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USGBC, Bank of America name recipients of 2014 Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program

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Green Building Council (USGBC) and Bank of America Charitable Foundation announced today the 11 projects selected for the 2014 Affordable Green Neighborhoods (AGN) grant program. read more.

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Washington State Contractors - Time To Get 2014 Resale Certificate

Contractor Bookkeeping

The Rule Is - “Have a Resale Certificate or Pay the Tax” It’s all about paying sales tax. Years Ago – The Resale Certificate was a blank form that was filled out by the contractor as needed with an ending date selected by the contractor. Needless to say some certificates were a challenge to read. Who is the customer?

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What LEED Statistics Tell Us?

Green Building Law Update

While that is a very large number, it is the lightest month this year and on an annualized basis, Green Business Certification, Inc., million square feet per day average in 2014. Of those certifications it is significant that greater than 30% were Existing Buildings projects and several were recertifications. Projects Certified.

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Green Building Bonds as a Game Changing New Source of Capital

Green Building Law Update

Regency Centers Corporation, a publicly traded REIT, completed the sale of $250 million of “green building bonds” on May 14, 2014. ” Only days before the green building bond sale, on May 12, 2014, Regency was honored by the U.S. In November 2013, Bank of America issued the first ever U.S.

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GRESB is Huge with $2.3 Trillion in Real Estate so Follow the Money

Green Building Law Update

Trillion in 2014 and $2.3 The total number of participating property companies and funds increased to 707 this year, a net increase of 11% over 2014. Banks are beginning to use GRESB data in real estate lending. Today GRESB is a wholly owned subsidiary of Green Business Certification Inc., Trillion in 2013, $2.1

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The Single Most Significant Change in LEED v4

Green Building Law Update

The newest version of LEED, with the designation LEED v4 is not simply another step in the continuous improvement of the third party verified green building rating system, and while not paradigm shift equal to a Neil Armstrong “giant leap for mankind,” LEED v4 is an all but an entirely new green building certification program.

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The Single Most Significant Change in LEED

Green Building Law Update

The newest version of LEED, with the designation LEED v4 is not simply another step in the continuous improvement of the third party verified green building rating system, and while not paradigm shift equal to a Neil Armstrong “giant leap for mankind,” LEED v4 is an all but an entirely new green building certification program.