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Spat between union and Connecticut DOT drags FIGG into another bridge controversy

Construction Dive

A bill calls for state DOT engineers rather than consultants like FIGG to inspect infrastructure projects while a union in support of it questions the FIU bridge designer's role in the Arrigoni Bridge project as an example.

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The UK Sets the Scene for Mandatory ESG Laws in the Western World

Green Building Law Update

await action by the federal government on mandatory ESG laws, the United Kingdom has become the first European Union country to enact mandatory ESG disclosure laws. As we in the U.S. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a blog www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (. yes, this blog will continue). This post originally appeared in that blog.

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Esh secures largest contract in its history

Construction Enquirer

The sites known as Kedward Avenue in Brambles Farm and Union Village in Gresham will provide 250 new homes for affordable rent. Two further schemes in Middlesbrough for Thirteen, worth £42m combined, were announced by Esh Construction earlier in the year.

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The Reasons BIM is Going Nowhere Fast

Building Information Management

July 16th, 2012 – NIBS Report - National Institute of Building Sciences Consultative Council . Per the NIBS Consultative Council there are four areas where our industry needs to focus highlights four in order to improve buildings and infrastructure. Defining High-Performance and Common Metrics. Sustainability.

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Zero Waste in an Era of Net Zero Everything

Green Building Law Update

But that success may owe itself more to he law’s roots in the creation of the City’s Scavengers Protective Union in 1879, than any modern effort at repairing the world. Governments in the U.S. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a blog www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (. yes, this blog will continue).

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Alberta Injury Rates 10 Times Higher Than Reported

Safety Services Company

This is one of the reasons that unionization provides workers with a significant safety dividend, especially in Alberta, the only jurisdiction in Canada where joint (worker-employer) health and safety committees (JHSCs) are not mandatory for any size of workplace.

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Using TaBRA For Culture Change

FDR Safety

If you want a change in attitude, you need to assure that your safety policies and procedures facilitate workers, management and union personnel dealing with real world issues to achieve both acceptable risk and compliance with OSHA. For a FREE consultation, please contact us.

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