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Construction Association Releases First-of-its-kind Decarbonization Playbook To Help Firms Assess, Track & Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
April 22, 2024
  The Associated General Contractors of America released today a new, first-of-its-kind, decarbonization playbook designed to help firms assess, track and reduce greenhouse gas emissions for the projects they build. The new resource, titled The AGC Playbook on Decarbonization and Carbon… Read More

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DHS Rescinds No-Match Rule
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a final rule rescinding the so-called "No-Match rule" first issued in August 2007 and supplemented in October 2008.  The final rule is the same as the proposed rule issued in August 2009. The rescinded rule addressed the legal obligations of an… Read More
November 2, 2009
Avoid Being Blindsided by the AIA A201 – An AGC Webinar
November 9, 2009 from 1:00 - 2:30 PM EST For the first time in more than 50 years, the AIA A201 General Terms and Conditions document was not endorsed by AGC. If using the A201, the 2007 edition is now mandated. The substantial risk shift to contractors (general and specialty) and other parties… Read More
November 1, 2009
Highway Program Extended to December 18
With the October 30th deadline having arrived on the first thirty day extension of SAFETEA-LU authorization and no action on separate extension legislation, the House and the Senate included language in the Continuing Resolution needed to fund most of the Federal government to continue highway and… Read More
October 30, 2009
Senate Environment Committee Holds Hearings on Climate Legislation
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee this week conducted three days of legislative hearings with over 50 witnesses providing testimony on S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, introduced by EPW Chair Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.). The bill… Read More
October 30, 2009
DOT To Rewrite Rules On Trucker Driving Hours
After more than nine years of rulemaking and lawsuits, the Obama Administration has agreed to settle the long-standing legal dispute with safety groups and the Teamsters union over the truck driver hours of service (HOS) rules. Under the terms of the agreement, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety… Read More
October 30, 2009
Assistance With PCB Exposure Available from EPA
On September 25, the EPA issued a press release offering guidance to school administrators and building owners to lessen exposure to PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) found in caulk of old buildings constructed or renovated between 1950 and 1978.  PCBs have long been banned, but still pose a… Read More
October 30, 2009
Attend AGC's Building to LEED®-NC Course at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo
November 11-13, 2009 - Phoenix, Arizona AGC's acclaimed Building to LEED-NC: Overview and the Impact on Construction Practices course examines LEED for New Construction with a focus on the means and methods of construction. This course will be featured on Tuesday, November 10, as part of… Read More
October 30, 2009
New MEP Document for 3D and BIM Technology
The Specialty Contractor’s Subforum of the AGC BIMForum has created the MEP Spatial Coordination Team Requirements for Building Information Modeling.  This document provides guidance to companies and individuals involved in 3D MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection) spatial… Read More
October 29, 2009
Safety Management Training Course
November 9-11, 2009 - Madison, WI AGC’s Safety Management Training Course (SMTC) provides intensive instruction on the basic skills needed to manage a safety program within a company. General and specialty contractors, AGC Chapter staff and other professionals involved in safety training,… Read More
October 29, 2009
House Health Care Legislation Unveiled
Includes employer mandates, insurance policy mandates, premium and tax increases, and Medicare cuts After weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) released legislation that will overhaul the nation's health care system. The 1,900 page legislation comes with a… Read More
October 29, 2009

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