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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Affordable Eco.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

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Arbitration including Religious Arbitration in Green Building Contracts

Green Building Law Update

There has been much recent discussion about mandatory arbitration since a series of New York Times articles earlier this month describing how, “. The take away from all of this may be to pay particular attention to and negotiate the dispute resolution provisions in contracts. And always consult your attorney before signing.

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Pricing and sales compensation: Making it work

Construction Marketing Ideas

The publication’s sales representatives negotiated deals with advertisers way below the publication’s rate card — and (to add to the problem), the publication had no system to manage and monitor overdue accounts. This allows room for some negotiation if it is appropriate, but prevents giving away the store.

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With Inflation, How Can We Help Construction Costs Stay Down?

Fieldwire

You can wear internet-connected sensors on your helmet, vest, gloves and other clothing articles to collect information about your work habits and physical health. It creates full trust and transparency in online transactions, helping you safely execute contract negotiations and removing the need for expensive intermediary third parties.

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DOE Releases Green Lease Website, and More Musings on the Split Incentive "Problem"

Green Building Law Blog

All lease negotiations, at some level, address the conflicting interests of landlords and tenants. If energy and/or sustainability was an important enough issue, the parties will negotiate a solution. Another example is which party will be responsible for maintaining green featuress of tenant space.

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6 Ways To Stretch Calves Of Your Rain Boots

Work Gearz

Rain Boots are among the most preferred choices for people in the winter and rainy seasons due to their water-resistance qualities and sustainability. Another instance where you might have to negotiate with unfitting calves for your rain boots is when you like a boot but do not buy it just because it is not comfortable for your calves.

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Rising Tide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

This doomsday language about worst-case scenarios probably will be expunged from the final 2013 report when it is released in Stockholm in September after some intense closed-door negotiations between the courageous IPCC members. percent and that climate-change has become a self-sustaining phenomenon. Far West U.S. Great Lakes U.S. -

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