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20,000th LEED Project Is Certified

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In the event you missed the huge happening on December 4th, it is a LEED 2009 Commercial Interior Certified project in Knoxville, Tennessee. The sustainable build out is the 32,308 square feet corporate offices of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. Green Building Council and the existing built environment.

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Green Building Bonds as a Game Changing New Source of Capital

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The REIT has 17 LEED registered projects since 2009 (7 of which are under construction) and 7 of which have been certified. Green Bonds Kaplow LEED Sustainability green building' Regency described this source of capital as an opportunity to support an important market as investors seek more socially responsible investment options.

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What are Today's Best New Retail Developments? | Hard Hat Chat

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At Englewood, we have data points that go back for decades on commercial construction costs and leasing rates for areas across the country. Each municipality brings its own costs, and different market cycles bring different lease rates. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2010.

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Best and Worst of 2010: Commercial Construction Trends

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It wasn’t as bad as 2009, but not as good as 2008. While sustainable construction was a hot button in 2010 office construction, green retail and restaurant construction did not gain as much traction. But in the meantime it seems like the line on sustainable retail and restaurant construction isn’t “no” but “not now.”.

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Commercial Constructions Trends to Watch in 2010

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While ground-up work should be stronger in 2010 than 2009, most companies will still be watching their bottom line closely. issue of Shopping Center Business , Go Green Stations, a new alternative fuel distributor, is planning approximately 1,000 stores in 2010, compared to 100 in 2009. 2. Green is Gold. According to the Dec.

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STATEMENT OF KEVIN KAMPSCHROER DIRECTOR OFFICE OF FEDERAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDINGS OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTWIDE POLICY U.S. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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Executive Orders in two successive Administrations also have been issued to accomplish sustainability targets, but is anything truly being done in a productive manner? The GSA is chartered to lead high performance building efforts including Congressionally-mandated review of green building certification systems.

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PACE Bill Due in Baltimore City

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Its original PACE law enacted in 2009 was put on hold after the 2011 guidance from the federal government. While Sonoma County was an early innovator, Connecticut has a widely admired statewide green bank program that is up and running and it is the model for Maryland. Maryland is typical.

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