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Washington, DC issues permit for preliminary hyperloop work

Construction Dive

The permit, which lacks details, was issued to the Boring Company, owned by Elon Musk, just weeks after Baltimore issued a similar permit.

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National Parks Service Gives DC Sign-off to Demolish RFK Stadium

ENR Construction

Kennedy Memorial Stadium is set to be demolished, pending the expected issuance of a permit to proceed. Washington, D.C.’s s 63-year-old Robert F.

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Navigating battery energy storage augmentation

BD+C

Augmentation planning should consider permitting; potential impacts to civil, structural, electrical, supervisory, control and data acquisition; fire protection designs; and constructability. DC augmentation adds battery modules to existing inverters. DC Augmentation Advantages Lower equipment cost. Increased equipment cost.

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Kimley-Horn eliminates the guesswork of electric vehicle charger site selection

BD+C

has 145,000 public Level 2 and direct-current (DC) fast charging ports. million combined Level 2 chargers and DC fast charging ports—16 times today’s number— according to S&P Global Mobility. Kimley-Horn has planned, designed, or permitted more than 15,000 EV chargers nationwide. To meet 2030’s EV charging needs, the U.S.

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Rare Earth Metal Theft by Catalytic Converter

Green Building Law Update

EPA generally does not permit the installation of used catalytic converters , so it is clear they are being stolen for recycling of the rare earth metals. because the gasoline engine does not run fulltime so the metals in the pollution control device last longer, but also because it is easy to separate from the vehicle.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

BD+C

Washington, DC, offers an inclusionary zoning program that allows residential developers to build more units than would normally be permitted as long as eight to 10% of those units are affordable. Even better, Calleri says, residents don’t need a car to traverse the city or get to work.

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Fireworks Cause Air Pollution But

Green Building Law Update

49 states plus DC allow some or all types of consumer fireworks (. 49 states plus DC allow some or all types of consumer fireworks (. In many locales individual fireworks displays do not even require a permit. But, San Diego does regulate fireworks for locations near the coast, requiring expensive permits (.