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Ohio's newly adopted residential building code will require new homes to be more energy-efficient, come with carbon-monoxide detectors and be tested for air leaks. The code was adopted by the Ohio Department of Commerce's Board of Building Standards after...
OSFC Approves $108 Million In Contracts, Energy Conservation Projects
The Ohio School Facilities Commission recently approved $108 million for construction trade contracts in 29 school districts. The funding brings the commission’s contract approvals to more than $502 million since the start of the calendar year. Among the...
Ohio Adds First Two Platinum LEED Schools, Exceeds $500 Million in OSFC Funding for FY12
One Ohio school is among an elite group nationally to be certified "platinum" by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) said Thursday. The recently completed London Middle School is the first...
SAO/OSFC Merger Bill Goes to Conference Committee
As predicted, Sub. HB 487, the Governors Mid Biennium Review bill which contains the SAO/OSFC merger, passed the Ohio Senate yesterday by a vote of 25-8 and went to the Ohio House which, as expected, unanimously refused to concur in Senate amendments. The bill now...
Changes To OSFC Equity List Come Up Again As Part of MBRs
As the Senate prepares amendments for the main mid-biennium review, one proposal in flux would alter the amount and order in which schools are granted construction funding from the state. The proposal, which was introduced as stand-alone legislation, HB 504, and has...
Breach of Contract Suit Statute to be Reduced
Today, someone wishing to sue a business in Ohio for violating the terms of a written contract has 15 years from the alleged breach to do so. This long time period, or statute of limitations, makes Ohio uncompetitive among the states with only Kentucky having a...
AIA Ohio President Jud Kline, FAIA, Testifies for AIA Architects to the Senate Finance Committee
Interested Party Testimony regarding Sub. HB 487 AIA Ohio (a component of the American Institute of Architects)AIA Ohio President, Judson A. Kline, FAIA, LEED APMay 9, 2012 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Finance Committee, my name is Judson A. Kline, FAIA, LEED AP,...
Senate Finance Committee Hears SAO/OSFC Merger Testimony
The Senate Finance Committee took testimony March 2 regarding HB 487, which among many other things would merge the State Architects Office (SAO) with the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) into a new Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (OFCC). Ohio School...
Ex-offender Professionals Could be Licensed (SB337)
Bipartisan sponsors of a proposal to help ex-offenders find employment brought their case to a Senate panel Tuesday. The collateral sanctions bill, SB 337, is based on feedback from stakeholders during interested party forums that the Kasich Administration helped...
AIA Ohio Seeks to Maintain Architect’s Talents/Influence
Kasich Proposal would Merge SAO with OSFC Part of the Kasich Administration’s Mid Biennium Review (MBR) Proposal, Sub. HB 487 would merge the State Architects Office (SAO) with the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) forming a new Ohio Facilities Construction...