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The First BREEAM USA Certification

Green Building Law Update

million square foot shopping mall located in Thousand Oaks, California, owned by Macerich is the first project achieve certification under the new BREEAM In-Use program for existing buildings. based LEED certification consultancy headed by Barry Giles. The Oaks, a 1.3 The Oak’s management describes that other U.S.

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45L Energy Efficient Home Tax Credit Extended for 2021 by Covid Relief Bill

Green Building Law Update

trillion, 5,593 page bill, the second largest ever passed by Congress, provides tax relief for just about everyone and all businesses from the $600 per person check that many have focused on to the 179D commercial property energy efficiency tax deduction , that I posted about, and much more. yes, it is a credit and not a deduction).

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GreenPoint Rated goes national: what multifamily developers need to know

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GPR began in California and is the state’s leading residential green building rating system with over 73,500 rated homes. Dive into these three key areas for consideration when evaluating your residential green building rating system options: Flexibility. Certification process. Pricing and value.

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Passive House is “In” in 2017

Green Building Law Update

Several mid-rise residential projects currently under construction will more than quadruple the number of available units and triple the square footage of Passive buildings. You can come up to speed quickly at the North American Passive House Network annual convention on October 4-8, 2017 in Oakland, California.

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Energy-Efficiency Road Map: Whole-Building Envelope Sealing

Pro Builder

Aerosol envelope sealing, Werling says, makes it possible for new homes and existing buildings to achieve the stringent levels of air sealing demanded by many of today’s building codes and advanced certification programs such as the DOE’s Zero Energy Ready Homes. Simply, I love this technology. Unfortunately, the world wasn’t quite ready.

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Illinois Is Top State For LEED Green Building

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Illinois retained its top national position on USGBC ’s annual Top 10 States for LEED list for the third year in a row, with 161 LEED certifications representing 3.43 Census data, and includes commercial and institutional green building projects certified throughout 2015. square feet of certified space per resident.

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Design Excellence: A Selection of Projects From the 2021 Best in American Living Awards

Pro Builder

Winning projects in NAHB’s 2021 BALA residential design awards present the pinnacle of today’s production housing design. The National Association of Home Builders ’ annual awards program, in which Pro Builder is a media partner, is North America’s foremost residential design competition. Developer: Revolve Residential.

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