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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | EVERBLUE JULY 7, 2011 New York's Energy Shortage = More Green Jobs New York City's Mayor Bloomberg announced today that he is opposed to closing the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant for 4-5 years. Indian Point is a very old nuclear power plant that sits just 35 miles from New York City on an active earthquake fault line. Given the risks that this nuclear power plant represents to the surrounding population, New York's governor Andrew Cuomo is hell bent on closing the plant when its license expires in two years. read more | CONSTRUCTONOMICS MARCH 14, 2010  What Ever Happened With Those Crane Accidents in 2008? More Construction…Still No Jobs We have partnered with eLocal.com, a lead-generating site for plumbing, roofing, and electrical contractors. It was an especially bad year for the owner of New York Crane and Equipment Company Jimmy Lomma. Building Teams First – Buildings Next Vote For The Best Construction Blog Where are we headin’ in 2011? The other was on E. | | | | | |
| THE SMART VAN JANUARY 6, 2012  Nissan to Unveil All-Electric Van, Experts Say Starting in 2013, the NV200 will be thrown into another kind of service: New York’s taxi system. In May, the New York City announced that the NV200 would be the “Taxi of Tomorrow,” replacing the iconic Crown Victoria’s that ply the streets of Manhattan and the outer boroughs. Check out our new Job Board! Image used courtesy of EVWorld.com. | CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEGE SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 When Things Go Wrong on the Jobsite « Construction Knowledge took them to jobs, introduced them to guys in the field doing the work. They actually went on climbs, on erections and dismantling jobs. And when I got home, the [New York City] Dept. He was rigging the 300′ tower crane that collapsed on 51st Street in 2008, killing seven and injuring another two dozen. The accident outraged the community and Bill was charged with manslaughter. He was found not guilty on all charges this summer. We work in a dangerous business. We all make decisions every day that have a degree of risk. When were your licenses suspended? | CONSTRUCTONOMICS OCTOBER 10, 2011  A Glimpse of Wall Street – 2011 On Friday I happened to be in a little place called New York City. On Thursday, on my way to New York, I was listing to some conservative talk radio. As a result, the ecomomy collapsed, millions lost their jobs, and the people who were responsible not only got off scott free, but profitted from the whole thing. It was quite a site. . . million? | CONSTRUCTION LAW MUSINGS MARCH 24, 2011 Breaking the Impasse by Understanding Blame | Construction Law. in Century City; an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association in Los Angeles, California; and, a negotiation consultant and trainer world-wide. Simmering about the time the litigation consumes, time they’d prefer to be spending doing their actual jobs — planning for and implementing business strategies for a profitable future instead of fighting about the unprofitable past. Why I’m Talking About Anger Dealing with anger is my job. Construction Law Musings- Richmond, VA Thoughts on the construction landscape from Christopher G. | | | | | | | |
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CONSTRUCTONOMICS | SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2011 Interior Contractor Charged For Fraud – In New York?
And guess where it happened – that’s right, New York City. . One of which is hiring a CM firm who “manages&# the job but the subcontractors bill the client directly and the CM firm is paid a fee directly. Then that same sub would be working on another project in which Lehr was acting as a general contractor and lehr would effectively give this money back by charging less than the amount originally bid on the job. That’s right folks a contractor has been indicted for fraud for stealing over $30 million from clients over ten years. MORE >> -
THE SMART VAN | FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012  Nissan to Unveil All-Electric NV200 Van, Experts Say
Starting in 2013, the NV200 will be thrown into another kind of service: New York’s taxi system. In May, the New York City announced that the NV200 would be the “Taxi of Tomorrow,” replacing the iconic Crown Victoria’s that ply the streets of Manhattan and the outer boroughs. The $1 billion deal would make the NV200 the exclusive taxi on New York streets for at least 10 years. Check out our new Job Board! Nissan rolled out its NV200 last year and has been testing electric prototypes with companies around the world. MORE >> -
ARIBRA | FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2010 Americans Rebuild for the 'New Urban Century'
:: aribra :: sustainable, development Home about services contributors contact 02 April 2010 ~ 4 Comments Americans Rebuild for the ‘ New Urban Century’ Green Building Infrastructure Urbanism Tweet Share Email Sharebar Tweet Share Email Many point to Charlotte has an example of good urbanism and city vision. Charlotte’s leadership understood decades ago that the city could not sustain it’s suburban growth and made proactive steps to create the economic engine it is today. Those snapshots from cities across America offer a glimpse of the future. MORE >> -
GREEN GODDESS | THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012  Buy Your Shade of Green
Maybe I am just a cynic and see shadows in corners that don't exist but this mornings Style section of the New York Times set my blood to boil. There was a profile of Graham Hill the founder of Treehugger who has a new product/project to sell. This new venture strikes me as equally suspect but perhaps this is the Facebook effect, where I see a young male selling out for great personal wealth while professing to be "different." Later this month, Mr. Hsieh will try it out for himself, when he comes to New York to stay in the LifeEdited apartment. MORE >> -
GREEN GODDESS | MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2012 Saving
Thanks for the post from Sylvester Campbell I just moved to New York City. got a great internship at Conde Naste and I am hoping that one day soon it will turn into a higher paying job. If you are going to live in New York, you have to be creative about saving money, that’s for sure have a great little apartment with my college roommate. She is going to the Parsons Fashion School ( yes the one on Project Runway), but studying fashion marketing. She isn’t a designer, although I wish that she were! We also don’t have a house phone. MORE >> - Smart Alec Answers CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEGE | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
- This Land Is Your Land GREEN GODDESS | TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2011
- Proposition B GREEN GODDESS | MONDAY, MAY 23, 2011
- Down the Up Staircase GREEN GODDESS | MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2011
- The Grapes of Wrath GREEN GODDESS | MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2011
- Jobs or Just McJobs GREEN GODDESS | FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2011
- Stimulate This!!! GREEN GODDESS | THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2009
- Another LEED Building Bites the Dust GREEN GODDESS | MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009
- Tales of Three Cities/Bears/Men GREEN GODDESS | MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009
- Its the Infrastructure GREEN GODDESS | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009
- Are we there yet? GREEN GODDESS | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2009
- The Struggle Continues GREEN GODDESS | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2009
- Water Water Everywhere GREEN GODDESS | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009
- The War Against Brains GREEN GODDESS | TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2010
- The Politics of Hate GREEN GODDESS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
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