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Benchmarking regulations prompt jump in green certified properties

BD+C

This is a slight increase from the 37% reported in 2015, but a huge jump from 2005, when less than 5% of office space was certified. According to CBRE's 2017 National Green Building Adoption Index, which ranks 30 of the largest commercial office markets in the U.S.

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Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard Being Revised

Green Building Law Update

ASTM first published a standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments in 1993, with published revisions in 1994, 1997, 2000, 2005, and 2013, so that the standard is being again revised is not surprising, but some of the changes warrant heightened scrutiny. The ASTM E50.02 This new text only exacerbates a prior bad word choice.

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Higher Mortgage Rates Could Level Out Home Prices, Says Economist

Pro Builder

The current market results from years of underbuilding, further complicated by a severe lack of skilled labor, not enough developed lots, cost of loans to finance construction, materials costs, and other regulations. In 2005, I was a reporter, and I wondered whether we were in a housing bubble. Will the housing market crash again?

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A Quick Science Refresher on Greenhouse Gas

Green Building Law Update

But make no mistake, the larger issue is the regulation for the first time of GHGs (including carbon) which will literally change the structure of the global economy, our political order, market capitalism and even our biological selves.”. We have been doing this GHG work since 2005.

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Trump Waives Environmental Laws for Wall Prototype

Construction Equipment

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a waiver for a border wall prototype this week, citing its authority under a 2005 law to set aside any laws and regulations when necessary for border infrastructure.

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Trump Waives Environmental Laws for Border Wall Prototype Build

Construction Equipment

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the waiver Tuesday, citing its authority under a 2005 law to set aside any laws and regulations when necessary for border infrastructure.

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Lot Values Reach Record High Price

Pro Builder

After adjusting for inflation, NAHB says lot values are approaching prices seen during the 2005 and 2006 housing boom where lots sold at $43,000, equivalent to $55,000 today. . New England is known for strict local zoning regulations that often require very low densities.

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