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Maryland Expanding Green Building Thru Government Leases

Green Building Law Update

The Maryland Green Building Council recommended a broad and deep expansion of green building leasing by state government and the Maryland Department of General Services has agreed to enlarge what is a “high performance building” for the purposes of state government leasing. LEED Operations and Maintenance Silver) the Leased Space (e.g.

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LEED Commercial Interiors can Save the Planet

Green Building Law Update

LEED Commercial Interiors projects present the best single opportunity for greening buildings. million existing commercial buildings in the United States today. million existing commercial buildings. greater than 80% exist in rented space within those existing commercial buildings. By Katie Stanford and Stuart Kaplow.

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NAR Study Says Years of Underbuilding to Blame for Housing Shortage

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NAR and the National Association of Home Builders, among others, predicted back in 2011 and 2012 that supply would be a problem by 2017. Construction. Construction. Mortgage interest rates, which hit 15 new historic lows last year, aren’t helping. And that will naturally slow down housing demand from the current frenzied pace.

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Energy Innovation: Solar Energy Solutions Continue to Gain Momentum

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The solar farm, launched in 2017, is “out of sight, out of mind,” says Chris Jedd, the DHA’s portfolio energy manager. There is no perfect panacea in one energy source,” said Bill Owens, founder and president of Owens Construction , in Worthington, Ohio, in a recent webinar sponsored by the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC). “It

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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From the July/August 2017 Issue. After leasing the U.S. Vistancia Commercial Core: 320-acres in the affluent, growing community of Vistancia. Zoned mixed-use/commercial. City will construct parking structures and provide ample surface parking. Zoned mixed-use/commercial. By the BF Staff.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Highlights include the largest industrial spec development lease in the last five years in Broward County. The largest project in the community’s history, the West Haymarket redevelopment project, was sup- ported financially by the Partnership through the passage of a bond issue that will construct a new 16,000-seat arena.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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It allows for the construction of roads, bridges, etc. Industrial Revenue Bonds: May be used as long-term financing of up to 100% of a project for: Acquisition of land, buildings, site preparation and improvements; Construction of buildings; Acquisition and installation of furnishings, fixtures and equipment; Capitalizable soft costs (e.g.,

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