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NELSON and FRCH Design Worldwide are merging

BD+C

And today, NELSON announced that it had entered into a merger agreement with FRCH Design Worldwide, an architecture and design firm with three offices and 200-plus employees, which specializes in retail, hospitality, and mixed-use. It recapitalized its business with two financial partners, H.I.G. Capital and Prudential.

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Houston's first innovation district is established using adaptive reuse

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Vince Flickinger, RID, LEED AP BD+C Events Facilities Retail Centers Shopping Centers Designers Architects Adaptive Reuse Biophilic Design Interior Architecture Projects Reconstruction & Renovation Nestled in the heart of Midtown Houston, a once iconic Sears department store was left vacant after an 80-year history within the community.

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Developer Plans Car-Free Neighborhood in 'Walker's Nightmare'

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But a developer plans to funnel $170 million into building Culdesac Tempe, which will host 761 apartments, 16,000 square feet of retail, and 1,000 residents with nowhere to park. No parking is not an option, it is a contractual agreement.

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FTC Settles Charges Over Deceptive Zero VOC Claims

Green Building Law Update

The FTC also charged the companies with facilitating deception by retailers who sold their paint. The Commission vote to accept the consent agreements was 2-0. The FTC published a description of the consent agreement packages in the Federal Register. after X number of hours). The proposed orders against Benjamin Moore & Co.,

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Nevada Stops Subsidizing Net Metering

Green Building Law Update

And all of this is against a backdrop of more efficient and dramatically lower cost photovoltaic panels that call into question the efficacy of long term lease and power purchase agreements, in particular for homeowner rooftop installations, most of which have increasing electricity rates over time.

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'Ugliest building in New Jersey' finally getting facelift

BD+C

Developer Triple Five Group has signed an agreement with the Bergen County Building and Construction Trades Council for the construction of the American Dream, the planned cost of which is about $2 billion. In the end, the development is set to include a water park, an indoor ski slope and a retail complex. read more'

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Greenbuild: Designing the Perfect Green People

Green Building Law Update

Arguably among the more important substantive discussions was at the session lead by Brendan Owens about the ICC, ASHRAE, AIA, IES and USGBC agreement to collaborate on the development of future versions of 189.1, It is clear that green building is thriving. the IgCC and LEED. And while we all know the use of LEED outside the U.S.

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