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Resilience is the Future of Real Estate and USGBC Spells it RELi

Green Building Law Update

The day before, the City of New York released the Lower Manhattan Climate Resilience Study , identifying more than $10 Billion of capital projects for the resilience of Lower Manhattan, including floodproofing by extending the shoreline into the East River. It’s a shift from wish-based optimism to reality-based hope.

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

The Green Business Certification Inc.’s offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. And New York, the largest city in North America, tackled resilience with the NYC Climate Resilience Design Guidelines v2.0 The launch of RELi 2.0 Of note, RELi 2.0

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

The Green Business Certification Inc.’s offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. And New York, the largest city in North America, tackled resilience with the NYC Climate Resilience Design Guidelines v2.0 The launch of RELi 2.0 Of note, RELi 2.0

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The Drone Age

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The two remaining sites were in the middle of heavily traveled air corridors in the East: New York’s Mohawk Valley and Virginia Tech (in a joint effort with Rutgers University in New Jersey). New York State also made a related $5-million investment in Gryphon Sensors, also based in Central NY.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), working with other state agencies, offers a Career Readiness Certificate to potential employees. Through the Career Readiness Certificate program, potential employees are evaluated and tested so that your business can identify and qualify the most skilled workers.

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Gearing Up for the New Year!

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.” The new laws could encounter legal challenges, and eventually there may be a ballot proposal to repeal the laws. In preparation for potential challenges, the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has created a task force to defend Snyder’s action. Michigan is the 24th state to approve legislation of this sort.

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The New American Home 2023: A Haven on the Hill

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The home also earned Emerald certification from the National Green Building Standard, and Platinum status from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Homes program, along with several other standards for indoor air quality, energy efficiency, and potable water use.