Contractor Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

A multi-year effort to reduce electricity and natural gas consumption, conserve water and increase material recycling culminated today as the A. Smith Corporation Ashland City, Tennessee plant earned the 2013 Chairman’s Green Star Award for resource conservation. Green Management'

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

OCTOBER 28, 2013

This anniversary serves as a reminder of the challenges facing electric distribution companies as they plan for the future design and operation of the power grid. electrical infrastructure and how moving to a results-driven regulatory model could support the transition to an efficient, reliable and sustainable power system.

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Electrical Regulation Modeling Infrastructure 49

Natural Building

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

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Building Information Management

JANUARY 29, 2013

Many of the excellent presentations at the Building Innovation 2013 Conference & Expo are available on-line at [link]. Sustainable Buildings Industry Council Symposium – Fostering Innovation to go Beyond Green TM – LINK. buildingSMART alliance Conference Integrating BIM: Moving the Industry Forward – LINK.

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Building Information Management

JANUARY 29, 2013

Many of the excellent presentations at the Building Innovation 2013 Conference & Expo are available on-line at [link]. Sustainable Buildings Industry Council Symposium – Fostering Innovation to go Beyond Green TM – LINK. buildingSMART alliance Conference Integrating BIM: Moving the Industry Forward – LINK.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

(which request was granted) included as its justification, “the project will bring 34, anticipated LEED Platinum rating, infill housing units to the Midtown neighborhood creating a sustainable and livable community.”. Home is a Net Zero LEED certified home that includes solar with electrical storage, smart meter and more.”.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 5, 2016

vetoed an increase in the State’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard that would have resulted in higher electricity prices across the State. The legislation has been characterized as a “tax increase” to be levied upon every electricity ratepayer in Maryland. of their total electric supply into Maryland.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 5, 2016

vetoed an increase in the State’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard that would have resulted in higher electricity prices across the State. The legislation has been characterized as a “tax increase” to be levied upon every electricity ratepayer in Maryland. of their total electric supply into Maryland.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 4, 2013

In a case important beyond the State of Washington, the State’s highest court expressly acknowledged the dynamic tension of balancing the competing interests of the ecology versus generating electricity, coming down on the side of electricity, all be it renewable energy from wind turbines. EFSEC, 2013 WL 4608563.

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Washington Electrical Environment Sustainability 120

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

2014, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings , addresses site sustainability; water-use efficiency; energy ef­ficiency; indoor environmental quality; and the building’s impact on the atmosphere, materials and resources. Last week the 2014 version of the ASHRAE 189.1

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Green Baltimore Life Cycle Sustainability 120

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 18, 2013

From the March/April 2013 issue. And now, without further ado, here are the winners of our 2013 Economic Development Awards. The overall BR&E program brings together representatives of the City, the County, Lincoln Electric System, Black Hills Energy and the State of Nebraska. By Business Facilities Staff. New England U.S.

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El Paso Indianapolis Zoning New Jersey 106

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

One of those snow removal businesses in the Washington DC area is a landscaper in the warm weather months and Inside Out is the first to offer environmentally preferred solar (electric) powered landscaping equipment. A great example is snow removal.

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Industrial Drafting Green DC 120

Building Information Management

OCTOBER 26, 2012

14 Reasons to Register: Building Innovation 2013 . NIBS Building Innovation 2013 Visit Booth #5 – 4Clicks Introduces CEASAL. 1: Building Innovation 2013 is delivered by the National Institute of Building Sciences – an authoritative source of innovative solutions for the built environment.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Deval Patrick joined other state and federal officials in a ceremonial ribbon cutting for Ambri, an electricity storage startup company, which has opened its first battery manufacturing facility. New England Ambri Blog-Nov-2013 InnovateMass Liquid Metal Batteries Marlborough Startups'

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Massachusetts Electrical Innovation Commissioning 51

Work Gearz

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Despite increasing lookout for occupational safety and health during the past century, an estimated 317 million non-fatal occupational injuries and 321,000 occupation fatalities occur globally each year, making 151 workers sustain a work-related accident every 15 seconds according to ILO 2013 (International Labour Organization).

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 29, 2013

From the May/June 2013 issue. Sustainable materials will be used in the National Support Center facilities, and the project is designed to incorporate energy-efficient heating and cooling systems and on-site renewable energy sources. Education & Research, Energy & Sustainability, Aerospace & Defense. Reasor, Jr.,

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Maryland Baltimore Electrical Houston 53

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 8, 2014

Construction of wind turbines set a record in 4Q 2013 with 10,900 megawatts of capacity being added; nationwide, nearly 50,000 turbines have been installed. Early estimates for 2013 production project that output in PA topped 3 trillion cubic feet last year. Wind energy is now the fifth-largest electricity source in the U.S.,

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Minnesota Iowa New Jersey New Mexico 56

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Unilever’s expansion of its Covington facility optimizes the positive economic, environmental and social benefits of the facility’s location to sustainably produce ice cream and frozen novelty items. Southeast Blog-Sept-2013 Covington Ice Cream manufacturing Tipton County TVA Uniliver' ice cream business.

Tennessee 49

Tennessee Sustainability America Products 49

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

Beginning in November 1, 2013 projects had the option of registering under LEED v2009 or LEED v4. There are also changes proposed in the Sustainable Sites category. That LEED v4, originally released as LEED 2012, is growing and changing in response to the marketplace is widely heralded as a very good and necessary thing.

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Green Materials Life Cycle Products 238

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 28, 2013

The purpose-built data center was completed in 2012, and it reflects the company’s ongoing commitment to sustainable data center design and development. Green Building Council, provides standards for environmentally sustainable design and construction and for high-performance green buildings.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 23, 2013

ElectriCities service area. Photo: ElectriCities.). From the May/June 2013 issue. Not only does this announcement build on the success of South Carolina’s agribusiness sector, but it also creates new jobs that will help keep Mullins and the surrounding areas sustainable for years to come,” said Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt.

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North Carolina South Carolina Electrical Charlotte 74

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 23, 2015

On December 9, 2013 the FWS adopted a “strictly administrative” rule increasing the maximum duration of programmatic permits to take bald and golden eagles from 5 years to 30 years, which I wrote about in the blog post Okay to Kill Eagles with Wind Turbines But Not with Solar Panels or.

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Permits Regulation Finance Industrial 120

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 23, 2015

On December 9, 2013 the FWS adopted a “strictly administrative” rule increasing the maximum duration of programmatic permits to take bald and golden eagles from 5 years to 30 years, which I wrote about in the blog post Okay to Kill Eagles with Wind Turbines But Not with Solar Panels or.

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Permits Regulation Industrial Finance 120

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

For the first time in the history of the State Scorecard , the 2013 ranking of the states is being released with the participation of a U.S. According to the 2013 State Scorecard , the five states most in need of improvement (starting with dead last) are: North Dakota; Wyoming; South Dakota; Alaska; and Mississippi.

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Mississippi Massachusetts Rhode Island California 53

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 14, 2013

The 21 AES businesses across the country will transition to operate as one strategic business unit, housed at IPL’s existing headquarters at the Electric Building on Monument Circle. ” Founded in 1981, AES provides sustainable energy to 23 countries through a diverse portfolio of distribution and generation businesses. .”

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Indianapolis Indiana Green News 47

Contractor Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Applications Now Being Accepted for 2012-2013 Academic Year. 42,000 in scholarships ranging from $1,000 - $6,000 each will be awarded to students pursuing careers within the plumbing, HVAC and electrical industry. Posted 2 weeks ago in Sustainably Speaking. Nexstar Legacy Foundation to Award $42,000 in Scholarships. Contractor.

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Foundation Electrical Contractors Industrial 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

OCTOBER 15, 2013

From the July/August 2013 issue. In May 2013, the governor signed into law landmark legislation that positions Mississippi as a leading destination for energy-related economic development. The state has announced several major economic development projects in the first two quarters of 2013. In April 2013, Gov.

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Mississippi Columbus Zoning Infrastructure 59

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Under EIMA, Ameren Illinois is investing an additional $643 million over 10 years, through its Modernization Action Plan, or MAP, to make improvements to the electric grid to make it more efficient and reliable and to create hundreds of new jobs.

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Illinois Innovation Electrical Infrastructure 49

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 10, 2013

From the May/June 2013 issue. percent growth supported by its robust export industry, and it is on track to meet its 5 percent target for 2013. Electrical Appliances ($4.7 As our economy grew stronger and we are no longer the lowest cost workforce in Asia, we focus now on sustainable development,” she says. By Bill Trüb.

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Industrial Zoning Office Products 68

Natural Building

MAY 27, 2013

Published in 2013 by Chelsea Green, The Greened House Effect: Renovating Your Home with a Deep Energy Retrofit , by Jeff Wilson, is a worthy read. As a media professional focused on sustainable architecture and a former builder, he brings considerable knowledge to the topic.

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Housing Green Renovating Ohio 63

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

From the July/August 2013 issue. s commercial banking anticipate the state’s real GDP (adjusted for inflation, it is the output of all goods and services produced by workers and property in the state) to increase to $443 billion in 2013, an increase of 3 percent from $430 billion in 2012. percent in 2013 and 6.7 billion in 2011.

Ohio 63

Ohio Airports Industrial Columbus 63

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

OCTOBER 10, 2013

From the July/August 2013 issue. The majority of the property improvement costs are designated for building renovations, electrical service upgrades for both properties, and rehabilitation of the rail service to both buildings. Great Lakes BF-July/Aug-2013 Chicago Executive Airport manufacturing Wheeling' By Sharon Clark.

Illinois 51

Illinois Airports Industrial Chicago 51

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 13, 2016

The PRC currently is building more than 200 new coal-fired power plants that will generate 190-gigawatts of electricity; China has plans for an additional 200 carbon-spewing utilities. Will electricity generated by fusion reactors power the world by 2050? Thank you for voting. You have already voted on this poll!

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Banking Agreement Electrical West Virginia 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 30, 2016

The Axiall and Lotte announcement is the final investment decision for a project first disclosed as a potential investment in December 2013. Calcasieu Parish became the preferred site for a number of key reasons, including the location of raw materials, pipelines, available steam, electric power, other utilities and deepwater access.

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Louisiana Site Texas Products 40

Pro Builder

DECEMBER 15, 2021

They have to pitch in and get involved because they all realize that we won’t have sustainable economic growth if housing is too expensive here.”. Evolving Sustainability . Also, starting in 2020, every home is pre-wired for an electric vehicle charging outlet. BamCore: Bamboo As a Lumber Substitute?

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Innovation Utah Housing Products 122

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 27, 2014

Ontario’s estimated 2013 electricity production mix is 59 percent nuclear, 28 percent renewables, 11 percent natural gas, and 2 percent coal. The forecasted 2025 electricity production mix: 42 percent nuclear, 46 percent renewables, and 12 percent natural gas. million and 55.8

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Plans Procurement Electrical San Jose 45

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 28, 2013

By the end of 2013, GGL expects to hire 160 assembly workers. Upon completion of the project at the end of 2013, Chattanooga officials expect to cut lighting bills up to 75 percent per year. Other cities are also taking notice of GGL’s sustainable, low energy lighting system. GGL’s expansion will create 40 new jobs immediately.

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Green Innovation Tennessee Infrastructure 52