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ESG is an Opportunity for Commercial Landlords

Green Building Law Update

Commercial real estate may be the best ESG supply chain opportunity. Even a building owner not pursuing green certification can take advantage of benchmarking against specific credits within those green building rating systems (e.g., government and The Group of Seven. yes, this blog will continue).

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Energy Efficient Commercial Building Tax Deduction 179D: What Owners Need to Know

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The e nergy efficient commercial building tax deduction (IRS 179D ) is a simple way for building owners to make the most of their investment in high-performance real estate. 179D is a tax deduction for energy efficient equipment installed in a commercial building that reduces the energy cost by 25-50% in comparison to an ASHRAE 90.1

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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group

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He has guided the sustainability process on over 30 million square feet of projects across many different building types and sizes, including K-12 schools, higher education facilities, mid-rise and high-rise residential, commercial interiors, retail interiors, and commercial office buildings.

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Utility Incentives Tied to LEED are Growing Geometrically

Green Building Law Update

Electric utility based incentives that support energy efficiency, including LEED certification, are increasing in number across the U.S. Today, while incentives vary, most are crafted by a small group of consultants that serve the utility industry and enable very similar programs across the country.

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Utility Incentives Tied to LEED are Growing Geometrically

Green Building Law Update

Electric utility based incentives that support energy efficiency, including LEED certification, are increasing in number across the U.S. Today, while incentives vary, most are crafted by a small group of consultants that serve the utility industry and enable very similar programs across the country.

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Take the survey, get the report!

Cassell Construction Estimating

appeared first on Cassell Consulting - Construction Operations Consulting. Through today, July 6th, JBKnowledge is conducting the annual survey again, and we hope you’ll consider participating. We found it very beneficial in the past years and hope you will too! Complete the 2015 Construction Technology Survey HERE.

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BREEAM for Existing Buildings: The British are Coming

Green Building Law Update

it all started with fire testing for homes), with over 2,247,696 BREEAM registered buildings across 77 countries in its sustainability assessment method, will before the end of the year award its first BREEAM In-Use certification in the United States. based LEED certification consultancy headed by Barry Giles. BRE Global Ltd.,