Green Building Law Update

JUNE 5, 2016

vetoed an increase in the State’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard that would have resulted in higher electricity prices across the State. The legislation has been characterized as a “tax increase” to be levied upon every electricity ratepayer in Maryland. of their total electric supply into Maryland.

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Maryland Electrical Housing Baltimore 149

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 5, 2016

vetoed an increase in the State’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard that would have resulted in higher electricity prices across the State. The legislation has been characterized as a “tax increase” to be levied upon every electricity ratepayer in Maryland. of their total electric supply into Maryland.

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Maryland Electrical Housing Baltimore 120

Safety Services Company

JANUARY 14, 2014

It is a broad enough topic that it netted 2,704 violations in 2013, good enough to round out the top 10 list. Handtools must permit easy handling of material without the operator placing a hand in the danger zone. Check with us every Wednesday for the rest of the year as we understand the Top 10 OSHA Violations for 2013.

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OSHA Regulation Zoning Accidents 48

Safety Services Company

OCTOBER 23, 2013

It accounted for 8,241 of the 42,502 infractions in 2013. Bricklaying from scaffolds requires employees to follow the scaffold regulations; this was the third most common violation in 2013. On roofs 50 feet or less wide, a safety monitoring system alone is permitted. Electrical, Wiring (1910.305) – November 20.

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OSHA Safety Regulation Employment 55

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 18, 2013

From the March/April 2013 issue. And now, without further ado, here are the winners of our 2013 Economic Development Awards. In 2012, the Alliance visited 178 companies to assist with access to capital, workforce training opportunities, permitting issues and site location assistance. By Business Facilities Staff. Plains U.S.

El Paso 106

El Paso Indianapolis Zoning New Jersey 106

Natural Building

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Small Cob Buildings without Permits! Green Electrical Contracting. million jobs from 2009 to 2013. Much of this activity will be related to electrical work. In the next ten to twenty years, “electrical contractor” will no longer be a suitable job title for electricians. LEED Credit Tracking Software. Living Walls.

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Green Electrical Sustainability Architecture 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 24, 2013

The company’s customers set an all-time peak demand record in 2012, as electric sales rebound with Michigan’s improving economy. The current project schedule calls for construction to begin in 2014 and for the new combined cycle power plant to begin serving Consumers Energy’s electric customers in 2017.

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Michigan Permits Certification Electrical 60

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

DECEMBER 24, 2013

From the September/October 2013 issue. And though the community has many obvious assets, including its transportation network, fast track permitting and high growth rate, it provides something extra valuable for those in the data business. Great Lakes BF-Sept/oct-2013 ComEd Huntley Power Reliability'

Chicago 45

Chicago Illinois Resource Green 45

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MARCH 11, 2016

The plant operators, Tokyo Electric Power Co. In 2013, Japan adopted new safety requirements for its nuclear power plants, but reports indicate only a handful of the 40 operable nuclear plants in the country have met the new rules.

Electrical 40

Electrical Site Plans Negotiation 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 10, 2013

From the May/June 2013 issue. percent growth supported by its robust export industry, and it is on track to meet its 5 percent target for 2013. Electrical Appliances ($4.7 The BOI even offers on-site visa and work permits, with most permits being issued in under three hours! Photo: Thailand Board of Investment.).

Industrial 68

Industrial Zoning Office Products 68

ENR Construction

AUGUST 16, 2012

QR Codes Unlocking Secrets of NYC Building Permits. New York City building permits are sprouting up with QR codes that instantly unlock vast amounts of project information. It is now nearing the issuance of its 200,000th building permit with a QR code. QR codes are expected to be on all permits by the end of 2013.

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Permits New York City New York Plans 67

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 9, 2016

Property Tax Value Limitation: Encourages large-scale manufacturing, research and development, renewable energy, nuclear and integrated gasification combined cycle electric generation facilities capital investment projects in the State of Texas. The bill also amends the margin calculation accordingly for equity.

Texas 40

Texas Finance Electrical Products 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 30, 2013

From the May/June 2013 issue. Demand for automobiles is increasing to pre-recession levels with annual vehicle production projections for 2013 reaching just over 15 million units. Figure 2 : Vehicles Sold, 2004 — March 2013. Bureau of Labor Statistics.). By Mark Williams. Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis.). 4) Labor Draw.

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Site Risk Products Drawings 60

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 24, 2014

In providing tenants electricity and gas, the Park looked to competing suppliers to insure lower costs, redundancies and reliability; today the Park has two onsite electrical providers and two natural gas pipelines. “And when you see how those first decisions are playing out today, the prescience is impressive.”.

Industrial 47

Industrial Oklahoma Tulsa Resource 47

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MARCH 9, 2016

Sales Tax Exemption on Electricity Used in Manufacturing: The sales tax burden is exempt on sales of power or fuel to a person engaged in the business of manufacturing, processing or agriculture when the same is consumed directly in manufacturing process.

Wyoming 40

Wyoming Finance Debt Equipment 40

Business Facilities

JULY 22, 2014

As part of its efforts to support and grow an innovative, technology-based and entrepreneurial business environment, the Department of Commerce launched the state’s first Office of Innovation in the fall of 2013. It offers the lowest industrial costs in the state, 29 percent below the national average for industrial electric costs.

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South Carolina North Carolina Raleigh Innovation 53

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 29, 2016

State and local officials also have come up with innovative solutions that permit major industries to expand without tapping into the local supply of fresh water. Oklahoma previously set a Renewable Energy Portfolio standard requiring it to get 15 percent of its electricity from renewables by 2015, but the state hit the target early, in 2013.

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Oklahoma Resource Rhode Island Plans 72

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

DECEMBER 3, 2013

From the September/October 2013 issue. Texas manufacturing companies may also be exempt from paying state sales and use tax on electricity and natural gas used in the manufacturing process. In the third quarter of 2013, total employment in the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was 145,608, a growth of 1.75

Texas 49

Texas Education Airports Zoning 49

Contractor Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

The existing statutory and permit requirements that impact the use of geothermal heat pumps and geothermal ground loop technologies and any other existing legal impediments to the use of geothermal heat pump and geothermal ground loop technologies.

California 48

California Commissioning Green Contractors 48

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

From the July/August 2013 issue. In January 2013, four Super Post-Panamax cranes became operational on the new container berth. Each crane weighs 1,550 tons and is fully electric so it emits no diesel emissions. In May 2013, CSX Transportation Inc. By Jenny Vickers. markets via train or truck. According to Maryland Gov.

Baltimore 88

Baltimore Delaware New Jersey Virginia 88

Safety Services Company

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The non-descript General Industry regulation 1910.305 which governs wiring methods, components and equipment for general use was responsible for 3,452 violations in 2013, making it the regulation that is the fifth most likely to trip up employers for citations in the United States. Wiring methods. Open Wiring on Insulators.

Electrical 54

Electrical OSHA Regulation Equipment 54

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

From the January/February 2013 issue. Jerry Brown fired the two state regulators who had overseen a 70 percent decline in state drilling permits since 2008, a notable turnaround for a state leader who in his first stint as governor in the 1970s pioneered many of California’s landmark environmental protection statutes. By Robert Tilton.

California 47

California Sacramento Zoning Los Angeles 47

Safety Services Company

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The non-descript General Industry regulation 1910.305 which governs wiring methods, components and equipment for general use was responsible for 3,452 violations in 2013, making it the regulation that is the fifth most likely to trip up employers for citations in the United States. Wiring methods. Open Wiring on Insulators.

Electrical 49

Electrical OSHA Regulation Equipment 49

Safety Services Company

DECEMBER 18, 2013

General Industry Regulation 1910.147, The Control of Hazardous Energy – better known as Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) – was the seventh most violated standard in 2013 with 3,254, more than twice as many as in 2012 (1,572). A Work Authorization Permit is a way to comply with the LOTO provisions if included in the written procedures.

OSHA 48

OSHA Permits Equipment Inspections 48

Safety Services Company

DECEMBER 18, 2013

General Industry Regulation 1910.147, The Control of Hazardous Energy – better known as Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) – was the seventh most violated standard in 2013 with 3,254, more than twice as many as in 2012 (1,572). A Work Authorization Permit is a way to comply with the LOTO provisions if included in the written procedures.

OSHA 48

OSHA Permits Equipment Inspections 48

Safety Services Company

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

These amendments will become effective on February 1, 2013. Part 19, Electrical Safety. Relating to replacing current terminology with terms that are appropriate to low voltage electrical equipment. Part 19, Electrical Safety. Part 13, Ladders, Scaffolds and Temporary Work Platforms, and Part 19, Electrical Safety.

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Safety Regulation Equipment Roads 49

Pro Builder

DECEMBER 15, 2021

1 home builder in building permits and construction value, scaring off every large-volume, multistate production operation that dared enter Ivory’s Wasatch Mountain lair. 1 home builder in terms of building permits and construction value and reaching the milestone, in 2019, of 20,000 homes sold (right). Photos: courtesy Ivory Homes.

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Innovation Utah Housing Products 122

Constructor Marketing that Works

JUNE 9, 2010

HVAC Marketing, Plumbing marketing, Electrical contractor marketing can be tough. Thats why weve assembled the best plumbing, electrical and hvac marketing strategies onto one site. The next time a company worth $40 billion asks for a permit to drill a hole in the earth, please ask if they can fill the hole they make.

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Contractors Electrical Permits Site 40

Constructor Marketing that Works

JUNE 7, 2012

HVAC Marketing, Plumbing marketing, Electrical contractor marketing can be tough. Thats why weve assembled the best plumbing, electrical and hvac marketing strategies onto one site. ► 2013. (8). Contractor Marketing That Works. ” (First, I thought dark glasses and sunglasses were the same. Blog Archive.

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Contractors Roads Environment Electrical 45

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 28, 2014

In 2007, the statewide economic impact from film was estimated at $242 million; by 2013, this had grown to $3.5 But converting energy from the sun, wind or water into electricity is only the first step in the migration from fossil fuels to a greener future. In April 2013, the RV components manufacturer announced plans to invest $12.8

Indiana 108

Indiana NJ Georgia Kentucky 108

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JUNE 19, 2014

And, in 2013, the 3,009-acre South Alabama Mega Site in Bay Minette as well as the 50-acre Loxley North Property on Baldwin County 49 earned AdvantageSite designations. The company has invested an additional $6 million and created 100 new jobs in addition to the 300 already announced in June 2013. Photo: flickr.com/photos/gdecd).

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Site Wisconsin Georgia Certification 66

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

From the January/February 2013 issue. Construction of the TDC is planned to begin in early 2013 with completion targeted for late 2014. In September 2012, Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations USA Inc. Inside a state-of-the-art cleanroom at CNSE’s Albany NanoTech Complex. By Jenny Vickers.

Austin 98

Austin Albuquerque New York New Mexico 98

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 11, 2014

Effective September 1, 2010 an evergreen clause permits the renewal of issuing capacity by ODFA. Alternative Energy Sources Tax Credits: Oklahoma encourages alternative, zero-emission fuel production by providing tax credits to producers of electricity utilizing such sources and to small wind turbine manufacturers. and 1364).

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Oklahoma Finance Zoning Oklahoma City 40

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APRIL 12, 2016

The wind turbines operating at Buffalo’s green energy complex on Lake Erie generate enough electricity to power roughly 15,000 homes; the turbines are under contract to a local utility, Constellation Energy Resources. The percentage of electricity generated by renewables continues to surge in the United States.

Indiana 40

Indiana New York New Jersey Wisconsin 40

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APRIL 15, 2014

Oil and Gas Service Industry Manufacturing Credit (AS 43.20.049): As part of the More Alaska Production Act passed in 2013, this is a credit of 10% of qualified oil and gas industry service expenditures, up to $10 million per taxpayer per year. The tax credit cannot exceed $2 million dollars per year per facility that produces electricity.

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Income Finance Zoning Employment 108

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 22, 2016

In addition, businesses that qualify for technology zone grants will receive reimbursements up to 100 percent of the cost for building permits and site plan review permits for the property subject to technology zone grants. Polaris, which recorded 2013 sales of $3.8

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Engineering Oklahoma North Carolina Virginia 75

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 9, 2016

48.2): In the 2013 legislative session the budget agreement included appropriating $3,000,000 to the Oklahoma Quick Action Closing Fund. Eligible alternative fuels include compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas (propane), hydrogen, and electricity. The permit must be renewed every three years.

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Oklahoma Income Finance Commissioning 40