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The latest edition of LIR Poland is now available. For those of you who haven't yet had the opportunity to acquaint yourselves with this publication, it is a quarterly magazine that offers updates and key events from the legal world, covering the most vital sectors in Poland.   This time you will find insightful information about new spatial planning solutions and their material consequences, complemented by the most current and pertinent updates from the practice area.    #WolfTheiss #realestate #zoning #legal

🏛️ Securing Our Nation's Future: Strategies to Renew Federal Facilities 🏛️ Our nation's real property portfolio is the backbone of our #federal government, providing the essential infrastructure needed to uphold national prosperity and values. From operational centers to critical security installations, these facilities are vital in supporting government operations. 🔍 In a recent report, practical and compelling strategies were outlined for ensuring the continued investment in the renewal of federal real properties and portfolios. Titled "Strategies to Renew Federal Facilities," this report focuses on the 'how' – not just the 'what' – for adapting, repurposing, restoring, recapitalizing, and replacing real property assets. 💡 Whether it's upgrading aging infrastructure, repurposing spaces for modern needs, or enhancing security measures, these strategies pave the way for a more resilient and sustainable federal real property portfolio. 🌟 Join us in championing the renewal of our federal facilities and ensuring a strong foundation for our nation's future. Read the full report to learn more about the strategies driving this critical initiative. #FederalFacilities #Renewal #Infrastructure #Sustainability #Innovation #FutureReady https://lnkd.in/g24rqj9d

https://lnkd.in/eTHPXaWc Ok, probably not the first time we are going to see commentary on this but boy oh boy wtf are we doing?! You can't measure planning success by how long it takes to get a decision. We want beauty but we also want quick decisions. Our very important consultees need the support as much as the local authorities determining the applications, maybe we should look at these first before finding more sticks to beat us with? So with this you are going to get: - More refusals putting pressure on PINS - Rushed decisions not creating the quality development - Pressured working environments making teams even more stretched and not the best places to work - Arguments and difficult conversations with agencies if they are causing the potential for local authorities to lose even more money Or am I wrong? As ever, happy to be put right if someone disagrees...

https://lnkd.in/eCPy2Hpe Safe Space is essential for Open Communications. We take for granted how people feel with us and the safer they feel the easier is for them to share.

What’s your biggest soundproofing challenge? 🤔🔇 Vote in our poll and let’s find solutions together! Your peace is our priority. Drop in your votes is the comment section! #SoundproofingPoll #QuietHome #SoundproofingSolutions #PeacefulLiving #AcousticInsulation #NoiseControl #SprayFoamGenie 🏠👂

There is still time to comment future government energy targets. For anyone who still wants to contribute to it, the “Future Homes and Buildings Standards Consultation” deadline is today! I have personally commented on a number of issues, these included fundamental things such as the appropriateness of where SAP for apartment blocks and how a building wide model approach would be more appropriate (similar to non-domestic). I also expressed my views on the conflicting issues with glass solar gain (G-Value). i.e. conflicting promotion of solar gain to avoid using heating equipment vs avoiding solar gain to avoid overheating.  The link to the consultation is below for anyone interested in contributing.   #FHS #HomeEnergyModel https://lnkd.in/eT8A6-Rh 

How do Sunset Dates really work in an off the plan contract??? So let's tell the story once and for all about how sunset dates really work in off the plan contracts in Qld. There are many misconceptions out there by consumers, the end buyers, about how "sunset dates" really work, the practicalities of sunset dates in these contracts and the cold hard facts that buyers need to understand from the beginning. We, Priala Legal, are the legal experts in off the plan contracts and are widely recognised as such. This is another episode dedicated to dispelling some of the myths out there on off the plan contracts and sunset dates. Enjoy! #prialalegal #offtheplan #sunsetdates #Queenslandcontracts

Chatted with the The Wall Street Journal about the challenges of maintaining transportation corridors along dynamic #coastal interfaces: https://lnkd.in/g7itDuU9 Even absent the pressures of #climatechange and #sealevelrise, building and maintaining roads and rail lines along and within coastal bluffs in tectonically-active settings is extremely difficult. But with accelerating #sealevelrise and more restricted #sediment supply to the coast in many areas over the last century, the challenge is even more daunting. This article presents a balanced perspective on the difficulty of re-locating threatened infrastructure from the coast.

We transportation geeks are not well known for our sense of humor, much like Tommy Lee Jones in "Men in Black" impersonating an FBI agent, "We at the FBI do not have a sense of humor we're aware of." Turns out there is a small conflict about use of humor in safety messages in variable message signs (VMS). Allison Poole at The Wall Street Journal wrote last week about provisions deep within the recently announced revised Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices by the Federal Highway Administration that tap the brakes on use of humor in VMS content. State DOTs are taking the MUTCD restrictions under advisement. Delaware DOT responded "our position is that the messaging we use has a safety theme and therefore is appropriate for use." (https://lnkd.in/gJgMErX7). From Minnesota: “MnDOT is aware of the new federal guidelines and we do not anticipate they will change the way MnDOT shares creative highway safety messages with the public that helps improve safety on our Minnesota roadways.” (https://lnkd.in/gP779ZYN). The WSJ story mentioned two studies with different views on the effectiveness of such humor. Virginia Tech professor Tripp Shealy studied the matter (https://lnkd.in/gptPgCjD) and reacted to humor in VMS content to the WSJ, “My recommendation would be that they’re useful, and humor should be allowed, from what we studied.” My colleagues at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute found that the humor didn't really help convey messages to change safety behavior and doesn't recommend them (https://lnkd.in/gE7pnd3G). So in the meantime the use of signs like "Use yah blinkah" in MA or “Use headlights like Rudolph uses his red nose” in AZ may or may not continue. #federalgovernment #trafficsafety #trafficsigns #mutcd  

If you've got the post-consultation blues after the #FutureHomesStandard finished, don't despair! This consultation, which considers changes to #PermittedDevelopment in England, is open until April 9th. #DLUHC wants to make it easier to install #EVChargers and #HeatPumps in existing homes, and change the rules about knocking something down to build a new dwelling. https://lnkd.in/dxivh4N2