By: William E. Kelley, Jr., LEED AP In a November 17, 2009 blog post here, we commented on Rhode Island’s adoption of its Green Buildings Act, which imposed energy efficiency and sustainable design requirements on all new public projects in that state. Now, Rhode… Read More >
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Rhode Island: First State to Adopt IGCC
New Major Development Planned for Downtown Indy
By: Daniel M. Drewry Inside Indiana Business and IBJ have reported this morning that a $150 million mixed-use development has been planned for 10 acres of land owned by Eli Lilly and Co. near its downtown campus. http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?id=43848&ts=true; http://www.ibj.com/north-of-south-project-details-to-be-unveiled/PARAMS/article/22504 The development will include a… Read More >
DSV to Move to the Carmel City Center
By: Daniel M. Drewry DSV recently announced that we are relocating our headquarters to the Carmel City Center in January 2011 and further expanding by opening an office in downtown Indianapolis. (http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=43598) Although any move offers some degree of trepidation and excitement, we are… Read More >
New Green Building Incentives for Indy
By: Russell M. Webb III The City of Indianapolis has recently announced new incentives aimed at encouraging more green and sustainable construction projects to be undertaken by private owners in the Indianapolis. The City’s Office of Sustainability has partnered with the Office of Code… Read More >
Final Rule on Notice of Employee Rights is Now in Effect for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors
By: Christopher S. Drewry Shortly after President Obama took office last year, he signed Executive Order 13496 requiring federal contractors and subcontractors who conduct business with the federal government or who perform work essential to a federal contract to post in their workplace a… Read More >
Referendum Costs City Millions in Initial Design and Development Fees
By: Sean T. Devenney According to recent reports from The Philadelphia Inquirer, plans for a $200 Million construction of a badly needed new Family Court building have derailed due to allegations of mismanagement before the first shovel has hit the ground. The citizens of… Read More >
BIM Mandate – OH to join WI and TX in requiring BIM?
By: Daniel M. Drewry Since 2008, the debate over the cost/benefits of Building Information Modeling (“BIM”) has reached a fever pitch. What was once easier to categorize as a technology or innovation with only limited practical application outside of the large scale or institutional… Read More >