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ESG is an Opportunity for Commercial Landlords

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Carbon reporting will be required by organizations, people, activities, information and resources involved in supplying a product or service in California. It offers a positive that the supply chain contract, the lease, is in writing. This is much more than only applying to Amazon and Walmart, and their supply chains.

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Net Zero Certification Program Announced by USGBC

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There is no doubt that the newly announced LEED net zero certification program is aspirational. USGBC announced last week that it will be unveiling the Beta version of a new Net Zero Certification program at Greenbuild in November. Net Zero Carbon Emissions Certification: Projects must achieve a carbon balance of zero.

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Could Solyndra Happen To Green Building Policy?

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Solyndra is the solar panel manufacturer in California that qualified for a $535 million federally-backed loan. In exchange, Destiny USA promised to redevelop a brownfield site, use massive amounts of renewable energy, and get LEED certification for 75 percent of the project. Of course it could -- it already has.

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M&V, MBCx, WTF: Building Performance Monitoring as a Means to Achieve Decarbonization Goals

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For building owners and operators, obtaining tenant consumption may be difficult without a mechanism requiring it like green lease language. Note that this isn’t typically an issue in California because Title 24 requires segregated panel loads, but there are instances where panels will become mixed during construction.

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AEE WEST 2023: Building Performance Monitoring

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For building owners and operators, obtaining tenant consumption may be difficult without a mechanism requiring it like green lease language. Note that this isn’t typically an issue in California because Title 24 requires segregated panel loads, but there are instances where panels will become mixed during construction.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Interstate 40 is the major east-west thoroughfare reaching from North Carolina to California that runs through Arkansas. The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), working with other state agencies, offers a Career Readiness Certificate to potential employees. Interstate 55 links eastern Arkansas to St.

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

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The key to that positive change resides in the same place in California it did in North Dakota—buried more than a mile underground in the middle of a huge shale deposit. Thus far, California hasn’t dived head-first into an embrace of fracking. Source: Energy Information Administration based on data from various studies.