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Army Abandons LEED Certification

Green Building Law Update

Correction: It is now clear to me that I misinterpreted the testimony of Dr. Dorothy Robyn, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. Instead, the Department of Defense is going to simultaneously require compliance with its green building code and with LEED certification. Read more here: Defense Department to Adopt Green Code and LEED.

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DoD FSRM, BUILDER SMS and the LEGACY of Wasteful Politics

Job Order Contracting

private interest sued the United States as a “bid protest to challenge the decision of the Department of Defense (“DOD”) to standardize its facility condition assessment needs through the Sustainment Management System (“SMS”)”2 2014: NNSA implements BUILDER with two pilots (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Pantex Plant) 1 S.

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Sizing Up Sites In Rural Tennessee

Business Facilities

Henderson, Johnson, McNairy, Scott and Sequatchie counties are participating in a state program that will improve their inventory of available industrial sites. Read: Sizing Up Sites In Rural Tennessee at BusinessFacilities.com.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Illinois – Strong Demand Lifts Industrial Parks In Wheeling, IL

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

A review of the available space inventory reveals that Wheeling’s industrial parks continue to experience strong demand from both existing and new businesses. The community has enjoyed a steady increase in occupancy levels within its inventory of 14,500,000 sq. of industrial space.

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Building smarter healthcare through better healthcare interior design

The Korte Company

Somewhat related to evidence-based design is cleanability, arguably the most important defense against spreading diseases in spaces inherently full of them. If this existing inventory still contributes to the design unity of the space—and it’s still in good shape—consider reusing it. Cleanability.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Sooner or Later You’ll Choose Oklahoma

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Aerospace And Defense Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Location Featured Post Location Focus Magazine Oklahoma U.S. To find out more, please contact JaNae Barnard at 580-227-2512 or majoredc@sbcglobal.net and visit www.okmajordev.org.

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Virginia Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Defense Production Zones: Virginia authorizes its communities to establish local defense production zones to benefit businesses engaged in the design, development or production of materials, components or equipment required to meet the needs of national defense. Virginia Port Tax Credit Programs. Green Job Creation Tax Credit.