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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

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The European Union has gone in another direction with the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation , applicable as of May 2018, updating and modernizing the principles enshrined in the 1995 Data Protection Directive which guarantee individual privacy rights in one’s personal data including “the right to be forgotten.”

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2018 IgCC is Not in Use Anywhere. A Detailed Analysis of Why?

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The drafting process was widely criticized resulting in a document that has never been enacted anywhere, and likely should not ever be adopted as code. The reworked provisions for construction and plans for operation , now combined in chapter 10, are much more than systems commissioning. Sec 1001.3.2

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2018 IgCC – A Fast Paced Deep Dive

Green Building Law Update

The reworked provisions for construction and plans for operation , now combined in chapter 10, are much more than systems commissioning. Green building laws that promote innovation and create an environment rich for investment in real estate can save mankind and our current way of life. Sec 1001.3.2

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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SMUD: ENERGY INNOVATORS. Since its inception in 1946, the community-owned Sacramento Municipal Utility District—known locally as SMUD—has had as its core values a commitment to innovation, conservation, creativity and service. that are LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). econdev.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Alabama Innovation Fund: As part of the implementation of Accelerate Alabama, this fund was created to maximize the use of the State’s economic development resources by leveraging annual research and development expenditures by Public Universities within the State to generate resources which can be used to support economic development initiatives.

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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The decision to use a single, innovative, arch-shaped truss to span the Kill Van Kull waterway was inspired in part by its beauty, said chief designer Ammann at the dedication ceremony on Nov. The project is anticipated to be completed in 2016. Army Corps of Engineers to increase the depth to 47-feet from the mouth of the St.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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The Ben Franklin Technology Center of Central and Northern Pennsylvania was awarded a $750,000 Discovered in PA—Developed in PA (D2PA) grant to support the Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization project. At OPPD we will be at 15 percent renewable energy by July and we will be at 30 percent renewable energy by December 2016,” said Mueller.