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California is a Model for PACE Loan Reform

Green Building Law Update

California’s statutory changes to its existing residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing program, that became effective January 1, 2017, may be a model for residential PACE programs across the nation. The first residential PACE program started in Berkeley, California in 2007.

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Style Meets Safety with Fire Rated Glass Fences

BD+C

SAFTI FIRST is the largest premium provider of fire rated glass fencing in the United States, with many of the largest residential developers such as KB Home, Lennar, Tri Pointe Home and Pardee Homes installing miles and miles of “SAFTI FENCE ” in their communities.

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Style Meets Safety with Fire Rated Glass Fences  

Safti First

SAFTI FIRST is the largest premium provider of fire rated glass fencing in the United States, with many of the largest residential developers such as KB Home, Lennar, Tri Pointe Home and Pardee Homes installing miles and miles of “SAFTI FENCE ” in their communities.

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Will We See More Seismic Retrofitting in the Construction Industry?

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Many cities in California have seismic retrofit requirements , but outside the state, retrofit mandates aren’t common. The upgrades themselves involve things like tying walls, floors and roofs together, as well as securing parapets to prevent debris from falling during an earthquake. Earthquake Retrofit Requirements.

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Opportunities Shine in Community Solar

Green Building Law Update

But a 2008 study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory found that less than 27% of residential rooftops are suitable for hosting an on site photovoltaic system, after taking into consideration structural, shading, and ownership issues. Advances in solar technology have made photovoltaics a much sought after energy alternative.

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The just cause in behavioral health design: Make it right

BD+C

The County's ambitions to support the commitment has led to the development of three behavioral health facilities on the Los Angeles General Medical Center Campus: a Mental Health Urgent Care Center, Mental Health Rehabilitation Centers, and a Residential Withdrawal Management Facility.

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

BD+C

Some teachers in Northern California are living out of their cars, in hovels in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and with multiple roommates in one-bedroom apartments in Daly City, because they can’t afford to pay market-rate rent. And that’s just California. With rents rising across the country, many Americans are living a nightmare.

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