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Your ENERGY STAR Score is About to Fall Precipitously

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Building owners that utilize ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager will see a dramatic change in the 1 to 100 ENERGY STAR scores after August 26, 2018. commercial building space is benchmarked in Portfolio Manager (versus less than 1% of U.S. So, apply now for ENERGY STAR certification, especially if your building score is close to 75!

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LEED Commercial Interiors can Save the Planet

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Of the more than 90,900 total registered LEED commercial projects as of August, 2017, few are LEED CI? 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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The remainder of the code is the substantive content that is the 2017 edition of ANSI/ASHRAE/ICC/USGBC Standard 189.1 Note, the 2017 edition of Standard 189.1 Note, the 2017 edition of Standard 189.1 Many code officials have concluded the 2018 IgCC is not a good building code, green or otherwise. Sec 501.3.8.1 Sec 901.4.1.4.

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2018 IgCC – A Fast Paced Deep Dive

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The remainder of the code is the substantive content that is the 2017 edition of ANSI/ASHRAE/ICC/USGBC Standard 189.1 Note, the 2017 edition of Standard 189.1 The previous versions of the IgCC were developed utilizing ICC’s Code Development Process as part of the ICC Family of Codes. Sec 501.3.8.1 Sec 901.4.1.4.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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Mesa Mayor Scott Smith, City Manager Chris Brady and Economic Development Director Bill Jabjiniak assisted Apple with its Foreign Trade Zone application to provide real and personal property tax relief for Apple’s investment in the Mesa site. Mesa also processed the required permits expeditiously.

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Global Growth Surge in Southwest Louisiana

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From the July/August 2017 Issue. Generally these sites are leased. The public will build to suit and issue bonds for buildings and lease them back to the business. The owners generally are open to the sale or lease of their property and some will consider build to suit options. By the BF Staff.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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From the September/October 2017 Issue. Here’s a peek at what’s driving change in 2017: The factory of the future: Tesla’s “Gigafactory,” may represent not just what future factories look like, but how companies approach their entire manufacturing process. The program boasts 225 member companies and 650 students enrolled for fall 2017.