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AGC Releases First of Its Kind Decarbonization and Carbon Reporting Playbook
May 1, 2024
Download your copy of the playbook and calculator today  On Earth Day, AGC provided a sneak peek of a new document, The AGC Playbook on Decarbonization and Carbon Reporting in the Construction Industry (Decarb Playbook), designed by contractors for contractors to help address greenhouse gas… Read More

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New Publication Explores All Levels of IPD for Project Owners
AGC of America, together with the National Association of State Facilities Administrators (NASFA), Construction Owners Association of America (COAA), APPA: The Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers, and the American Institute of Architects (AIA), just released Integrated Project… Read More
July 19, 2010
Building Contractors Conference Presentations Available
PowerPoint presentations from the June 2010 AGC Building Contractors Conference in Midway, Utah are now available by clicking here. Presentation topics include: lean construction case studies, EPA Effluent Limitations Guidelines rule, OSHA's agenda, material prices outlook, sustainable design… Read More
July 19, 2010
AGC Responds to EPA’s Plans to Expand Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program Rule to Commercial Buildings
AGC July 6 responded to an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to expand the Agency's Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program (RRP) requirements to cover work performed in commercial and public buildings. The ANPR includes no proposed… Read More
July 19, 2010
ConsensusDOCS Administrative Forms - FREE Webinar
July 22, 2010 | 2:00p.m. - 3:30p.m. ET   ConsensusDOCS has dozens of administrative forms to help you manage your construction projects, both large and small. Learn about the ConsensusDOCS administrative forms using the 700 Series as a baseline for examples.  Learn how to use these administrative… Read More
July 19, 2010
AGC Explores New Federal Rules for Stormwater Runoff from Construction Sites, Provides In-Depth Q&A Analysis
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized new stormwater requirements that will impact nearly every construction and development project in the United States.  Penalties for violating these "Construction and Development Effluent Limitations Guidelines" (C&D ELG) may… Read More
July 19, 2010
Part III: How Can Contractors Stay Informed of New Rules Coming Out of U.S. EPA?
Recent upgrades to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new "Rulemaking Gateway" offers small businesses "an easy way" to track most rulemakings, according to the Agency.  This website provides an overview of EPA's priority rulemakings that are currently under development. It also… Read More
July 19, 2010
Town Hall Meetings Address Transportation and Jobs
AGC participated in a town hall-style meeting with U.S. Department of Transportation's top leaders who addressed the next long-term transportation bill. This meeting was the final event in the Department's series of "listening tours" leading up to release of its principles the surface… Read More
July 16, 2010
AGC Responds to EPA's Plans to Expand Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program Rule to Commercial Buildings
AGC July 6 responded to an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to expand the Agency's Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program (RRP) requirements to cover work performed in commercial and public buildings. EPA is actively reviewing the lead… Read More
July 16, 2010
Recovery Act-style Reporting Requirements Instituted for All Contracts
An interim rule was issued that brings many of the reporting requirements first made public in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to the broader scope of federal contracting. The rule calls for reporting executive compensation and first-tier subcontract awards if the prime contractor and… Read More
July 16, 2010
AGC Comments on Posting Contracts Online ANPR
AGC submitted comments this week on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) issued May 13, titled Enhancing Contract Transparency. The rule presupposes that, given the direction the administration is moving with the president's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) memo, Transparency and Open… Read More
July 16, 2010

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