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Solar Panels Mandated for Muscle Beach and.

Green Building Law Update

Santa Monica joins the California cities of Lancaster and Sebastopol which started requiring rooftop solar installations in 2013, and San Francisco which similar law , for building under 10 stories tall, takes effect January 1, 2017. Note, California law already requires most new construction to have 15% of the rooftop “solar ready.”.

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Solar Panels Mandated for Muscle Beach and.

Green Building Law Update

Santa Monica joins the California cities of Lancaster and Sebastopol which started requiring rooftop solar installations in 2013, and San Francisco which similar law , for building under 10 stories tall, takes effect January 1, 2017. Note, California law already requires most new construction to have 15% of the rooftop “solar ready.”.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: California's.

Natural Building

Californias Green Building Code. California has adopted the nations first statewide green-building standards, which will become mandatory in 2010. The new California Green Buildings Standards Code requires builders to reduce energy use by 15 to 30 percent beyond current standards and use more recycled materials. Yeah California!

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

BD+C

Washington, DC, offers an inclusionary zoning program that allows residential developers to build more units than would normally be permitted as long as eight to 10% of those units are affordable.

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Linda Purdy on TRI Pointe's Goals and Challenges in the Colorado Market

Pro Builder

We're still finishing up some land development and waiting for permits. Panels probably would not be feasible, but it would be nice to reduce waste. I believe this was a California division. We have not yet opened those communities. So these people, completely sight unseen, were able to complete the entire buying process online.

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State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The business must obtain a direct-pay sales and use tax permit from the State of Arkansas. CALIFORNIA – updated for 2014. The California Capital Access Program (CalCAP): Encourages participating banks and lending institutions to provide loans to small businesses that fall outside of conventional underwriting standards.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The capital credit is used only after all other deductions, losses or credits permitted under Titles 40 and 41 of the Code of Alabama 1975. The business must obtain a direct-pay sales and use tax permit from the State of Arkansas. CALIFORNIA. The research activity must be conducted in California to qualify for the credit.

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