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Significant Changes to Dallas Green Building Ordinance

Posted on 09. Aug, 2011 by KWA.

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For the better part of the last year, HBA members and staff have worked on a task force charged with evaluating current green building requirements ahead of the anticipated move to phase 2 of the ordinance that was scheduled to begin October 1. From those discussions have emerged several policy recommendations that are on track [...]

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Dallas to Begin Accepting Third Party Plan Reviews and Inspections for Green Building Ordinance

Posted on 09. Aug, 2011 by KWA.

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GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM NOTICE (sent by the City of Dallas) On September 1, 2011, the City of Dallas will begin to accept third party plan review and inspection results for the “Green Building Program”. Registration as a third party provider is required and attendance of the orientation is mandatory. Third party providers will be registered [...]

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Monthly Safety Tip – Heat Illness

Posted on 08. Aug, 2011 by KWA.

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With this summer shaping up to be one for the record books, it is important to remember that HEAT ILLNESS CAN BE DEADLY. Every year, thousands of workers become sick from exposure to heat, and some even die. These illnesses and deaths are preventable. Just remember three simple words: water, rest, shade. Drinking water often, [...]

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KWA Construction Completes Austin College Student Housing

Posted on 08. Aug, 2011 by KWA.

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KWA Construction recently completed new student cottages and apartment units for Austin College’s upperclassmen, a few weeks earlier than originally scheduled and well in advance of student move-in day on August 14, 2011. Junior and senior students will now have additional housing options, including the three-story apartment complex Flats at Brockett Court and the two-story [...]

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Proposal to Eliminate the Low Income Housing Tax Credit

Posted on 08. Aug, 2011 by KWA.

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Senator Tom Coburn recently proposed to eliminate the Low Income Housing Tax Credit in his recently released deficit reduction plan. Per the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, The Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program was created by Congress to generate equity capital for the construction and rehabilitation of affordable rental housing. Without [...]