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LEED Commercial Interiors can Save the Planet

Green Building Law Update

Today there are only 3,392 LEED CI 2009 projects. That Gold opportunity is because LEED v4 is a significant upgrade to the LEED 2009 version of the rating systems. Be aware that building envelope commissioning is now included in this credit. Actually the numbers are surprisingly low when compared to other LEED rating systems.

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M&V, MBCx, WTF: Building Performance Monitoring as a Means to Achieve Decarbonization Goals

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In the built environment, quality assurance and control processes like measurement and verification (M&V) and monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx) require real-time, accurate data and provide insights that are foundational to achieving zero carbon targets. However, because of how the M&V credit has evolved from LEED version 2.0

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AEE WEST 2023: Building Performance Monitoring

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In the built environment, quality assurance and control processes like measurement and verification (M&V) and monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx) require real-time, accurate data and provide insights that are foundational to achieving zero carbon targets. However, because of how the M&V credit has evolved from LEED version 2.0

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2018 IgCC is Not in Use Anywhere. A Detailed Analysis of Why?

Green Building Law Update

Which at first blush might appear to not necessarily a bad thing, given that the IgCC, first published in 2009, has only been adopted, in whole, but mostly in part, in maybe 17 jurisdictions, out of the more than 4,400 code adopting jurisdictions across the U.S., so there was room for wider adoption of a 2018 IgCC. Sec 1001.3.2

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2018 IgCC – A Fast Paced Deep Dive

Green Building Law Update

Which is not necessarily a bad thing, given that the IgCC, first published in 2009, has only been adopted, in whole, but mostly in part, in maybe 17 jurisdictions, out of the more than 4,400 code adopting jurisdictions across the U.S. is an entirely new standard and bears little, if any relationship to earlier IgCC versions. Sec 1001.3.2

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North Dakota Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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State Water Commission funds, not exceeding $20,000 per borrower, may be used to supplement Ag PACE funds for the purchase of irrigation equipment on new irrigated acreage. Loan funds may be used to finance real estate, machinery and equipment and for the purchase or leasing of equipment.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Tennessee — Alcoa Expands Auto Sheet Operation In Blount County

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Taylor plus Alcoa Mayor Don Mull, Blount County Mayor Ed Mitchell and Blount County Commission Chairman Jerome Moon joined in announcing the expansion. As the market for raw aluminum weakened in 2009, Alcoa mothballed its Blount County smelting operation, laying off 450 workers. TeamHealth Adding 500 Jobs. Tennessee Gov.