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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 Illinois and Colorado are the only two states to have made the list every year since 2010. square feet of certified space per resident. billion from 2015–2018. .

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Guide to Top 2022-23 Construction Conferences & Events

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This year’s event features training and techniques in concrete and masonry, countless exhibits from original equipment manufacturers, and educational certification seminars. CMAA Focus (Chicago, IL). CMAA Focus 2022 will take place at the Renaissance Chicago in Downtown Chicago. Get more details. June 23 – 25, 2022.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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CHICAGO EXEC ANCHORS WHEELING. The Village of Wheeling’s manufacturing base is anchored around its general aviation airport, Chicago Executive Airport, the third busiest in Chicagoland. Chicago Executive Airport serves as a hub for business and industry and as a logical magnet drawing businesses to the area.

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Feature Story: Aiming For The Top In Utah

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Several projects are in the works to expand water resources, including the Lake Powell Pipeline, which will enable Utah to claim its full share of Colorado River water (per the 1922 Colorado Compact) and pump the river water out to areas in southern Utah.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: A Green.

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Location: Crestone, Colorado, United States. Green Guidelines and Certification for your Home. There is actually a scoring system that was devised in 1998, called LEED Certification to help gauge just how far a company has gone to incorporate green initiatives into their designs. Name: Kelly Hart. LEED Credit Tracking Software.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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Less Taxing,” aired for six months in the NY/NJ/CT, Boston and Chicago markets. Its partners include 70 cities, counties, and economic development organizations in the seven-county Metro Denver and two-county Northern Colorado region. The campaign, built on the tagline of “Life. Great Lakes U.S. - Mid Atlantic U.S. - New England U.S.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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LEED Certification, and LEED in general has been a GREAT marketing tool. Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters. City of Chicago. Green Building Certification Institute. USGBC Colorado Chapter. That said, should LEED be a requirement? Is LEED cost effective? Should LEED be modified? How can that be? GR Planning.