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You Need a Green Building Consultant (Who Speaks for the Trees)

Green Building Law Update

Those responses are not inconsistent with and, in fact, should be considered concomitantly with the conclusion, having worked on LEED projects since 2001, that the second best way to mitigate risk and avoid liability in sustainable building is a green building consultant working for the owner.

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Historic Church Appeals to Higher Authority in Solar Dispute

Green Building Law Update

The First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist church has appealed from a decision of the Historic District Commission of the Town of Bedford that denied First Parish’s application for a certificate of appropriateness to install solar panels on its Meetinghouse roof.

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Green Globes to be Approved in Maryland

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Council chapter) established by an act of the legislature in 2007, replacing the prior Council of the same name created by Executive Order in 2001. The action taken last Wednesday was by the Maryland Green Building Council, a governmental body (not to be confused with a U.S. of this article.

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Certified Chatham Megasite Is Vital Step For Local NC Economic Growth

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A vital step in positioning Chatham County and the Siler City area for major economic development has been achieved with the recent state certification of the Chatham Randolph Megasite, an industrial site west of Siler City, NC. It shows that Chatham County is not only open for business, but eager for companies to take a hard look at us.”

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

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Certifications • Florida Building Contractor. Education • MBA, Leadership Concentration, Liberty University • BA, Political Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University • Postbaccalaureate Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University. Akel Homes. Delray Beach, Fla. .

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Feature Story: Aiming For The Top In Utah

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Today, there are fewer state employees than there were in 2001, despite double-digit growth in the Beehive State’s population. We want to create a sustainable future that maintains, if not improves, our quality of life and provides economic opportunities for our kids and grandkids and those who come after them.”.

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Navistar Makes U-Turn on Diesel Engines, Arrives at Cummins.

ENR Construction

Sustainability. Navistar Submits 13-Liter Engine for EPA Certification. -- Advertising --. based Navistar, which had been bullish about exhaust-gas-recirculation , or EGR, its in-cylinder technology worth about $700 million in development costs since 2001. Search our site: Infrastructure. Transportation. Environment.