PROVIDENCE – Once the largest coal-fired power plant in New England, the retired Brayton Point Power Station is being remodeled into a logistics port, manufacturing hub, and support center for the emerging offshore wind energy industry. St. Louis, Mo.-based Commercial Development Company Inc., the plant’s owner, began demolition at the site in Somerset, Mass. last […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a final rule today that clarifies certification requirements for crane operators, and maintains the employer’s duty to ensure that crane operators can safely operate the equipment. The final rule will maintain safety and health protections for workers while reducing compliance […]
A bond requirement before a building is demolished? In Hastings, yes; in Grand Island, current system is fine To make sure demolition and moving projects get done correctly, some cities require contractors to post a bond beforehand.If the work doesn’t get done, the city uses that money to finish the job. That money can also […]
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If you want to understand San Francisco’s self-inflicted housing crisis, look no further than the city’s very first zoning law, commonly known as the Cubic Air Ordinance, which set a disturbing standard for the city’s eventual missteps. Proposed in 1870, during a time of rampant real-estate speculation in a boomtown renowned for its lawlessness, the […]
RUSSELLVILLE — The Franklin County Emergency Management Agency in conjunction with municipalities in the county are accepting donations for relief effort for victims of Hurricane Florence. “The demolition and clean-up effort is expected to last for weeks and we are trying to do our part in helping to provide essential support to the recovery effort,” […]
(bid info at www.envirobidnet.com) For most Morgantown residents, the shirt factory was always a fact of life. A surprising number of locals know, or are related to, someone who worked there. Many others bought shirts in the outlet or seconds store. George Segal, a former owner, believes there “are many doctors, lawyers, and other professionals […]
Nearly 10% of the country’s bridges (58,495 out of 609,539) were considered structurally deficient last year and in need of repairs, according to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association. Pa.’s bridges according to the ARTBA are 3rd most structurally deficient in US. While the term “structurally deficient” does describe the condition of a bridge, […]
NEW ORLEANS — The old Times-Picayune building is one step closer to demolition after a city board voted unanimously to effectively freeze property taxes for the site for the next 12 years as part of a tax incentive package for the developers. The Industrial Development Board on Tuesday voted to approve a PILOT — or […]
As part of the latest updates to the reformed Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week proposed new rules for the risk evaluation of asbestos. The EPA released a significant new use rule (SNUR) proposal which would allow the agency to prevent new uses of asbestos, the naturally occurring […]