada became the front line in the looming nationwide fight over energy policy when the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada altered rates for net metering impacting homeowners with rooftop photovoltaic panels.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 11, 2015

While Maryland offers non-monetary incentives such as priority parking and high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane access regardless of the number of occupants (when displaying an HOV permit on the vehicle), it is the dollar cost and source of funds for that public policy that is now drawing attention.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The effective date for these changes to take effect was 2015. However, the 2015 revision unfortunately permitted differing sets of requirements for GFCI circuit breakers and for GFCI receptacles.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Council Bill 14-0413 repeals that existing law and commencing April 1, 2015 expands its scope and breadth with a new Baltimore Green Construction Code to apply to all new construction and “all repairs, additions, or alterations to a structure and all changes of occupancy” with very few exceptions (.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Utah became the latest state to update its commercial building energy efficiency code from the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) to the 2018 IECC in July. The new code permits the use of the ASHRAE/IES 90.1-2016 2016 standard, giving building owners and design teams an alternative compliance path.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 18, 2020

out of 4,400 code enacting jurisdictions) ever adopted the 2012 version of the IgCC, and Boulder County may be the only place to adopt the 2015 IgCC, so guesstimating difficulty in construction and estimating increased first construction cost is speculative at best. There are no 2018 IgCC buildings, yet, anywhere in the country.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 7, 2023

For example, RSMeans data do not account for variations caused by local codes, productivity rates, climate conditions, labour quality and availability, or costs related to land prices and permit fees (Ontario Construction Secretariat, 2001). Built Environ. doi: 10.3389/fbuil.2023.1111563

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NH Construction Law

AUGUST 11, 2019

There are bound to be some fits and starts in implementing the transition – a subject the legislation adopting the 2015 codes did not address, and which is therefore left to the municipalities to deal with. of the 2015 International Building Code and Section 106.3.2 Section 107.3.2 Don’t expect consistency here.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 5, 2019

In October 2015, the Montgomery County Council enacted Bill No. Listed” permitted pesticides are defined to mean only pesticides that are recommended by the National Organic Standards Board or designated as “minimum risk pesticides” under FIFRA. 52-14 becoming the first major jurisdiction in the country to enact such a ban.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 26, 2023

million housing units from 2015 to 2021, the total number of families living in the United States increased by 7.9 More steps, such as eliminating or reducing parking requirements, minimizing building permit approval delays, establishing and expanding affordable housing trust funds should also be explored. million, and 7.1

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NH Construction Law

JULY 12, 2022

From September of 2019 until now, the 2015 versions have been incorporated into New Hampshire’s state building code, RSA 155-A. The key changes from the 2015 edition of the International Building Code may be found here. The key changes from the 2015 edition of the International Residential Code may be found here.

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ENR Construction

JULY 30, 2015

The 280-unit complex in Folsom was issued permits in 2014 and 2015 to repair dry rot on stairways, including the one that failed on July 3.

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Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Bill Hocking, executive vice-president of Skanska confirmed that the firm will tilt its UK business towards infrastructure from 2015 to 2020, after restructuring its senior management. Skanska is expected to divide the business 55:45 between infrastructure and building.

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NH Construction Law

JUNE 24, 2018

The commission historically issued a permit only for residential construction (based on submission of application form EC-1 ), and relied on the design professional's certification without issuing a permit for commercial construction. Section 103.1 ” Upon repeal of RSA 155-D, New Hampshire has no such statute. .”

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Construction Lawyer

JUNE 11, 2015

Heritage Bank, 2015 IL App (3d) 140064 (Jan. The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to review a case, Burke Engineering v.

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Construction Lawyer

JUNE 11, 2015

Heritage Bank, 2015 IL App (3d) 140064 (Jan. The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to review a case, Burke Engineering v.

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Construction Law Monitor

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

House Bill 1806 (Concerning construction and industrial storm water general permits). Introduced in the House on February 2, 2011, requires construction and industrial storm water general permits issued by the department to include an enforceable adaptive storm water mechanism using benchmarks and action levels as goals.

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Revit OpEd

APRIL 13, 2015

Fwiw, people involved with activities that carry an NDA (non-disclosure agreement) aren''t permitted to discuss things they are aware of until their particular agreements are lifted. The 2015 R2 is/was an early release of features slated for 2016, released early for subscription customers only.

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GCP Applied Technologies

AUGUST 24, 2018

In the UK, standards such as BS8485:2015 have already been developed that provide guidance for site investigations and to identify acceptable levels of methane gas and carbon dioxide in the soil. Emerging standards to protect against methane and other gases.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

The Arizona team worked closely with Maricopa County’s air-quality department to obtain the required permits for Apple. Mesa also processed the required permits expeditiously. IBM’s Tech Center in Baton Rouge will open in 2015. The Georgetown facility will produce about 50,000 Lexus vehicles a year starting in 2015.

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Safety Services Company

MARCH 2, 2015

Contact Release Training for NFPA 70E 2015. Emergency Response Plans for Permit Required Confined Spaces. Other Safety School articles that examine the more academic concepts of occupational safety: OSHA Inspections. Scaffolding Code of Safe Practices. Spotlighting the Importance of Checklists.

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Safety Services Company

MAY 29, 2013

The second deadline requires chemical manufacturers, importers, distributers and employers to comply with all modified provisions of the final rule 29 CFR 1910.1200 , by June 1 2015. Distributers may still ship products with old labels made by manufacturers until December 1, 2015. Other Elements.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 6, 2017

When the FAA announced the test sites in 2013, Bezos said he hoped the new drone regulations could be enacted by 2015, when he intended to launch Amazon Prime drone service to deliver packages to his customers. Should commercial drone flights be permitted before defenses against rogue drones are perfected? Thank you for voting.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 23, 2017

In 2015, Apple decided to put its $2 billion, 1.3-million-square-foot When you are ready to invest, Peoria will provide a dedicated, in-house team for quick and consistent plan review, permitting and inspection.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

When the Panama Canal expansion is complete in 2015, supersized post-Panamax ships from Asia will be able to traverse the canal and, for the first time, have direct all-water shipping access to ports on the Gulf of Mexico and the East Coast. By Jenny Vickers. From the July/August 2013 issue. markets via train or truck.

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Construction Specifier

JULY 2, 2020

To this end, the 2015 version of the International Building Code ( IBC ) includes new provisions that relate to unvented enclosed rafter/truss assemblies and unvented attics. says unvented attics (where ceilings are applied directly to the underside of the roof framing members) are permitted when all of the following conditions are met.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 29, 2016

In 2015, 26 academy programs were held at 17 college and university campuses in OK. State and local officials also have come up with innovative solutions that permit major industries to expand without tapping into the local supply of fresh water. More than 17,000 students have attended the summer academies. For Koch Industries’ $1.3-billion

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