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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

The European Union has gone in another direction with the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation , applicable as of May 2018, updating and modernizing the principles enshrined in the 1995 Data Protection Directive which guarantee individual privacy rights in one’s personal data including “the right to be forgotten.”

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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From the September/October 2016 Issue. Just recently, BNA was ranked the 9th Best Domestic Airport by Travel + Leisure as part of its World’s Best Awards 2016 and was included in Lonely Planet Travel News’ “World’s Top Eight Airports Where Getting Stuck for A Long Layover Can Be A Bonus.”. By the BF Staff. A Vision for the Future.

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Nevada Stops Subsidizing Net Metering

Green Building Law Update

The 113 page draft order found that under existing net metering rates other ratepayers were subsidizing net metering customers (e.g., In 2016, expect more states to roll back net metering tariffs that incentivize photovoltaic installations for the benefit of big banks and large corporate investors. It is not good energy policy.

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PACE in Maryland is Not Keeping Pace

Green Building Law Update

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 on top of FHA and VA loans (but still not on top of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans). Draft new and improved attorney prepared loan documents that work to ‘sell’ PACE.

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

Green Building Law Update

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. Many code officials have concluded the 2018 IgCC is not a good building code, green or otherwise. It has been widely characterized as an unbuildable code.

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2018 IgCC – A Fast Paced Deep Dive

Green Building Law Update

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.”. There are some modest changes and some that are idiosyncratic like sec 601.3.2.1.j,

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Global Growth Surge in Southwest Louisiana

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Generally these sites are leased. The public will build to suit and issue bonds for buildings and lease them back to the business. Mary (PWSM) are shallow draft ports. The owners generally are open to the sale or lease of their property and some will consider build to suit options. Charles, St. John the Baptist, and St.