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New Green Building Tax Credit is a Progressive Effort

Green Building Law Update

New and existing buildings meeting higher levels of LEED certification receive increasingly higher levels of the property tax credit for five and three years, respectively. Under current law, the green building tax credit is tied to the LEED or its equivalent. The County caps the overall tax expenditure for this credit at $5 million annually.

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LEED is the Tool to Restrict Water Use in This Town

Green Building Law Update

While much attention was given last week to California Governor Jerry Brown’s executive order, in response to that state’s long running drought, seeking to reduce overall water use by 25%, there may be more to be learned from how the small Town of Hampstead in Maryland responded to its own water crisis in 2008.

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Louisiana Home Improvement Contractors License Requirements

Construction Law Monitor

Larose, LA, September 7, 2008 — (Photo credit: Wikipedia). The LSLBC will deliver the certificate of registration to the applicant who has been approved. These certificates are non-transferable. The Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors (LSLBC) is a very useful place for Louisiana contractors.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Small Cob.

Natural Building

Green Guidelines and Certification for your Home. I met John at the 2008 Natural Building Colloquium in Santa Barbara, California, and instantly recognized his gentle soul and passion for designing and building small cob structures. View my complete profile. LEED Credit Tracking Software. Living Walls. Super-Insulated Houses.

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Revit Beginners: Applications

Revit Beginners

IES & Green Building Studio – These softwares will take data from Revit in gbXML format and test for energy efficiency and LEED certification. Marathon Drafting. ► 2008. (7). Innovaya also does visualization, communication, quantity takeoff, construction simulating, and so on. BIMtroublemaker. Design Reform.

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

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Jerry Brown fired the two state regulators who had overseen a 70 percent decline in state drilling permits since 2008, a notable turnaround for a state leader who in his first stint as governor in the 1970s pioneered many of California’s landmark environmental protection statutes. Last year, CA Gov.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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If applying for a transferable credit certificate, no more than half the credit may be applied in a single calendar year. Program regulations are currently being drafted to include the expanded definition for “Advanced Manufacturers.” The incentive, unless extended, expires at the end of 2008.

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