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Otherwise, each employee will describe what they were doing differently and the data will be difficult to input and analyze. Employees are more likely to cooperate if they have input into the estimating process, followed up by regular summary reports that show how actual performance compares to...
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The Certified Forest Products Council (CFPC) has launched a new Web site (www.certifiedwood.org) that makes it easier to find and purchase lumber harvested using sustainable, environmentally friendly methods. The FSC's certification is the only one that earns points in the U.S. Green Building...
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The International Code Council member organizations -- BOCA, ICBO, and SBCCI -- are working to develop a merger plan to present for a vote at their Joint Conference in the fall of 2002. "We can only proceed at a pace that will result in the strongest possible single organization," says Jon S. Traw...
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ICBO Evaluation Service has introduced its ES Mark, a seal that signifies a product's compliance with major U.S. building codes.ICBO ES grants manufacturers the right to put the seal on a product after the organization has evaluated it and documented its compliance in an ES Report. The reports are...