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Passive House is β€œIn” in 2017

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The City of Vancouver Zero Emissions Building Plan calls for a 90% reduction in emissions from new buildings by 2025 and while it does not explicitly require Passive House design or certification, it will move that market. Applications submitted under the PennHOMES and low income housing tax credit program are ranked.

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7 ways to change 'business as usual': The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library

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NET POSITIVE TOTAL CARBON – Clean the air TRPL has a feasible plan to achieve total carbon-positive status at its opening, with further improvement over the life of the building. The site will be a thriving sustainability example for others to follow and go well beyond current certification criteria.

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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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β€œWe’ve brought industries together with our technical and community colleges to create a state model that will enable students to attain specific certifications in high-demand industries,” Perry says. Perry has supported pilot projects to assess the feasibility of large-scale seawater desalination plants on the Texas Gulf Coast.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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Noting that the rolling pasture land was less than 20 miles from Atlanta’s international airport, the Pinewood team indicated it was a feasible location for their new studio complex. -based Pinewood Studios was interested in establishing a U.S. Business Facilities congratulates all of the winners in our 2013 Deal of the Year competition.

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Decarbonization at Scale: The Portfolio-Level Net Zero Carbon OPR

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A version of this article was originally published in GRESB Partner Insights. Onsite Renewables: After incorporating efficiency measures and prior to investigating off-site renewable sourcing possibilities, explore options to provide renewable energy from onsite sources, which is often done through a ZNE feasibility analysis.

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BIM Glossary Terms and Definitions – NBIMS-US – 2013

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IFC Certification Procedure (IFC 4×4**). Certification testing is a process for testing software’s conformance with a given IFC release specification and its subsets, defined as views. In 2010 buildingSMART developed the new IFC Certification 2.0 In 2010 buildingSMART developed the new IFC Certification 2.0

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State by State Incentives Guide

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If applying for a transferable credit certificate, no more than half the credit may be applied in a single calendar year. Tax credits must be applied for annually, after initial certification, and will be adjusted to reflect the actual of number of employees that qualify each year. New Economy Jobs Tax Credits are not transferable.

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