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Banks Consider Climate Change Risk for Home Loans

Pro Builder

Banks Consider Climate Change Risk for Home Loans. Banks are starting to calculate their risk exposure to climate catastrophes, and this process can be called “underwaterwriting” or “blue-lining,” depending on whether you’re looking at it from the point of view of the bank or consumer respectively. Tue, 09/21/2021 - 11:36.

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Former Arkansas construction exec sentenced to 3 years prison for bank fraud

Construction Dive

submitted fake invoices to his bank in order to be able to draw on a business line of credit. Matthew Beasley, former president of contractor Cobas Inc.,

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C.F. Møller Architects and Arkthing win competition to design Icelandic bank building

BD+C

Drawing inspiration from the volcanic basalt stone, the horizontal layers of rock, and the atmosphere of the caves and clefts of the Icelandic landscape, C.F. Møller and Arkthing have won a competition to design Landsbankinn’s newest bank in Reykjavik.

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Fire at Arizona Energy Storage Battery Bank Draws Scrutiny

ENR Construction

Questions are still awaiting answers as Arizona Public Service Co. investigates the cause of an explosion April 19 in a 2-MW/2-MWh grid-connected energy-storage battery facility in Surprise, Ariz.

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Baltimore Venue Gets Sustainable Upgrade

ENR Construction

The CFG Bank Arena renovation is enabling the 60-year-old structure to draw national acts such as Bruce Springsteen.

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#122:  Construction Loan Disbursement Pitfalls

NH Construction Law

A common feature of residential construction loans is the requirement for periodic inspections of the progress of work, usually by an independent inspection company hired by the bank, before disbursements are made. New Hampshire Savings Bank , 131 N.H. ” And such a voluntary undertaking is exceedingly rare.

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An Off-Grid Electric Hot Tub

Natural Building

.” “But how to run a hot tub in an off-grid campground with a 7-year-old, 150-amp-hour battery bank? ” “I started out testing an Intex inflatable hot tub and found out it draws around 1,200 watts when the pump and heater are running. I then wired the RV battery bank in parallel with the truck battery bank.