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March 22,2012

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March 22,2012

The Bloomberg administration is considering letting operators of giant tower cranes get their license without requiring that they first run cranes...

March 22,2012

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March 15,2012

With thousands of New York City rental units posing potential dangers to tenants, city advocates are proposing measures to make landlords improve...

March 15,2012

Last year, only 5% of federal contract dollars went to small disadvantaged businesses. Construction and facilities support firms were the biggest...

March 08,2012

A federal rule meant to protect the lungs of workers has been caught in bureaucratic purgatory for more than a year.

March 01,2012

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has now finalized its 2012 construction general permit (CGP) that authorizes stormwater...

March 01,2012

Regulators with the Occupational Safety & Health Administration and the city of Cincinnati are investigatingthe collapse of the second floor...

February 23,2012

A plan to build the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Kansas is among several major building projects in jeopardy after the Obama...

February 23,2012

The federal government is especially focused on renting LEED-certified spaces.

February 23,2012

The New York Port Authority and the city’s fire and building departments are investigating an accident at the World Trade Center construction site...

February 23,2012

After March 1, all building plans in Virginia must adhere to the 2009 code that was adopted a year ago.

February 17,2012

Ensure that small business goals take into consideration actual small business capacity in relevant specialty markets.

February 17,2012

Design or construction problems likely contributed to the collapses, according to city officials.

February 17,2012

USGBC says that LEED's strength comes from its continuous evolution.

February 17,2012

17 short videos to help workers learn about the proper use of respirators on the job.

February 15,2012

Specifying air curtains as energy-saving, cost-cutting alternatives to vestibules in 3,000-square-foot buildings and larger has been a recent...

February 09,2012

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...

February 09,2012

Easier to design roof cladding that can withstand winds in a given area. 

February 09,2012

This case study will focus on strategies used to save the client money, achieve certification, and effectively market success once the project was...