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Net Zero Pledges by Businesses are Fraught with Risk

Green Building Law Update

We caution companies not to make unqualified general environmental claims because β€˜β€˜it is highly unlikely that marketers can substantiate all reasonable interpretations of these claims,’’ the Federal Trade Commission standard for environmental claims. The more likely and larger risk is certainly to reputation.

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New California Energy Code Makes Moves Toward Zero Emission Buildings

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The California Energy Commission recently announced the 2022 update of the statewide building energy code will require new buildings to use less energy and cut carbon pollution by transitioning homes off of fossil fuels. New California Energy Code Makes Moves Toward Zero Emission Buildings. cbroderick. Fri, 08/13/2021 - 08:58.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

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From the July/August 2019 Issue. 15th Annual Rankings: 2019 Metro Rankings Report. Employment in the West Texas county is surging by nearly 12 percent, more than seven times the national average (Roper, 2019). By Business Facilities Staff. ATLANTA NO. 1 IN GROWTH POTENTIAL. NEW HAVEN-MILFORD, CT MSA IS A MAGNET FOR MILLENNIALS.

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

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From the July/August 2019 Issue. secured a $10 million Department of Defense contract to strengthen the cybersecurity of small businesses that work with manufacturers in Louisiana. By Business Facilities Staff. The competition is the show: there must be winners and losers. LED’S FASTSTART: DECADE-LONG GOLD STANDARD FOR TRAINING.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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The other front was for the real estate community to stop playing defense against entitlement processes, development standards, and zoning procedures that varied widely from city to city within the Salt Lake Valley. They help run the housing commission and the home builders associations. Photos: courtesy Ivory Homes.

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Arkansas: Creating Competitive Communities

Business Facilities

A new Competitive Communities Initiative in Arkansas aims to make locations across the state even more attractive for new and expanding businesses. Read: Arkansas: Creating Competitive Communities at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Arbitration Update – The 2021 ICDR Arbitration Rules: A Welcome Update for International Construction Arbitration

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Many institutional arbitration rules give the arbitral tribunal the authority to rule on such defenses to enforcement, and specify that the tribunal’s award is final and binding. Competence of the Tribunal to Determine its Own Jurisdiction (2019). 4 2021 ICDR Rules, pp 5–6. 5 2021 ICDR Rules, p 17 (Arts 1, 3) (emphasis added).