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Your ENERGY STAR Score is About to Fall Precipitously

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The change is significant for buildings pursuing LEED or Green Globes certification, for buildings with GSA or other government space leases tied to an ENERGY STAR score of 75, for buildings in cities with mandatory benchmarking, and for the more than 450,000 commercial properties that have an ENERGY STAR score. sort of) by the U.S.

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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. The third and final building within SJP’s best-in-class, mixed-use business center, Waterfront Corporate Center III was developed by SJP in partnership with USAA Real Estate Company, and recently achieved LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

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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. Additional construction will continue into 2016 and the plant is anticipated to begin commercial production in 2018. Development sites in 15 Minnesota communities have received certification to date.

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Illinois: Unveiling the Future of Digital Design and Manufacturing

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Richelieu has leased a 115,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, and plans to employ 115 people. Right now, products at Belvidere Assembly Plant include Dodge Dart, Jeep Compass and Jeep Patriot, however; production of the Dodge Dart and the Jeep Compass and Patriot will end in September 2016 and December 2016, according to the company.

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LEED Commercial Interiors can Save the Planet

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And for projects registered since October 31, 2016 that means the LEED v4 ID+C: CI rating system. CI v4 MRc1: Long Term Commitment can be achieved simply by signing a 10 year or longer lease. This score can be utilized as a benchmarking tool, in and of itself, and it can also be directly translated to a LEED certification.

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

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which for the first time requires “for individual leased, rented, or other tenant or subtenant space within any building totaling in excess of 50,000 ft2 (5000 m2), separate submeters shall be provided.”. indoor environmental quality survey to be administered 18 months after issuance of a certificate of occupancy and repeated every 3 years.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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The company expects to break ground on the new facility by the end of this year and begin tire production by 2016. million in state and local performance-based grants (to assist IBM with facility lease costs, building operating costs; workforce recruitment, relocation and internal training costs; and payroll incentives).

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