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Industry News
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Advocacy
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Education
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Sustainability
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Member News
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Last week, Senators Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate that would amend the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to curb the practice of "drive-by" lawsuits. S. 3446, or "The ADA Education and Reform Act," provides a "notice and cure" provision that allows building owners 120 days to correct identified ADA violations before the commencement of litigation. The bill safeguards the intent of the ADA, which is to foster an accessible environment for individuals with disabilities, while also protecting building owners from facing costly litigation over easily correctable violations. The bill is identical to H.R. 3765, which was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and passed out of the House Judiciary Committee in July.
BOMA International supports this legislation and appreciates the hard work of Sen. Flake and Sen. Wicker. If you have been negatively affected by a "drive-by" lawsuit, please contact BOMA International’s Manager of Advocacy, Dylan Isenberg, at disenberg@boma.org. Your story may help BOMA’s efforts on Capitol Hill.
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Oregon voters in November will consider the largest U.S. corporate tax increase in this millennium, a decision that may make the state a proving ground for the liberal belief that businesses are getting a free ride. "'The measure would levy a 2.5 percent tax on in-state gross sales of more than $25 million. It would swell Oregon’s budget 33 percent and steer $3 billion of corporate earnings annually toward schools, healthcare and the elderly, making it something of a Pacific Northwest welfare state. ... "'It’s a very large, very distorting tax increase that has significant negative effects on the economy and ultimately on Oregon consumers, who will pay the bulk of the tax in higher prices and feel the loss of private-sector jobs,' said Pat McCormick, a spokesman for the Defeat the Tax on Oregon Sales campaign..."
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Thursday, October 20th @ 10:20 AM! Millions of people worldwide will practice how to Drop, Cover, and Hold On during Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills!
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This course qualifies for Oregon Real Estate Agency (OREA) continuing education credit. Continuing education credit offered will be dependent on the length of the course. You must be present the full duration of the course in order to receive continuing education credit. Although this meeting is FREE for Building Members, you must register in order to attend. Allied Members: $35
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This course qualifies for Oregon Real Estate Agency (OREA) continuing education credit. Continuing education credit offered will be dependent on the length of the course. You must be present the full duration of the course in order to receive continuing education credit. Although this meeting is FREE for Building Members, you must register in order to attend. Allied Members: $35
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This course is required for all Oregon Real Estate licensees to take during their two-year renewal period. Once again, Dave Hewett and Greg Levinson will teach this highly informative and exciting class! This required course qualifies for three (3) hours of Oregon Real Estate continuing education credit.
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This course qualifies for Oregon Real Estate Agency (OREA) continuing education credit. Continuing education credit offered will be dependent on the length of the course. You must be present the full duration of the course in order to receive continuing education credit. Although this meeting is FREE for Building Members, you must register in order to attend. Allied Members: $35
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BOC offers live instructional webinars throughout the year to keep you informed on the dynamic field of facilities management. Learn practical solutions to deal with the energy hogs in your building from leading industry experts in their field. The 2016 webinars focus on specific building diagnostic tools that gather data to address a wide range of building energy issues. In addition, hear from our BOC graduates on successful projects they've implemented using diagnostic tools emphasized in BOC. Anyone with an interest in the topic is welcome to join and get the in-class BOC experience.
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GO Box is Portland’s first and only reusable container service, offering people who live, work, and eat downtown a green alternative to wasteful single-use food containers. Customers use the GO Box mobile app to get their food served in a reusable takeout container when ordering from a vendor, and they return their empty GO Box to a nearby drop site. Buildings can host a GO Box drop site as a member of the Corporate Program. GO Box provides an attractive, sustainable bamboo drop box to collect the used containers, and drop sites are serviced weekly by GO Box.
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BOMA has partnered with the Lloyd EcoDistrict to bring members unprecedented access to discounted volume pricing on LED products. Putting the final touches on your budget for 2017? It's not too late to take advantage of the Lloyd EcoDistrict's LED Advantage Member Program! With this great pricing on LEDs, making room in the budget maybe easier than you think. Check upgrading to LED lights off your energy efficiency wish-list.
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BOMA members currently participating in a rebate incentive program offered by Home Depot have earned rebates totaling over $4 million to date. You can earn money back on your purchases, too. The Home Depot rebate program offers BOMA members a two percent annual rebate on all qualifying pre-tax purchases. There is no cost to enroll and you can enroll at any time; however, the sooner you enroll, the sooner you start earning your rebates.
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