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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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Job Order Contracting - Untitled Article

Job Order Contracting

Key FY 2017 Statistics. Billion – Annual Operation Costs $7.92 – Average O&M Costs per Square Foot $27.49 – Average Lease Costs per Square Foot. I first started working with public facilities and physical infrastructure capital planning and management decades ago. million acres $16.5

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First look: Golden State Warriors stadium by Snøhetta, AECOM

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Set to replace the team''s existing home at the Oracle Arena in Oakland when the lease expires in 2017, the 67,000 square-metre arena will be constructed in time for the start of the 2017-18 basketball season. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Sports and Recreational Facility'

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Your ENERGY STAR Score is About to Fall Precipitously

Green Building Law Update

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. Every score model we reviewed saw a drop in ENERGY STAR score except hotels. You have 75 days to act.

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Energy Innovation: Solar Energy Solutions Continue to Gain Momentum

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It serves 150 households, saving users about 10% on their utility bills, according to Timothy DenHerder-Thomas, Cooperative Energy Futures' general manager. . . The solar farm, launched in 2017, is “out of sight, out of mind,” says Chris Jedd, the DHA’s portfolio energy manager. CEF generates 1.37 In Montgomery County, Md.,

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Mining Supplies Manufacturer Locating First Indiana Facility In Vanderburgh County

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a manufacturer and supplier of specialist ground support products for the mining and tunneling industry, announced plans to locate a steel fabrications plant in Evansville, IN, creating up to 44 new jobs by 2017. DSI Underground Systems, Inc., The Salt Lake City, UT-based company will invest $1.8

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LEED Commercial Interiors can Save the Planet

Green Building Law Update

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. And for projects registered since October 31, 2016 that means the LEED v4 ID+C: CI rating system. But what do historical numbers presage?