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Beyond Driver Exoneration: How Dash Cams Reduce Exposure to Nuclear Verdicts

Construction Business Owner

A 2020 American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) study* found: From 2015 to 2019, there were nearly 300 verdicts over $1 million; and From 2010 to 2018, the number of verdicts over $10 million nearly doubled, and the dollar amount of awards grew 51.7% 4) Share safety improvements.

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Are Union Jobs Safer?

Construction Equipment

New York City counted 12 construction fatalities in 2015, a 50-percent increase over the previous year. To better understand what is causing the increase in construction accidents - besides the overall building boom in the city - politicians and labor groups want to track incidents by the kind of jobsite, union or nonunion.

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Gilbane to Break Ground on Navy Federal Credit Union HQ Expansion

Construction Superintendent Magazine

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Gilbane Building Company was awarded the Navy Federal Credit Union headquarters campus expansion project, designed by J3 Design Collective, in April of 2015 and is getting ready to break ground this fall. This expansion is expected to add 600 new jobs to Navy Federal Credit Union in Fairfax County.

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Q2 Construction Labor Costs $28.13/Hour

Job Order Contracting

The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, the unemployment rate of those previously employed in the industry, job openings and labor turnover, union membership and representation, gross job gains and losses, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

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EPDs are Among the Hottest Topics in Green Building

Green Building Law Update

locations, ISO 14025 was created to play a role in “regional eco-label programmes, such as the European Union Integrated Product Policy” That observed, ISO 14025 is becoming the early benchmark for EPDs (possibly because Europe is ahead of the U.S. The new versions of IgCC 2015 and ASHRAE 189.1-2015 in this arena?).

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Municipal “Green Streets” Redevelopment Project Wins 2015 Iowa ASLA Award

Business Facilities

Municipal “Green Streets” Redevelopment Project Wins 2015 Iowa ASLA Award appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. The green pilot program will assist the community in creating sustainable practices including energy efficient measures for local businesses and green infrastructure in many projects across the city.

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How to Build a Stadium in 3 Minutes and 23 Seconds

Construction Dive

Under construction with completion scheduled for the fall of 2016, this aerial-view time lapse video, courtesy of Earthcam, shows progress of the stadium and adjacent structures from the Summer 2014 start of demolition thru September 2015. Click here to here to watch the video and for links to the project live webcams.

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