Sentences with phrase «building and construction authority»

These features helped the project win Singapore's Building and Construction Authority's highest certification for green buildings, the BCA Green Mark Platinum award.

The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) is the organiser of IGBC 2015.

Guide released by Building and Construction Authority for professionals to design spaces suitable for a guide dog and its owner.

This project is supported by the Building and Construction Authority and National Research Foundation Singapore.

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The new state budget recently signed by Cuomo creates the Design and Construction Corp., a three - member panel to be selected by Cuomo that will advise other state departments on construction projects costing $ 50 million or more, such as large university buildings, the new Penn Station and planned upgrades at the Metropolitan TransportatioConstruction Corp., a three - member panel to be selected by Cuomo that will advise other state departments on construction projects costing $ 50 million or more, such as large university buildings, the new Penn Station and planned upgrades at the Metropolitan Transportatioconstruction projects costing $ 50 million or more, such as large university buildings, the new Penn Station and planned upgrades at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

«Government could deliver a much bigger, and more beneficial, boost the construction industry by removing the cap on local authorities» housing investment which would help councils build up to 60,000 new homes.»

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) said the problem is threefold: not enough local authorities planning for the homes they need; house building that is simply too slow; and a construction industry that is too reliant on a small number of big players.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has repeatedly extolled the virtues of design - build, a process that allows state authorities to seek combined design and construction bids for infrastructure projects from a single entity, saving billions of dollars and valuable time.

The de Blasio administration has reached a project labor agreement with the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, covering $ 3.5 billion of work and repairs at the New York City Housing Authority over the next three years.

Two city building inspectors and an asbestos investigator were among 14 people charged in three alleged construction schemes involving bribery and corruption, authorities said Wednesday.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has reached a deal to end an $ 87 million payment dispute with a Canadian construction firm that helped build the One World Trade Center skyscraper in lower Manhattan.

«Over 30 years, Keith has built up a global reputation as an authority on construction management and disputes and for promoting professional standards within the industry.

George Pataki appointed a Moreland Act commission to investigate the New York City School Construction Authority's failures in building timely and cost - effective projects.

Two NYC building inspectors and an asbestos investigator were among 14 people charged in three alleged construction schemes involving bribery and corruption, authorities said.

They generally don't own buildings but help put together the complex financing, permitting, design and construction components on behalf of clients, which often includes developers, nonprofits and housing authorities.

De Blasio administration officials are arguing that what Cuomo is requesting is not an actual emergency declaration and are calling on him to provide more money for the public housing developments — which have about 400,000 residents — and approve design - build authority, which would speed up the construction process and reduce costs.

Plans to remove the school's trailers along with the building's subsequent expansion are welcome news for the families of this community and I thank all our elected officials, the School Construction Authority, and community advocates who worked so diligently to do right by our children.»

Design - build authority was also granted to speed up the closure of Rikers Island jail and get construction started on a critical project to refurbish the Brooklyn - Queens Expressway.

In addition to DOT Commissioner Trottenberg and officials, also in attendance at today's Task Force meeting were: Luke DiPalma and Buckley Yung of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); Anthony Iuliano of the New York City Department of Buildings; Howard Pollack of the NYC Department of Design & Construction (DDC); Deputy Inspector Thomas Conforti, Detective Kevin O'Donnell and Officer Joseph McCall of the NYPD 109th Precinct; Gene Kelty, Charles Apelian and Marilyn Bitterman of Community Board 7; Dian Song Yu of the Downtown Flushing Business Improvement District; Ikhwan Rim, President of the Union Street Business Association; Chris Kui of Asian Americans for Equality; Michael Meyers and Howard Hsu of the F&T Group; Glen Johnson of Tishman Speyer; Rick Sondik of the Rockefeller Group; Daryl Finn of Skyview Center / Related Management; representatives for State Senator Toby Stavisky, Assemblymember Ron Kim and Councilmember Peter Koo.

In July 2009, the city acquired 30 acres of land from the Port Authority and the Empire State Development Corporation, and, in February 2011, construction on the development's first two building began.

The group is headed by former Thruway Authority Chief Engineer Leonard DiPrima, developer Laura Zaepfel, and Buildings and Construction Trades Council President Paul Brown.

The School Construction Authority is in contract with the new owners of the site at 69 - 01 34th Ave. to acquire the land and eventually build a 450 - seat elementary school, they said.

Its School Construction Authority is the rare local entity that has soup - to - nuts responsibility for financing, building, and overseeing public schools, largely because it is now controlled directly by the mayor.

Citing the post-Brexit economy as another reason why the future is uncertain for school buildings, Mark Robinson adds: «The construction of new schools must be a top priority for government and local authorities must be given the tools and funding necessary to deliver extra places in time.

In 1957, the Consortium of Local Authorities Special Programme (CLASP) was formed with the purpose of designing modular framed buildings to speed up school construction and replace older damaged buildings.

Modular construction is an ideal solution for many education authorities and meets any criteria set by clients of the Modular & Portable Building Association (MPBA), particularly when looking at replacing, extending or adding to an existing school, college, university or nursery facility.

Securing confidence that modular / off - site construction has the same need to meet Building Regulations as traditional, together with the need to provide a 60 year + «life» for their buildings and maintenance needs being no different to traditional will all help convince local authorities that there is a credible alternative that can meet future needs.

The other interesting thing to note about Booker T. was that, NCLB aside, there wasn't any overcrowding in the school: According to the New York City School Construction Authority, the school was built to hold 1,104 students and was still, officially, 13 children under capacity.

The construction industry is well aware of its existence, and arguably all that local authorities, schools partnerships and free schools management teams need to do is make it a requirement for their new build or refurbishment projects.

Modular buildings in record time To expand their school facilities quickly and cost - effectively local education authorities are turning increasingly to factory built, modular construction.

Unlike regular public schools, which have the authority to seek taxpayer - backed bonds for renovating school buildings and new construction, charter schools have no such mechanism in place to offset their facilities costs, which often come out of their operating budgets.

The Logan City School District Board of Education on Tuesday approved the sale and issuance of a $ 4.8 million Municipal Building Authority bond to pay for seismic upgrades and other additions to Logan High while it is still under construction.

The Government Planning and Development Authority oversees all building codes and development plans to ensure the highest standards of land use and construction

Bodrum residents are up in arms about a May 11 government decision that declared three towns in the northern part of the Bodrum peninsula as «tourism centers» — a designation that makes it easier for hotels to get construction permits and could grant the country's Culture and Tourism Ministry the authority to prepare new building plans for the area.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Champlain Valley Educational Services (CVES) today announced the completion of a new «Pressure House» building built by the Construction Trades students from CVES's Career and Technical Educational Center (CV - TEC) that will provide greater access to energy - related field training and testing.

The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced that 33 DASNY employees have been trained to implement New York State's new, stricter Energy Conservation Construction Code for buildings, which goes into effect October 3.

Northeast cities have employed a variety of mechanisms to respond to climate change, including land - use planning, provisions to protect infrastructure, regulations related to the design and construction of buildings, and emergency preparation, response, and recovery.106 While significant progress has been made, local governments still face limitations of legal authority, geographic jurisdiction, and resource constraints that could be addressed through effective engagement and support from higher levels of government.

The Olympic Delivery Authority has hit back at «inaccurate and scathing» reports by the BBC that the Zaha Hadid designed Aquatics Centre will be too complex to build in time for the 2012 Olympics by announcing the early commencement of its construction.

«TCC claims 2.1 The following are examples of the types of claim which it may be appropriate to bring as TCC claims --(a) building or other construction disputes, including claims for the enforcement of the decisions of adjudicators under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996; (b) engineering disputes; (c) claims by and against engineers, architects, surveyors, accountants and other specialised advisers relating to the services they provide; (d) claims by and against local authorities relating to their statutory duties concerning the development of land or the construction of buildings; (e) claims relating to the design, supply and installation of computers, computer software and related network systems; (f) claims relating to the quality of goods sold or hired, and work done, materials supplied or services rendered; (g) claims between landlord and tenant for breach of a repairing covenant; (h) claims between neighbours, owners and occupiers of land in trespass, nuisance etc; (i) claims relating to the environment (for example, pollution cases); (j) claims arising out of fires; (k) claims involving taking of accounts where these are complicated; and (l) challenges to decisions of arbitrators in construction and engineering disputes including applications for permission to appeal and appconstruction disputes, including claims for the enforcement of the decisions of adjudicators under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996; (b) engineering disputes; (c) claims by and against engineers, architects, surveyors, accountants and other specialised advisers relating to the services they provide; (d) claims by and against local authorities relating to their statutory duties concerning the development of land or the construction of buildings; (e) claims relating to the design, supply and installation of computers, computer software and related network systems; (f) claims relating to the quality of goods sold or hired, and work done, materials supplied or services rendered; (g) claims between landlord and tenant for breach of a repairing covenant; (h) claims between neighbours, owners and occupiers of land in trespass, nuisance etc; (i) claims relating to the environment (for example, pollution cases); (j) claims arising out of fires; (k) claims involving taking of accounts where these are complicated; and (l) challenges to decisions of arbitrators in construction and engineering disputes including applications for permission to appeal and appConstruction and Regeneration Act 1996; (b) engineering disputes; (c) claims by and against engineers, architects, surveyors, accountants and other specialised advisers relating to the services they provide; (d) claims by and against local authorities relating to their statutory duties concerning the development of land or the construction of buildings; (e) claims relating to the design, supply and installation of computers, computer software and related network systems; (f) claims relating to the quality of goods sold or hired, and work done, materials supplied or services rendered; (g) claims between landlord and tenant for breach of a repairing covenant; (h) claims between neighbours, owners and occupiers of land in trespass, nuisance etc; (i) claims relating to the environment (for example, pollution cases); (j) claims arising out of fires; (k) claims involving taking of accounts where these are complicated; and (l) challenges to decisions of arbitrators in construction and engineering disputes including applications for permission to appeal and appconstruction of buildings; (e) claims relating to the design, supply and installation of computers, computer software and related network systems; (f) claims relating to the quality of goods sold or hired, and work done, materials supplied or services rendered; (g) claims between landlord and tenant for breach of a repairing covenant; (h) claims between neighbours, owners and occupiers of land in trespass, nuisance etc; (i) claims relating to the environment (for example, pollution cases); (j) claims arising out of fires; (k) claims involving taking of accounts where these are complicated; and (l) challenges to decisions of arbitrators in construction and engineering disputes including applications for permission to appeal and appconstruction and engineering disputes including applications for permission to appeal and appeals.»

claims by and against local authorities relating to their statutory duties concerning the development of land or the construction of buildings;

Increasing penalties for construction companies that break the law, up to and including cancelling their licences under Quebec's building authority, la Régie du bâtiment du Québec

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