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Miami Beach’s New Green Building Tax

Green Building Law Update

Some years ago an ordinance enacted by the City of Miami Beach received accolades across the globe when it protected endangered sea turtles that nest on the beaches of Miami Beach, by “restricting artificial lighting and other activities that disorient turtle hatchlings, causing them to crawl toward land rather than toward the ocean.”.

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New Miami Beach law requires LEED certification on projects larger than 7,000 sf

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A new law in Miami Beach, Fla., requires buildings larger than 7,000 sf to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) specifications or pay a fee that is equal to 5% percent of the construction costs. LEED Silver certification is required for new buildings larger than 50,000 sf. .

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St. Petersburg is Bold in Mandating Envision

Green Building Law Update

Petersburg, Florida passed a progressive ordinance last week mandating that City infrastructure projects and newly constructed and renovated City building be third party certified as green. We know of no other government has gone as far in mandating Envision certification. Petersburg is bold in mandating Envision certification.

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Announcing the Panelists at Construction Americas 2015 Expo

Construction Marketing

We are excited to announce that Construction Americas 2015 Exposition, this March, will have a great line up of panelists and celebrity speaker Chris Grundy. Details below: ( From Construction Americas Press Release ) Miami, Fla.—January Century Bank Arena at the FIU OHL School of Construction in Miami.

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Construction Americas 2015 Expo a Success

Construction Marketing

The inaugural Construction Americas Exposition , held March 26-27 in Miami was a great success! The event produced by the OHL School of Construction at Florida International University was sponsored by Dodge Analytics , Bosch Power Tools , Digital Drafting Systems, and the Construction Marketing Association.

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2015 Construction Marketing Resolutions For Career Growth and More Sales

Construction Marketing

Just as losing weight and saving money could top your list of personal goals, becoming a more lean marketer and improving the value of marketing efforts could top your professional goals as a construction marketer. A term vital to construction marketers yesterday, today, and in the distant future. Lead Generation. Where can you begin?

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Seacoast Construction’s blog: Bite-sized ideas and advice

Construction Marketing Ideas

You’ll discover simple and easy-to-digest insights at Miami-based contractor Seacoast Construction’s blog. He reports on the reasons to consider seeking LEED certification for building retrofits including its investment payoff-value: While there […].

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