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Buyers Desire More Food Storage, Tech in Homes

Pro Builder

Then, in late morning he’d begin working from the breakfast table,” says marketing expert Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki of tst ink, who, along with consumer strategist Belinda Sward of Strategic Solutions Alliance, and architect Nancy Keenan, president and CEO of Dahlin Group, conducted the America at Home Study. Across the U.S.

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Passive House is “In” in 2017

Green Building Law Update

The number and size of Passive House projects in North America has rapidly grown in the last year. There are currently over 1600 professionals and trades trained in Passive House design and construction in North America, including non lawyer professionals associated with this firm.

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Getting Older Homes Up to Snuff for Energy Efficiency

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For instance, people of color and low-income residents have vastly higher rates of pollution exposure: A 2022 Harvard University study that linked 17 years’ worth of demographic data with data on fine particulate pollution from across the U.S., Disadvantaged communities suffer the highest burden of climate change. Have ideas?

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Stop Asian Hate: Stok’s Commitment to Action

Stok

Through a climate and environmental degradation lens, every year low-income Asian American and Pacific Islander communities are disproportionally impacted by heat waves, extreme weather patterns, wildfires, power outages, and toxic chemical spills. The Making of Asian America: A History. Self-Evident: Asian America’s Stories.

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STATE FOCUS: Kansas Focuses On The All-Around

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The state recognizes that small businesses are critical to the economy and recently eliminated income taxes for many small organizations. In addition, the state offers a payroll withholding tax retention program and sales tax exemptions and recently lowered personal income taxes.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

Business Facilities

T he rankings ecosystem is getting crowded and, like everything else in 21st Century America, it appears to be dancing to the tune of reality TV. Tennessee is proud to be a right-to-work state with no personal income tax on wages. By Business Facilities Staff. From the July/August 2019 Issue.

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10 Construction Certifications and Where to Get Them

CivilJungle

National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER). The Certified Construction Manager (CCM) is indeed a “gold standard of staffing certification for the construction management profession,” as per the Construction Management Association of America. National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER).