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Architect Describes How He Made His Passive Home

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In January 1973, when Fred Black was a first semester student at the University of New Mexico School of Architecture, the overwhelming sentiment in academia was that we had an environmental emergency in progress. Some things, like the concrete foundation, were contracted to professionals. It was built of stone and wood framing.

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Some of the Oldest Buildings in the U.S.

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It is Washington’s last Pre-Revolutionary colonial building on its original foundation. Fort de Chartres, a French fortification on the east bank of the Mississippi River, was originally built in 1720 during the colonization of Illinois to defend against the local Meskwaki people. While Washington, D.C.,

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

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Austin is becoming well known for its development of mobile Internet technology, the technology that is rapidly changing how people access the Internet and communicate with friends, bank and make purchases. Austin’s 30-year software and semiconductor industry has proven to be a strong foundation for some of the newer-generation companies.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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Here are just a few examples that illustrate how 21st-century renewable energy initiatives are transforming what was a 20th-century steel hub: on the banks of the Buffalo River, one of the largest solar panel factories in the U.S. The institute is funded in part by $110 million from the U.S. ACHIEVEMENT IN WORKFORCE TRAINING.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

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Extracurricular • Member, Junior League of Chattanooga • Member, Central Oklahoma Home Builders Association • Volunteer with the Chattanooga Area Food Bank and Chattanooga pet food pantry. Certifications • Licensed real estate agent in Texas and New Mexico. Jude, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation • Local school volunteer.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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Bank of America. Early New England Home Designs. Green Education Foundation (GEF). Green Hive Foundation. American Architectural Foundation. Foundation Communities. Savannah Tree Foundation. Alternative Energy Systems. Alternative Solutions. AlturaSolutions Communications. Benike, Inc. Benefect Corp.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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CAPCO financing, an alternative to conventional bank financing, can accommodate a slightly higher risk profile and provide a more flexible structure for growing businesses. Many small businesses that are not able to receive traditional bank financing can get support through CEF. The Research Program.

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