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California is a Model for PACE Loan Reform

Green Building Law Update

California’s statutory changes to its existing residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing program, that became effective January 1, 2017, may be a model for residential PACE programs across the nation. The first residential PACE program started in Berkeley, California in 2007. 2693 and Assembly Bill No.

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Inland Empire: A National Model For Apprenticeship

Business Facilities

An advanced manufacturing apprenticeship program is being expanded in California's Inland Empire and desert regions with a $700,000 grant. Read: Inland Empire: A National Model For Apprenticeship at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Calif. law a model for all heat illness prevention programs

FDR Safety

Living out here in California, we have many parts of our state that can get very hot and stay that way all summer long. While the law only applies in California, it provides a great guide for employers everywhere to protect their workers from the heat. law a model for all heat illness prevention programs appeared first on FDRsafety.

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3ndless 3arth 3covillage in Calaveras County, California

Natural Building

Co-founder and secretary, Samantha Iacobello explains that their main goal is to educate people—especially children and young adults—in these skills and eventually become a model of how communities can become more resilient, eco-conscious, and create “a culture of building.”. Follow them online at www.333village.org

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Cob on Wood Homeless Community in Oakland, California

Natural Building

A group of homeless people and activists have built their own unsanctioned community center from the ground up — creating a kitchen, shower, toilet, health clinic, and free store in Oakland, California. The post Cob on Wood Homeless Community in Oakland, California appeared first on Natural Building Blog.

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California Considers Bill to Shorten Construction Red Tape

Construction Equipment

Lengthy environmental litigation in California isn't a new speedbump for contractors to overcome but the LA Times reports a special California Senate bill passed in 2011 giving a building project special fast-track benefits may be the model for current and future builds.

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Tustin City Council to Weigh an Organics-First Pesticide Policy Modeled after Irvine, California

Green Industry Professionals

Irvine, California, adopted a landscaping and pest control policy that allows synthetic pesticides only as a last resort.