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March 28, 2019 | by: NDA
From Construction & Demolition Recycling. Long before EnviroVantage became a $20-million- per-year demolition and abatement company, 19- year-old Scott Knightly was just looking for a summer job to pay for his junior year at the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business.
From forconstructionpros.com. On Oct. 7, 2018, a vacant warehouse in Allentown, PA, caught fire. The four-story brick-and-timber building located on the corner of Franklin and Gordon streets was a former manufacturing facility constructed in the early 1960s. By the next day, the building was completely consumed by a multi-alarm blaze that caused some collapse of the structure.
March 18, 2019 | by: NDA
From JDSupra. The Opportunity Zone tax incentives created by the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 seemed to be a perfect opportunity to spur development of environmentally impaired properties, known as brownfields, in economically distressed communities.
March 14, 2019 | by: NDA
From Cryptocurrencynews. Application of the robotics technology in a wide range of production processes across the globe has led to rise in the adoption of the technology at a rapid pace. In the last few years, robots are also being utilized in the construction industry. The construction robots market is projected to expand at a CAGR of 10.4% during the forecast period and reach value of US$ 470.61 Mn by 2026.
March 12, 2019 | by: NDA
From Insider NJ. Governor Phil Murphy today proposed a renewed Brownfields Redevelopment tax credit program as part of his vision for incentives reform. The Brownfields Tax Credit will serve to close project financing gaps in an effort to revitalize underutilized industrial properties while incentivizing the preservation of New Jersey’s green spaces.
March 11, 2019 | by: NDA
From thefabricator.com. The U.S. opened a new front on the war against steel imports with the Feb. 28 announcement that the Department of Commerce was going to investigate possible dumping and subsidization of imported fabricated structural steel from Canada, China, and Mexico.
March 08, 2019 | by: NDA
From EHS Daily Advisor. Reforming environmental laws, rules, and policies occupies about a half of President Donald Trump’s Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America. Since moving into the White House, the administration has taken up the call to simplify and speed up the process of conducting environmental reviews of federal actions, including major infrastructure projects, as required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
March 05, 2019 | by: NDA
From ForConstructionPros.com. The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), the world’s oldest professional safety organization, announces leadership changes on two ANSI/ASSP standards committees that work to advance occupational safety and health across the country. Voluntary consensus standards promote best practices and prevent worker injuries, illnesses and fatalities.