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Enterprise Green Communities Criteria Being Updated

Green Building Law Update

There is only one level of Enterprise Green Communities Certification awarded. To achieve certification, projects must achieve compliance with the Criteria mandatory measures applicable to that construction type. green Codes and Regulations Enterprise Green Communities Criteria Kaplow LEED Stuart Kaplow building law'

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

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The drafting process was widely criticized resulting in a document that has never been enacted anywhere, and likely should not ever be adopted as code. But arising from a 2014 confidential agreement signed by the U.S. incorporated 75 separate addenda to the 2014 edition (so it is also in large part new). Sec 901.4.1.4.

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Green Building (Including LEED-Centric) Laws Spread Over Seas

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At year end 2012, more than 40% of all square footage pursuing LEED certification existed outside the U.S. Last week, in the Philippines, the Department of Justice authorized the Department of Public Works and Highways to move forward adopting a green building regulation in the National Building Code of the Philippines.

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2018 IgCC – A Fast Paced Deep Dive

Green Building Law Update

Arising from the 2014 confidential agreement signed by ICC, ASHRAE, the American Institute of Architects, the IES, and the USGBC “to collaborate on the development of future versions of Standard 189.1, incorporated 75 separate addenda to the 2014 edition (so it is also in large part new). Note, the 2017 edition of Standard 189.1

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

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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. Barstow Community Hospital Project.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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ALABAMA - updated for 2014. To receive an abatement for property taxes, a project must meet certain qualifications and follow certain procedures, as determined by law and regulation. ALASKA – updated for 2014. A comprehensive guide to state incentives offered throughout the U.S. Pollution control equipment.

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