酴圖弝け environmental victories include wins on issues such as: National Air Standards, EPAs Mud Rule, Fly Ash in Construction, Lead Paint Clearance Testing, Off-road Diesel Emissions Rules and Funding for Diesel Retrofit. These efforts save member firms billions of dollars every year.
Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 674, a bill to repeal the 3 percent withholding law. The vote passed 422 to 0 and will be sent to the president for his signature. Todays legislative victory was the culmination of over five years of work by 酴圖弝け, 酴圖弝け Chapters, 酴圖弝け members and coalition partners.
酴圖弝け of America and the Lean Construction Institute (LCI) have launched a partnership designed to educate the construction community about the lean construction process. The first-ever lean construction education program will include the latest research and content thanks to an agreement announced between 酴圖弝け and LCI. Both groups will now be able to work together to create additional resources for contractors about lean construction because of the new agreement. Learn about the Lean Construction Forum and the 酴圖弝け Lean Construction Education Program. Click here to read more about the partnership.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee met today to considerH.R. 1734, the Civilian Property Realignment Act. The bill, sponsored byHouse Economic Development, Public Buildings and EmergencyManagement Subcommittee Chairman Jeff Denham (R-Calif.), would employ a Defense Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)-like process for civilian properties, reduce the federal footprint and save taxpayers billions of dollars. 酴圖弝け has been working with committee staff tobetter understand the impact of this legislation and how the construction industry can play a large part in ensuring the success of this effort.
Construction projects are increasingly more complex. Cash is now the grand emperor of survival and competition for fewer jobs is intense. Contractors must do more with fewer resources and greater cooperation is needed to have successful projects. Come learn about how Lean Construction processes deliver solutions that work. This webinar will introduce the basic principles and three proven techniques of Lean applied to construction.
The 酴圖弝け IPD and Lean Construction Building Conference was held Sept. 21-24, 2011 in San Antonio, Texas with a record attendance of more than 230 participants. Building construction contractors, construction project owners, design professionals, attorneys, suppliers and service suppliers came together to hear from an excellent line-up of industry experts about the impact of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Lean Construction on the construction industry.
酴圖弝け continues to call for greater transparency, accountability and oversight in the development of national rules covering Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (LRRP) activities. 酴圖弝け helped to bring some positive movement this summer on the residential side of the LRRP rule which is now in full effect and influenced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) decision to abandon lead-dust sample and testing for repair work on homes, schools and daycare centers built prior to 1978.
ConsensusDOCS簧 has just published contract guidance addressing a new critical insurance issue that impacts construction contracts. ACORD, the licensing company for insurance forms, has amended their certificate of insurance form requirements.
Project Delivery Systems for Construction-Third Editionexplores traditional and alternative project delivery systems including Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, Construction Management At-Risk, Integrated Project Delivery, and more.
Developed by 酴圖弝け of America and the National Association of State Facilities Administrators (NASFA), Best Practices for Use of Best Value Selections explores the use of Best Value Selection and identifies many of the best practices related to this type of procurement.