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Deep green retrofits: Updating old buildings to new sustainability standards

BD+C

Instead, the office building is being renovated to new standards targeting BREEAM Excellent and WELL Platinum certifications for sustainability and wellness. Not all buildings are ideal candidates for green retrofits “Fire regulations, accessibility standards and other codes were different in previous decades,” noted Weatherhead. “We

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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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We’ve created an economic environment that keeps taxes low, has smart regulations, doesn’t allow for over-litigation and promotes a world-class workforce This combination lets families and employers keep more of what they earn and provides certainty for businesses to grow.”. Our recipe for success in Texas is simple,” he said.

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The Drone Age

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The six sites were tasked by the FAA with conducting “critical research into the certification and operational requirements necessary to safely integrate UAS into the national airspace in the next several years.” For Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, the dawning of the Drone Age can’t come soon enough.

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Everyday Employee Safety

Safety Services Company

You'll know and understand the OSHA regulations that apply to your job. To reduce MSD hazards, feasible engineering, work practice or administrative controls must be used. Do these tools or equipment require special training or certification? Who has received that special training or certification? Documentation Benefits.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: California's.

Natural Building

Employ wood-based materials and products comprising at least 50% of a major building component, such as framing, flooring, or millwork, which are certified by one of five listed sustainably harvested certification programs. Use materials made from plants harvested within a ten-year cycle for at least 2.5%

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Facilities Maintenance Checklist and Procedures

Job Order Contracting

Check throw regulator and spring assembly for tightness. Check operation of all relays, pilot valves, and pressure regulators. Verify correct main line pressure leaving the main line air regulator. If the pressure is not correct adjust or repair the regulator 3. Replace washers and/or “o” rings if required. Electrolyte.

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Top 10 Companies for Environmental Engineers to Work For

CivilJungle

. “Those can be part of what an environmental engineer does, but in terms of what an environmental engineer does a day in and day out, you’re really focused on what the regulations say, what you’re required to do to meet those regulations and how you’re going to do it, (while also bearing in mind) the cost and the timeline.”