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Fall 2011 Myles Corcoran Spoke at Monterey County Bar Association 9/20/11; OSHA Releases a Nail Gun Safety Guide for Contractors; EPA Releases Changes to RRP Rule.
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Summer 2011 Carbon Monoxide Detector Law effective 7/1/11; Myles Corcoran speaking at PCAP 7/21/11 “Construction Defects: Determining Cause and Who is Liable”; Defective Work of Subcontractor Covered under Prime Contractor CGL Policy by J. Kent Holland, Jr., Esq.
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Spring 2011 Window Specifications and CSLB Wire
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Winter 2011 CSLB Increased penalties and enforcement go into effect January 1, 2011 for contractors who do not secure workers’ compensation insurance for employees; Cal Green-MFC promo to get 20% off training seminars.
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Fall 2010 CALGreen Code goes into effect January 1, 2011; and the Top 10 Waterproofing Mistakes MFC has seen in the last 20 years.
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Summer 2010 The danger of working with Lead and new law Contractors must follow 4/22/2010. Enforcement extended to October 2010.
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Spring 2010 The Perils of Hiring Uninsured Laborers by Ken Gorman, Esq. and Ask An Expert: Which is the authority, the contract or the code?
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Winter 2010 Ask an Expert and Anatomy of a Leak, A Bedtime Story For Children of Waterproofing Consultants by Bruce Mosias
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Fall 2009 on Knowing the Changes in the Building Codes and Westcon dinner 10/21/09: Window Installation Standards, Do They Exist? by Myles F. Corcoran
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Summer 2009 on Wright v. Issak: The Importance of Having All Your Workers on Workers Compensation Insurance (WCI)
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Spring 2009 on The Important and Necessary Role of the Owner's Representative
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Winter 2009 on Weather Resistive Barriers
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Fall 2008 on Westcon Symposium 2008 and Water Testing on the Small Project by Myles F. Corcoran
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Summer 2008 on PCBC 2008 and Free Energy Education Opportunity
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Spring 2008 on PowrFab, producer of stainless steel joist hangers
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Winter 2007 on New faces at MFC!
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Summer 2007 on Construction Fires, Are You At Risk?
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Spring 2007 on Title 7 (SB-800)
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Fall 2006 on Weatherize Your Home To Stop Air (heat) Leaks
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Summer 2006 on Weatherproofing Stucco
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Spring 2006 on Flashing
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Winter 2006 on Water Intrusion
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