Green Building Law Update

MAY 17, 2012

Someone recently asked me why I was baffled about the Department of Defense's decision to use both LEED and a green building code. The Department of Defense has proposed a green building code in order to streamline the process of applying for LEED certification. Here are two reasons: 1. The policy is a waste of taxpayer money.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MARCH 21, 2019

a back-office accounting system, a separate project management solution and multiple apps or tools for the field), without true integration between the systems that different departments rely on, each department will still find themselves siloed. While each separate program may work well for its intended use (e.g.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 18, 2017

Johnson as the company’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) effective July 24, 2017. Johnson will report directly to Caterpillar CEO Jim Umpleby and will be a member of Caterpillar’s executive office. billion global multi-industry aerospace, defense and industrial manufacturing company. Caterpillar Inc.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 25, 2019

Government Accountability Office found a number of safety infractions on Department of Defense jobs.

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Safety Services Company

JUNE 28, 2018

Lessons in Defensive Driving. Welcome to Safe Friday, since June is National Safety Month, we’re going to close out the month by covering the ins and outs of defensive driving. From a business standpoint, integrating key elements of defensive driving safely into your safety culture will help your bottom line.

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Safety Services Company

JUNE 28, 2018

Lessons in Defensive Driving. Welcome to Safe Friday, since June is National Safety Month, we’re going to close out the month by covering the ins and outs of defensive driving. From a business standpoint, integrating key elements of defensive driving safely into your safety culture will help your bottom line.

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Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2021

An independent Government estimate of construction costs shall be prepared and furnished to the contracting officer at the earliest practicable time for each proposed contract and for each contract modification anticipated to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 10, 2014

DMDI is one of two new manufacturing innovation institutes being led by the Department of Defense (DoD). CCAM is pleased to support DMDI and looks forward to leveraging the CCAM facility and research capabilities in concert with the institute’s goals,” said Bob Fagan, Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Great Lakes U.S.

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BD+C

JUNE 13, 2017

This audacious project involved the reimagining and repositioning of an outmoded, parking-lot-dominated office campus, formerly occupied by the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, into a quiet, naturalistic setting for the Defense Intelligence Agency.

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ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Plans for a multiple lines of defense strategy to protect the Texas Gulf Coast from hurricanes and storm surge moves to Congress for approval with the release of a a final feasibility report and final environmental impact statement from the Corps of Engineers and Texas General Land Office that proposes $28.87

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 27, 2021

Defense contractor KBR will expand its operations in Huntsville, AL with a new headquarters facility and more than 160 additional jobs as it taps the talent pool in Alabama’s “Rocket City.”. Its in-depth portfolio spans defense modernization; military, civil and commercial space; intelligence; cyber; advanced logistics; and base operations.

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Federal Construction Contracting Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

filed a protest with the contracting officer asserting that Sanford was not a small business because it received significant contract awards between 2019 and 2023, which, when averaged, exceeded the procurement’s applicable size standard. The contracting officer forwarded the protest to the cognizant SBA Area Office (Area Office).

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 26, 2021

“The growth of electric vehicles is opening an exciting new chapter for the auto industry as it provides consumers with more environmentally friendly transportation options,” said Jianwei Dong, chief executive officer for SK Siltron CSS. “SK Gen3 Defense and Aerospace is investing $8.7 Key Industries Growing In Grand Rapids Region.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 28, 2013

EISA requires the GSA Administrator to provide his recommendation to the Secretary of Energy, who then consults with the Secretary of Defense and the GSA Administrator, to identify the system appropriate for use in the Federal sector to certify green buildings. GSA first evaluated certification systems in 2006 focusing on new construction.

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Job Order Contracting

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Note: Microsoft 365 Government Community Cloud High is a cloud platform developed by Microsoft for cleared personnel and organizations that support the Department of Defense (DoD).] In addition, Four BT, LLC is company is DFARS, NIST 800-171 and CMMC Level 2 compliant and operates using the Microsoft GCC High.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2018

General Accounting Office (GAO), May 1979. Unite States Government Printing Office, House Document No. General Services Administration (GSA), Department of Defense (DOD), and National 19 Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). 3 US Department of Defense.

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BD+C

MARCH 2, 2017

In late January, Turner Construction completed the three-phase Freedom Center, a new office complex that is part of the revitalization of South Huntsville, Ala.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 29, 2014

According to the firm’s analysis of the last 13 season finale games, teams based in cities with the higher office vacancy rate (i.e. ” At the same time, Staubach also had high praise for the Seahawks’ defense, which has held its opponents to an average of just 11.6 percent vacancy) edged San Francisco (11.8

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BD+C

JANUARY 26, 2017

The tower will rise in Nanterre La defense, Paris and comprise 65,000 sm across three sliding, superimposed volumes. The first volume will provide 15,000 sm of office space while the second and third volumes will contain 700 hotel rooms. However, these rooms will be split between three different hotel complexes.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Among the highlights, that will positively impact the built environment and create business opportunities are: The biggest announcement at the convention was the formation of a new USGBC technology organization, arc , led by Scot Horst , incoming chief executive office of arc and outgoing chief product officer of USGBC.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 3, 2014

Non-consumer markets (healthcare, defense/security, enterprise, and industrial) are expected to reach $8.1 Consumer applications, including wearable cameras, activity trackers, smart clothing, smart glasses, smart watches, augmented reality and gaming devices, are expected to explode onto the market over the next few years, reaching $22.1

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Best Practices Construction Law

MARCH 10, 2020

The Government’s final payment defense is an affirmative defense on which the Government bears the burden of proof. Final payment does not bar a claim where the contracting officer knows that the contractor is asserting a right to additional compensation, even though a formal claim has not been filed. 59637 (Feb.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

This project includes four of the five buildings planned for a campus that serves a defense contractor and its team working on the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) Program at Hill Air Force Base in northern Utah.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

” The Director of GSA’s Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings provides the findings of that review to the Secretary of Energy who, in consultation with the Department of Defense and GSA, formally identifies the system(s) to be used across the federal government. Such a review was undertaken in 2006 and 2012.

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Constructonomics

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Team building is one of those touchy feely ideas that usually gets placed on the priority list alongside dentist office visits and polar bear swimming competitions. However, the bidding process and the obsession with low cost and hard bidding kind of puts a damper on this.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Led by the Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency, the East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) Project is an urban flood protection solution that spans 2.5 The project is the first element of coastal storm and sea level rise defense system for the East Side and Lower Manhattan. miles of Lower Manhattan, including the East Side.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 29, 2017

a) The contracting officer, in coordination with the installation DPW, must assure that the specifications and Unit Price Book have undergone technical review and validation and are tailored to meet the projected requirements of the installation and local economic conditions. (d) Best Practice Job Order Contracting. d) Negotiations. (1)

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Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

According to Deloitte’s 2014 Global Aerospace and Defense Outlook , the commercial aerospace sector is expected to experience significant growth this year, driven by continued record-setting production levels at assembly facilities and throughout the aerospace supplier network. Virtually every major defense contractor in the U.S.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Invented by the Department of Defense for use by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, ID contracts have been used routinely and effectively by the DOD for installation maintenance, minor repair, and construction projects since its inception in 1981.” Timeline (please comment and suggest additions and/or modifications).

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BD+C

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Standards Codes and Standards'

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Federal Construction Contracting Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Notable about this case is the contractor’s invocation of a July 2, 2020 Department of Defense (DoD) memorandum concerning the financial consequences on contractors with firm-fixed-price contracts lacking an economic price adjustment clause during “historic and unprecedented challenges” in the wake of the pandemic’s onset.

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Federal Construction Contracting Blog

JUNE 7, 2022

When asserting the Sovereign Acts defense, the government must prove that the governmental action was public and general and the act must render the performance of the contract impossible. On appeal, the Air Force asserted the Sovereign Acts defense. The contracting officer (CO) denied the REA and the contractor perfected a claim.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 23, 2017

With more than 1,200 aerospace and defense companies in Arizona, it is easy to understand why PriceWaterhouseCoopers ranked Arizona number one for aerospace manufacturing attractiveness. Mesa has one of the nation’s most unique cybersecurity assets—Arizona Laboratory for Security and Defense Research (AZLabs). After leasing the U.S.

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BD+C

JUNE 12, 2023

Government Accountability Office, current or former students account for half of school shootings. For example, the effectiveness of parking lot video surveillance can be increased with clear sightlines from the front office. Using such glazing can complement a hardened building envelope by providing another layer of defense.

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Federal Construction Contracting Blog

APRIL 21, 2022

What is often forgotten is that in March 2020, the Office of Management & Budget issued a memorandum (OMB Memo M-20-18) recognizing that “Federal contractors play a vital role in helping agencies meet the needs of our citizens, including the critical response efforts to COVID-19. 52.242-15, Stop Work Order.

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Business Facilities

MARCH 4, 2015

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Further, we can expect important efficiencies with teams from all areas of the operation…working under one roof to get our customers to their destinations safely, on-time and comfortably,” said Calin Rovinescu, president and chief executive officer. The new, 75,000-square-foot facility has been completed on-time and within budget.

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