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HB 7, which would require a building or structure erected or constructed using state capital moneys to adhere to certain sustainability standards, received another hearing May 19 before the Senate Finance and Financial Institutions Committee. Three witnesses...
Republicans Split Ranks on Renewable Energy Tax Bill
It is an unusual day when a core of Senate Republicans oppose legislation that goes on to pass by a significant margin. But it happened Tuesday when the Senate voted on the renewable energy tax bill, SB232 (Widener). SB232 came in for ideological debate with Sen....
Senate & House Far Apart on Alternative Energy
Though House and Senate panels moved closer May 12 to having alternative energy tax incentive bills go to their respective chambers for a vote, those backing the two bills have very different visions of what the legislation should look like. A day after Gov. Ted...
Senate Committee Accepts Amendments to Renewable Energy Tax Bill (SB232); Vote Nears
The Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee accepted amendments Tuesday to Sen. Chris Widener’s (R-Springfield) legislation on alternative energy taxation, SB232, with a favorable vote on the legislation expected at Wednesday’s hearing. Widener said with...
High Court Again Rules Franklin County Reliance on Prevailing Wage Seriously Flawed
The Supreme Court of Ohio gave legs Thursday to its prevailing wage ruling against the Franklin County Commission, finding the county had committed the same abuse of discretion against the low-bid contractor for the county’s new animal shelter as it had in the widely...
May Primary Election is May 4
If the General Election in November is anything like the May 4 primary election, then Ohio voters are in for a wild ride. Many of the top races were expected to be settled by now, but voter discontent and last minute switches have added new elements to the statewide...
AIA Ohio Task Force Projects
AIA Ohio continues its efforts to collect information and to provide for informed planning sessions as we move forward through the rest of the year and into 2011. The organization has been concentrating on the Strategic Alignment Task Force, created last year, that...
April State Architect’s Newsletter Available
April issue of SAO eNews is now available at the State Architect's Office website at http://www.ohio.gov/sao (click on SAO eNews - April 2010).
House Committee Hears Conflicting Wind Testimony: HB 464
The House Ways and Means Committee took conflicting testimony April 20 on HB 464 which would exempt qualifying wind and solar energy facilities from property taxation for up to 20 years and require payments in lieu of taxes on the basis of each megawatt if production...
Survey of Ohio Design/Construction Industry’s Level of Building Information Modeling (BIM) Adoption
The State Architect’s Office (SAO) is beginning a process to develop protocols for the specification of building information modeling (BIM) for design/construction projects of public facilities. To supplement their current fact finding stage, they have developed a...