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GHG, SHG, SEC Regulations – Facilities Regs and Reporting Changes Coming Soon

Job Order Contracting

Additionally, GHGRP (codified at 40 CFR Part 98) requires reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) data and other relevant information from large GHG emission sources, fuel and industrial gas suppliers, and CO2 injection sites in the United States. How to reduce the carbon footprint of a building? Design for long life and adaptability.

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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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Labor Shortage Causing Housing Crisis Across U.S.

Pro Builder

A lack of skilled construction labor is a major limiting factor in the race to provide greater housing inventory and improve affordability in a tight market. . For more key findings and to read about steps that home builders can take to increase the number of skilled construction trade workers in the United States ….

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Dealer Sales Decline 10.6%: Survey

Construction Equipment

The research group attributed the falloff in global sales to the coronavirus pandemic, with Europe and the United States driving the drop. Dealer inventory of new equipment declined sharply in the quarter, across all… Current quarter retail sales were down 10.6 percent, reports Evercore ISI.

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Living in a Materials World

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Being able to access real-time information about materials costs, the status of materials orders, allocation to jobsites, tracking of materials defects or excess inventory and much more provides a more seamless experience in the field, while streamlining work for back-office teams.

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The 8 wastes of lean construction

Fieldwire

Studies show that more than 50 percent of the time spent on construction in the United States is wasted on unproductive activities; anything that can be eliminated without diminishing the value of work for a customer. 2) Inventory In construction, inventory waste occurs when overproduction results in excess material.

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ESG is an Opportunity for Commercial Landlords

Green Building Law Update

The ‘just in time’ delivery supply chain mantras of the 1980s promising lower costs through no inventory and efficient logistics seem a distant memory. There has been a lot of talk in recent months about supply chain including that during the pandemic supply chain delays and shortages are real. government and The Group of Seven.