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Implementing an ‘asset drawdown strategy’ for site decarbonization

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The trend toward electrification is being accelerated by upcoming Securities and Exchange Commission reporting requirements for large publicly traded companies as well as by the ongoing greening of the grid. The green power market, a subset of the larger electricity market in the U.S.,

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Creating a sense of place with multipurpose K-12 school buildings

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By integrating high-performance materials and systems, we can mitigate any initial doubts about the feasibility and comfort of school MPRs, making these spaces compelling and practical for today’s future-focused schools. Today’s multipurpose room (MPR) designs have met those concerns head-on. Here are a few examples: Move walls to move minds.

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Race to the Top

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A week later, we were mesmerized by entrepreneurial genius Elon Musk’s vision of 700-mph magnetic-levitation Hyperloop trains in California. Then the prefabricated unit is quickly slipped into the rising tower and secured into place.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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Rendering Copyright Perkins Eastman That’s the case in California, where Perkins Eastman is advising two school districts on the feasibility of converting district-owned property into housing developments for teachers and staff, so they don’t have to make long commutes from faraway suburbs.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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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. Any unused credit may be carried forward for a period of nine years.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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CALIFORNIA. To qualify, a taxpayer’s research must be conducted within California and include basic or applied research of scientific inquiry, original investigation for the advancement of scientific or engineering knowledge or improved function of a business component. FOREIGN TRADE ZONES (FTZs): Secured areas legally outside of U.S.

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FEATURE STORY: Thailand — Nuanced Nation, One-Stop Shop

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Projects with investments exceeding $17 million USD must submit a feasibility study to gain approval. In January, California-based WD CEO Timothy Martin Leyden announced a $200-million USD expansion for its operations in Thailand’s BangPa-in Industrial Estate in Ayutthaya Province, which I visited on March 5th. A TALE OF TWO ESTATES.