AGC is a sponsor of the High Performance Building Coalition, a group of approximately 200 organizations (including industry representatives) that helps inform congressional staff on issues pertinent to high-performance buildings. This High Performance Building Week, June 13-16, 2016, the coalition is hosting a series of Congressional briefings on related standards and developments. Here are three recent happenings that will be discussed.

Stay on top of the numerous federal and state environmental regulations impact the construction industry, with this comprehensive, online environmental resource for contractors—the Construction Industry Compliance Assistance Center. The CICA Center is a free resource that is open to the entire U.S. construction industry. It serves and is applicable to companies engaged in all aspects of construction including residential, commercial, industrial, and heavy civil projects. Find out what you’re missing at www.cicacenter.org.

AGC’s environmental Twitter account — @AGCEnvironment — is your resource for environmental compliance and sustainability news and information from a broad range of sources. AGC’s Director of Environmental Services combs the Web to collect information of interest in one easy place for you to access. AGC also highlights AGC members and chapters that are making the news or blogging about relevant topics. If we have missed some relevant environmental news about your company, use the Twitter message function to let us know.

AGC will hold this webinar on June 27, 2016, from 2:00pm-3:00pm ET

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AGC Invites Members to Share Feedback

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling today that will give the construction and development industries a way to respond immediately to overly aggressive assertions by the federal government that the property they want to build contains jurisdic­tional “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS). A “jurisdictional determination” (JD) significantly impacts how land may be used, dramatically raises costs, and often reduces the feasibility of constructing critical infrastructure. AGC submitted a joint “friend of the court” brief in the case, US Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., making a strong case for why it is vital for contractors to know with certainty whether their projects contain WOTUS.

Association Preparing to Comment on EPA’s Draft Permit by May 26 Deadline; Members Urged to Weigh In

Cities Likely to ‘Pass the Buck’ to Upstream Construction Sites

This election year, join your peers on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, for environmental education, peer-driven discussions, and networking