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You Need to Review a SITES Scorecard, Now

Green Building Law Update

And while it is a standalone tool for measuring landscape sustainability, in June 2015, Green Business Certification Inc., the USGBC associated certification body for LEED, announced it had acquired the exclusive rights to the SITES rating system, its publications and trademarks. SITES v2 provides four certification levels.

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Rhode Island goes for LEED for Neighborhood Development and SITES

Green Building Law Update

Last week the House and Senate passed S952 , legislation introduced on June 8, 2017, amending the Green Buildings Act by adding to the definition of public projects, that had regulated new construction or major renovations of buildings, now expanded to include a public building’s “public real property site.”

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You Need to Review a SITES Scorecard, Now

Green Building Law Update

And while it is a standalone tool for measuring landscape sustainability, in June 2015, Green Business Certification Inc., the USGBC associated certification body for LEED, announced it had acquired the exclusive rights to the SITES rating system, its publications and trademarks. SITES v2 provides four certification levels.

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California Embodied Carbon Legislation: How to Prepare for AB 2446

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It’s currently in the early development stages, with a proof-of-concept calculator and a pilot study applying reduction scenarios to three cities: New York City, Portland, and Austin. 2: Identify synergies with other policies and green building certifications The Buy Clean California Act (BCCA), LEED v4.1

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FEATURE STORY: High-Tech Hubs Are Moving To Their Markets

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Some of the locations already are well-known for developing the next generation of technologies, such as Austin, home to Dell, Apple, Facebook and Google, and Tucson, with its hotbed of solar technology innovation. Austin: A Tech Hotbed Grows in the Southwest. Samsung’s total investment in Austin now exceeds $13 billion.

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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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Rick Perry of Texas for the September/October 2013 issue of Business Facilities , we assumed our encounter would be similar to the informal yet highly informative session we had with him in May at the State Capital in Austin. I signed a bill in 2011 that provided a common-sense approach to regulating the hydraulic fracturing process.

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Top 10 Companies for Environmental Engineers to Work For

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“ Most people really don’t know what environmental engineers do ,” says Dan Wittliff, managing director of environmental services with GDS Associates in Austin , Texas. Compliance With Environmental Regulations. Their work might focus on topics like waste disposal, erosion, and water and air pollution.