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A new mapping tool from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Boston design firm can calculate rooftops' capacity for solar energy.
The demand for green roofs and living walls is expected to climb from $5.3 billion in 2011 to $7.7 billion in 2017, according to a report from Lux...
Two Philadelphia city councilmen are trying to crack down on the "underground economy" of developers and contractors who work without licenses and...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health have made available a Spanish...
AGC will hold a free webinar on sequestration and its potential impact on federal construction contractors on Nov. 7.
The city of Nashville, Tenn., is promoting the installation of green roofs through a measure providing a $10 reduction in a property's sewer fees...
As buildings become more efficient and begin to use distributed electricity generation, they will need to become “smarter,” using operating...
Princeton, N.J. residents criticized proposed legislation that would exempt private colleges and universities from following local land use laws...
Universal Contracting LLC of American Fork, Utah, has filed suit challenging the constitutionality of Utah’s 2011 immigration law.
About $2 billion worth of construction and design projects would be eliminated if scheduled federal budget cuts, referred to as sequestration,...
OSHA is investigating the collapse of a five-story concrete parking garage under construction at Miami Dade College West Campus in Doral, Fla....
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's inclusion of commercial buildings in a residential lead paint rule is being delayed until 2015.
The city of Chicago has mandated that all new buildings that require any public funds must be LEED certified, usually with a green roof.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is launching an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) pilot program for complaints filed...
The Commercial Building Modernization Act recently introduced in the Senate would extend and streamline a current tax deduction to encourage...
The town of Morristown, N.Y., has dropped charges of building code violations against local Amish communities to settle a First Amendment...
The city council of Mesquite, Nev., voted against adopting a new energy efficiency code adopted by the state.
The borough of Bloomingdale, N.J., recently adopted regulations for solar-energy and wind energy systems.
A bill to extend the expired residential energy efficiency tax credit for installing qualified furnaces, boilers, central air conditioners, and...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enhanced its variances Web page to improve public understanding of the variance approval...
