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USGBC Making Significant Change to LEED 2009

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Council has just announced that all new projects registering for LEED 2009 beginning on April 8, 2016 will need to satisfy increased minimum energy performance thresholds. 2007 (with errata but without addenda 25) using a computer simulation model for the whole building project.

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Will Proposed Change to LEED 2009 Kill the Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs?

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Council is soliciting comments on its proposal to change the prerequisites of the current LEED 2009 rating system increasing the minimum energy performance thresholds. 2007 (with errata but without addenda 25) using a computer simulation model for the whole building project.

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The First Green Building Litigation. The Rest of the Story.

Green Building Law Update

It was widely reported that the first green building litigation in the country was the 2007 trial court case of Southern Builders, Inc. In January 2007, Southern Builders, the general contractor, commenced a mechanics lien action in the Circuit Court. tax credit certificate. 19-C-07-011405.

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The First Green Building Litigation. The Rest of the Story.

Green Building Law Update

It was widely reported that the first green building litigation in the country was the 2007 trial court case of Southern Builders, Inc. In January 2007, Southern Builders, the general contractor, commenced a mechanics lien action in the Circuit Court. tax credit certificate. 19-C-07-011405.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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percent, the lowest since 2007, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The wind turbines operating at Buffalo’s green energy complex on Lake Erie generate enough electricity to power roughly 15,000 homes; the turbines are under contract to a local utility, Constellation Energy Resources. ACHIEVEMENT IN SITE CERTIFICATION.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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If a business entity invests in a qualifying project that meets certain requirements and is approved by the Alabama Department of Revenue, and maintains minimum annual requirements, the company may receive an annual credit against its income tax liability generated from the qualifying project.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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It is a credit of five percent of the capital costs of a qualifying project, to be applied to the Alabama income tax liability or financial institution excise tax generated by the project income, each year for 20 years. The credit is 20 percent of the actual costs limited to the employer’s income tax liability.

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