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Build Better: Partner with IUPAT Success

Construction Business Owner

Thats where partnering with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) can be a game-changer. Union-trained workers are known for their productivity. IUPAT members receive ongoing training in the latest safety protocols and regulations, ensuring that your job sites are safe and compliant.

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Beyond Driver Exoneration: How Dash Cams Reduce Exposure to Nuclear Verdicts

Construction Business Owner

This trend has put any construction company that does not use best-in-class safety practices at the risk of being put out of business. 2) Develop and enforce policies and procedures that exceed regulations. They also agreed that companies must always follow policies and procedures and should exceed the regulations.

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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. Two separate regulations were “laid before Parliament by Command of Her Majesty and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament”. As we in the U.S.

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ESG, including Advantaged by Green Building, Requires Risk Oversight

Green Building Law Update

Investments by individuals and institutions driven by environmental, social and governance matters continue to remain front and center in the minds of boards of directors, government regulators and the media. The issue is not new and has its roots in the 1960s ‘purposed’ investment practices of pension funds managed by trade unions.

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Wellness is for builders, not just for buildings

BD+C

While formal regulations, planning, and union collective bargaining agreements have helped address many health and safety risks, more holistic health and wellness issues, such as dehydration, weight management, poor air quality, and stress, are less commonly addressed. . But what about going home healthy? .

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

The European Union has gone in another direction with the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation , applicable as of May 2018, updating and modernizing the principles enshrined in the 1995 Data Protection Directive which guarantee individual privacy rights in one’s personal data including “the right to be forgotten.” Because the U.S.

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State of the Construction Industry: April Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Owners of existing buildings that do not comply with new regulations could face fines of $1 million or more. And, getting used to and consistently complying with new regulations could be a dramatic learning curve — one that contractors who are equipped with modern construction management software would be dramatically better prepared for.