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Your ENERGY STAR Score is About to Fall Precipitously

Green Building Law Update

The change is significant for buildings pursuing LEED or Green Globes certification, for buildings with GSA or other government space leases tied to an ENERGY STAR score of 75, for buildings in cities with mandatory benchmarking, and for the more than 450,000 commercial properties that have an ENERGY STAR score.

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What Is a Certificate of Insurance (COI) for Contractors — and When Do You Need One?

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A certificate of insurance (COI) is a valid form used to prove that you carry the appropriate insurance policy. Why a certificate of insurance matters. Most COIs give information on general liability insurance, but can also be used to show proof of commercial automobile or workers compensation coverage.

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Green Building Bonds as a Game Changing New Source of Capital

Green Building Law Update

Proceeds from these corporate bonds will be used to fund “eligible green building projects” including the acquisition, construction, development or redevelopment of projects that will pursue LEED certification. In November 2013, Bank of America issued the first ever U.S. exclusively for green building.

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Business Report-New Jersey: Jet.com Expands HQ in Hoboken

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The third and final building within SJP’s best-in-class, mixed-use business center, Waterfront Corporate Center III was developed by SJP in partnership with USAA Real Estate Company, and recently achieved LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Bank, FedEx and Chase Bank. Green Building Council. Green Building Council (USGBC).

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Venyu Solutions Opens Tier III Data Center In Shreveport

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Venyu Solutions LLC has completed its new Tier III data center – the highest certification for any data center in Louisiana – following the historically faithful $20 million preservation of the former Selber Bros. Department Store, built 60 years ago in downtown Shreveport. Source: Venyu Solutions LLC).

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COVER STORY: Shovel Ready Sites Are Growing From The Ground Up

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are implementing site certification programs called “shovel ready”—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. Additional construction will continue into 2016 and the plant is anticipated to begin commercial production in 2018. In order to attract new development, a community has to be prepared for it.

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Feature Story: Shovel-Ready Sites – Fired Up, Ready To Go

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states have launched site certification programs with the goal of helping communities prepare available sites for investment and expansion. The latest designation happened in April, when the Fairhope Airport Industrial Park in Baldwin County received the AdvantageSite certification. Across the U.S., million in capital investments.

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