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New York City requiring building energy use to be posted online
Owners of every New York City commercial and residential building larger than 50,000 sf will have…
New ISO standard for escalator safety
A new ISO standard outlined in the ISO technical report, ISO/TS 25740-1:2011, Safety requirements…
DOE issues report on financing solar photovoltaic systems for K-12 schools
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a report titled, "Solar Schools Assessment and…
LEED 2012 to require real-time energy, water use reporting
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is implementing major upgrades in LEED certification…
New York City moving to speedier, online design reviews
New York City is moving towards a development design review process that will let officials and…
Michigan bill would let private firms operate as a city’s building department
Michigan House Bill 5011 would change state’s building code to allow private companies to operate…
Alabama’s strict immigration law drives away construction workers
Alabama's strict new immigration law is driving many construction workers and roofers from the…
Fed bill would allow school rehab funding via historic tax credits
Virginia Sens. Jim Webb (D) and Mark Warner (D) introduced a bill this month to rehab aging schools…
Midwest construction firms merge as Black and Dew
Minnesota-based construction firms LS Black and Dew Corp. have merged Both leadership teams…
New Building Materials Label Focuses On Sustainability
Questions about the content of nonstructural buildings materials and the extent of their actual “…
New Law: California Building Standards Commission Must Include Green Expert
A new California law, AB 930, requires that one member of the California Building Standards…
AGC Urges Repeal of 3% Withholding On Government Contracts
The U.S. House of Representatives is planning a vote in October on a bill to repeal the 3%…
House Bill Would Block New OSHA Regulations
Proposed riders in a U.S. House of Representatives spending bill would block the Occupational…
Taking tenant behavior into account on building energy codes
Energy codes for buildings have become more stringent over the past 15 years in Portland, Ore. but…
Constructed properly, green roofs hold up well in a hurricane
The heavy rains and high winds of Hurricane Irene didn’t cause any problems for a Con Edison green…
RoofPoint: A new green standard for roofs
Structured much like other rating systems, RoofPoint, establishes green standards specifically for…
Roofers critical of new OSHA harness rules
Roofers say a new OSHA rule requiring all residential roofers to wear a safety harness makes…
Florida county proposes saving on construction costs by trumping city regulations
This summer, Pinellas County, FL wanted to save money on an $81 million public safety complex in…
OSHA Releases New Nail Gun Safety Document
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National Institute for Occupational…
Cement Industry Advocates For Environmental Regulatory Relief
EPA regulations impacting the cement industry could force the closure of 18 of the nearly 100 US…
