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Miami Beach’s New Green Building Tax

Green Building Law Update

In 2015, 64 permits were issued for buildings over 7,000 square feet. Apparently none of those projects are today registered with GBCI as pursuing or having achieved a LEED Gold certification. If there is a failure to obtain any level of LEED certification, the fee is not refunded.

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Organic on the FTC Agenda

Green Building Law Update

The word is “organic” as it relates to non-agricultural products is the topic of the October 20, 2016, roundtable sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This is a big deal.

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#68:? Energy Code Compliance

NH Construction Law

The commission historically issued a permit only for residential construction (based on submission of application form EC-1 ), and relied on the design professional's certification without issuing a permit for commercial construction. Section 103.1 ” Upon repeal of RSA 155-D, New Hampshire has no such statute.

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Green Code Mandatory on April 1 For All Building in Baltimore

Green Building Law Update

The new enactment allows the Code official to accept third party certification of compliance with these alternative compliance paths; and the authors’ businesses will provide those certifications. In a first for any American city, buildings subject to the new law are now mandated to have renewable energy systems.

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Code Compliance & Beyond: Upping Baseline Building Energy Performance

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Most high-performance building certifications and city codes use ASHRAE and ICC’s building codes to define energy performance requirements within their rating systems. For non-residential buildings, the savings are about 30% compared to the 2016 code cycle and are mainly a result of lighting upgrades. How to approach compliance.

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Louisiana Economic Development Wins Deal of the Year: Bronze Award

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

By the BF Staff From the January/February 2016 Issue. Formosa made good on that pledge by filing administratively complete environmental permits with the state within a month of the project announcement. PROJECT TITLE: FORMOSA PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX ENTERED BY: LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. PROJECT IMPACT ESTIMATES. Bobby Jindal.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

By Jenny Vickers From the May/June 2016 Issue. In March 2016, McAuliffe signed into law measures that establish a workforce training program targeted to increase specific industry certifications and occupational licenses that meet the needs of businesses in each region of the state. The factory is one of only three in the U.S.