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US EPA Reaches Settles With Company Over Hazardous Waste Treatment

Stericycle agreed to pay a $150,000 penalty after EPA found that the company... More

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Dropping LEED

Baltimore, one of the first U.S. cities to mandate LEED, has switched to the International Green Construction Code 2012 as an overlay to the city's building, fire, and related codes. More

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ITW Commercial Construction, North America Announces New VP

Lawyer Burks is the new Vice President and General Manager for the company. More

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Disasters destroy $150B of infrastructure annually

A study of the Canada, Germany, U.S., and United Kingdom insurance industries shows that only resilient infrastructure coupled with development reforms will mitigate the effects of climate change on the built environment. More

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The road to renewable energy

Persistence pays off for Bernalillo County, N.M., which wanted to use solar power... More

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State finally gets design-build law right

California passed a law allowing projects to be delivered via design-build more than 20 years ago, then kept tweaking it until no one was sure exactly what was allowed and by whom. A new law clarifies all that. More

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Advice for Sidejobs

If you don’t allow your crew to do any sidejobs, you may lose a few good men. Contractors and crews should work with each other so all can benefit. More

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What's Ahead for OSHA

As the economy continues to improve, here's what you can expect OSHA officials to be looking at. More

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Tree risk assessment training

Enhance the benefits, health, and longevity of your community’s canopy with the International Society of Arboriculture’s Tree Risk Assessment Qualification program. More

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Highway Trust Fund Crisis

Fifty-three years ago, President John F. Kennedy saw a threat to the nation's... More

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