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Best and Worst of Commercial Construction Practices in 2009

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High – Green building. According to the 2009 Green Building Survey , there was a surge in green building activity across all building types from 8/08 – 8/09. Our industry is just at the tip of the iceberg in better green building and business practices. Low – Chicago losing the 2016 Olympic bid.

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Nevada Stops Subsidizing Net Metering

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Note that this occurred in the same week that Congress extended the 30% federal investment credit for solar through 2021, which in large measure benefits the same banks and corporate investors. One day after the vote, on December 23 SolarCity announced that it was quitting sales and installation activities in Nevada, effective immediately.

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Stop & Shop Turns Inedible Food Into Energy

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Just in time for Earth Day, the Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC celebrated the opening of its Green Energy Facility in Freetown, MA on April 15. The Stop & Shop Green Energy Facility is expected to process an average of 95 tons of inedible food per day, an estimated 34,000 tons per year. Source: Stop & Shop/YouTube).

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PACE Bill Due in Baltimore City

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However, as I wrote in this blog on July 24, 2016, HUD Jumpstarted Financing For Homes , reversing their previous position and now widely allowing residential PACE loans. 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.

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Things to see, do and eat in Chelsea New York City: Expert expat travel tips

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Since winning the US Green Card Lottery in 2016, she now lives in the New York City neighbourhood of Chelsea, where she devises international strategy for the US Open. Cookshop is my neighbourhood go-to for a classic American meal and its seasonal menu has a sustainable farming focus. Amanda Wight. .

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Business Report-New Jersey: Jet.com Expands HQ in Hoboken

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By the BF Staff From the March/April 2016 Issue. Green Building Council. Green Building Council (USGBC). Bank, FedEx and Chase Bank. SJP has incorporated energy-efficiency and air quality control features throughout to provide a healthier and more sustainable work environment for the building’s tenants.

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PACE Programs are Stepping Up the Pace

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The Montgomery County program, hoping to close it first transaction in first quarter 2016, is among the most progressive in the nation when it makes easy for all lenders (including those brought to the table by borrowers) to participate and is not charging administrative fees (above that charged by the contracted program administrator).

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