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DC commission approves Gehry's redesign for Eisenhower memorial

BD+C

has been approved by the Eisenhower Memorial Commission , reports the Washington Post. Frank Gehry ''s updated design for a new Dwight D. Eisenhower memorial in Washington, D.C., Body Image: read more. Architects Cultural Facilities Military Construction Museums'

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Employers may have more room to appeal willful violations

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And now a ruling by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission could encourage more companies to appeal willful citations in hopes of having them reduced to serious. It takes a lot to be plainly indifferent” to OSHA regulations, the DC Circuit Court wrote in its opinion. Court of Appeals, D.C. A stronger basis to contest.

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Demand Response Needs a Mulligan

Green Building Law Update

Circuit Court of Appeals has nullified the retail electric market Demand Response programs governed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, putting a chink in the armor of the new EPA carbon curbs. ” Demand Response is the purview of state public service commissions. And we know they won’t be run from Washington DC.

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Demand Response Needs to a Mulligan

Green Building Law Update

Circuit Court of Appeals has nullified the retail electric market Demand Response programs governed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, putting a chink in the armor of the new EPA carbon curbs. ” Demand Response is the purview of state public service commissions. And we know they won’t be run from Washington DC.

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Nevada Stops Subsidizing Net Metering

Green Building Law Update

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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Commissioning Pull Planning Session Results in Ownership and Accountability

PC Construction

The Commissioning Team at the DC Water Tunnel Dewatering Pump Station and Enhanced Clarification Facility recently conducted its first Pull Planning session. Pull Planning, which is a component of the Lean-based Last Planner System, helps.

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Green Building is Now the Law in Dallas

Green Building Law Update

Also deleted are the chapters for commissioning and causing the code to apply to alterations of existing buildings. Many have noted Dallas deleted Chapter 6 of the IgCC, the energy conservation provision, and elected instead to keep existing energy code requirements. Dallas Green IGCC LEED Local Government building'

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