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Denver Federal Center Gets Asbestos Remediation Preparatory to Solar Installation
At the Denver, Colorado, Federal Center, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is taking advantage of about $40 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act, or ARRA) funds to construct 35 acres of photovoltaic panels. Unfortunately, before the solar field construction can start, workmen have to remove several mounds of dirt contaminated with [...]
Connecticut Federal Building to be Abandoned Due to Asbestos
In Bridgeport, Connecticut, the Brien McMahon Federal Building has such a terrible reputation for asbestos, employees can’t wait to leave. Construction started in 1966, but cost overruns and complications delayed the opening until 1968. The cost, $3.3 million, not counting more than $342,745 for the land, should have bought a sturdy, reliable building in 1966 [...]
