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Top questions to ask when designing a green roof

GCP Applied Technologies

If a building owner is seeking a green roof in order to comply with these environmental regulations or to earn LEED credits, they’ll usually want the least expensive green roof option, like a sedum roof, while green roofs that serve as recreational spaces are likely to be more complex. . What is the load bearing capacity? Maturity time.

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Top 10 Companies for Environmental Engineers to Work For

CivilJungle

. “Those can be part of what an environmental engineer does, but in terms of what an environmental engineer does a day in and day out, you’re really focused on what the regulations say, what you’re required to do to meet those regulations and how you’re going to do it, (while also bearing in mind) the cost and the timeline.”

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Rick Perry (with hard hat) and Tenaris President, North America, German Cura at a recent press conference announcing Bay City as the location of Tebaris’ first U.S seamless mill. We are grateful for the support we have had from The State of Texas, Matagorda County and Bay City.”. The new facility is expected to begin operations in 2016.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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To receive an abatement for property taxes, a project must meet certain qualifications and follow certain procedures, as determined by law and regulation. To receive abatement for any or all of these taxes, a project must meet certain qualifications and follow certain procedures, as determined by law and regulation.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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Jindal said the company is examining the feasibility of additional Louisiana projects that would bring the total new capital investment at its sites in the state to $1.2 LED estimates all four projects will result in 148 new indirect jobs, for a total of 190 new jobs in Louisiana. billion over 10 years. manufacturing sector.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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fracking) have unlocked vast deposits of natural gas (and new oil reserves) from deep underground formations of shale across North America, enabling the U.S. The developer, Houston-based Clean Line Energy, is awaiting approval from regulators in Iowa and Illinois before going ahead with the direct current line.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Hawaii-based companies that receive Phase I feasibility study SBIR awards can apply for funds from HTDC’s Hawaii SBIR Matching Grant program. The incentive is eligible to digital interactive media productions in Louisiana, excluding largely static Internet sites and products regulated under the Louisiana Game Control Law.

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