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Apr 19, 2012

Michigan legislature tackling controversial rules on electricians

A fight is brewing in the Michigan legislature over how many fully qualified electricians must be present during electrical work when apprentices also are on hand.

Apr 13, 2012

Congress’s action doesn’t mean Pentagon can’t build LEED gold structures

Though Congress passed a defense budget preventing the Department of Defense from spending money to achieve LEED gold or platinum certification, the Pentagon may still end up constructing buildings to those standards.

Mar 1, 2012

California bill aims to cut costs for commercial building energy retrofits

A bill in the California Assembly would allow the state to pool together property owners’ energy-retrofit loans.

Feb 23, 2012

Federal budget cuts put major building projects on hold

A plan to build the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Kansas is among several major building projects in jeopardy after the Obama administration’s 2013 budget was unveiled. The budget would cut all construction spending for the facility.

Feb 23, 2012

Federal agencies fixed on leasing LEED-certified space

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

Feb 23, 2012

Regulators investigating construction accident at World Trade Center

The New York Port Authority and the city’s fire and building departments are investigating an accident at the World Trade Center construction site in lower Manhattan after a crane dropped steel beams that fell about 40 stories onto the truck that delivered them.

Feb 23, 2012

New Virginia statewide building code goes into effect March 1

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

Feb 17, 2012

AGC advocates for federal procurement reform

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

Feb 17, 2012

Codes not to blame for Anchorage roof collapses following heavy snows

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

Feb 17, 2012

OSHA training videos on proper respirator use available online

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

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