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Contractors Collaborate, Develop Guide to Streamline Development of Environmental Management Program
In this issue of the Observer, AGC’s Environmental Forum Steering Committee Chairman Connie Determan provides construction companies with a resource for developing an environmental program that supports environmental compliance and achievement of company objectives. “The Contractor Guide to… Read More
December 18, 2012
The Architecture Billing index, a leading indicator of the U.S. construction activity nine to 12 months into the future, demonstrated its strongest growth pace since December 2010. In the month of October the ABI score was 52.8, up from the mark of 51.6 in September. Any reading above 50 is said… Read More
December 18, 2012
Republicans on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee named ten new members to the committee this week. The committee currently has 32 Republican members, with the possibility that one additional member may be added.
The new committee members include nine incoming freshman and one… Read More
December 14, 2012
This week, the Senate followed the White House’s request for $60.4 billion in emergency spending in response to the damages caused by Hurricane Sandy. The Senate bill, the Fiscal Year 2012 Disaster Assistance Supplemental, provides the same level of funding as the President’s request, but makes… Read More
December 14, 2012
With just over two weeks before we go over the fiscal cliff, Congressional leaders and the White House appear no closer to reaching a deal. Although House Speaker John Boehner and President Obama met earlier this week – and plan to meet again this evening – members of Congress are now preparing… Read More
December 14, 2012
Construction materials costs dropped in November, aided by a plunge in diesel prices along with smaller decreases in a variety of other inputs, according to an analysis of new federal figures released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that some of… Read More
December 13, 2012
Farming and development groups have joined wastewater agencies in defending the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) against threats to the legality of its water quality trading (cap and trade) program—a key part of its Chesapeake Bay clean-up plan (Total Maximum Daily Load or TMDL),… Read More
December 12, 2012
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized its reinterpretation of the Agency’s policy regarding Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) contaminated building materials. The “PCB Bulk Product Waste Reinterpretation” addresses the federal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)… Read More
December 12, 2012
Companies marketing their services or products as “environmental friendly” will have to qualify their statements, in light of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) newly updated Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims. Last revised in 1998, the 2012 “Green Guides” describe the types of… Read More
December 12, 2012
Get prepared now! Any construction company that wants to stay in compliance with the myriad of new and forthcoming stormwater runoff requirements needs an effective document management system. Sign up for AGC’s Dec. 18 stormwater compliance webinar and learn how to use brand new “template”… Read More
December 10, 2012