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Energy-Efficiency Standards and Green Building Certification Systems Used by the Department of Defense for Military Construction and Major Renovations -2103

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2010, ASHRAE Standard 189.1-2011, 2011, and the LEED or Green Globes green building certification systems. . The cost savings associated with the reductions in energy and water use will vary by geographic region, by climate zone, and by building type. .

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

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Certifications • Florida Building Contractor. Education • MBA, Leadership Concentration, Liberty University • BA, Political Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University • Postbaccalaureate Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University. Akel Homes. Delray Beach, Fla. .

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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states have launched site certification programs with the goal of helping communities prepare available sites for investment and expansion. Since its inception in 2008, the program has recognized 47 active AdvantageSite locations in the state after meeting guidelines such as utility and environmental standards, size, zoning and accessibility.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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The city has created two Tax Increment Financing Districts with a third in process, to expand the municipal infrastructure to industrial and commercial zones. The city has adopted three NH Economic Revitalization Zones, offering corporate tax credits to qualifying businesses.

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. Cloud’s Airport Industrial Park, an area certified as “Shovel Ready” under the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Shovel Ready Site Certification Program.

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Enhance your estimating process with Sage 100 Contractor

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If you are a newbie in the estimating service zone then you should know about construction estimating checklist and how to organize them. ► 2010. (47). The information for subcontractor can easily be accessed from within one centralized system and totally incorporated with the accounting procedures. Blog Archive. ▼ 2012. (18).

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COMMUNITY PROFILE: Opportunity Knocks in Southwest Louisiana

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Specific site details, such as zoning restrictions, title work, environmental studies, soil analysis and surveys, are assessed for compliance and authenticity.”. In 2010, the company announced intentions to build the world’s first ethylene tetramerization unit next to the company’s Westlake complex in Calcasieu Parish.