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Though Congress passed a defense budget preventing the Department of Defense from spending money to achieve LEED gold or platinum certification,...
A bill in the California Assembly would allow the state to pool together property owners’ energy-retrofit loans.
A plan to build the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Kansas is among several major building projects in jeopardy after the Obama...
The federal government is especially focused on renting LEED-certified spaces.
The New York Port Authority and the city’s fire and building departments are investigating an accident at the World Trade Center construction site...
After March 1, all building plans in Virginia must adhere to the 2009 code that was adopted a year ago.
Ensure that small business goals take into consideration actual small business capacity in relevant specialty markets.
Design or construction problems likely contributed to the collapses, according to city officials.
17 short videos to help workers learn about the proper use of respirators on the job.
Unions have learned to help employers win contracts with bids made competitive through good safety practices.
Specifying air curtains as energy-saving, cost-cutting alternatives to vestibules in 3,000-square-foot buildings and larger has been a recent...
The bill is similar to a White House planto cut $8 billion worth of building costs by the end of the 2012 fiscal year, and to establish a panel to...
Easier to design roof cladding that can withstand winds in a given area.
Much of that growth will be in the European Union, where near-zero energy buildings are mandated by 2019 for public buildings, and by 2021 for all...
A fine for a violation that once cost between $750 and $1,200 now runs $7,000 or more per incident, according to a state industry association...
Leaders of California cities had been trying to fashion a compromise with lawmakers after the state Supreme Court ruled the state had the...
The group will develop a low-cost seismic retrofit model that would benefit aging brick-and-mortar structures. It involves bolting steel brackets...
The system will replace an inefficient patchwork of old software and is designed to provide businesses, homeowners, and contractors with online...
The dispute arose over multimillion-dollar leaks at the University of Connecticut's law library.
Some changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act go into effect beginning March 15, 2012.
