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Virginia Defense Companies Diversify With Going Global Initiative

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

With defense spending cuts taking effect across the nation, the Commonwealth of Virginia has launched the $2 million statewide ‘Going Global’ initiative, a first-of-its-kind program developed to help Virginia-based defense contractors capture international export opportunities.

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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 will help identify and reduce the risk of damage in the event of a natural disaster, economic disruption, resource depletion or other crisis for buildings, homes, neighborhoods and infrastructure. is similar to LEED in format with certification by GBCI based on a point system.

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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 will help identify and reduce the risk of damage in the event of a natural disaster, economic disruption, resource depletion or other crisis for buildings, homes, neighborhoods and infrastructure. is similar to LEED in format with certification by GBCI based on a point system.

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Resilient Flooring: The sustainable specification

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Both are affected by the material science that goes into the product: How are they constructed? Where do the materials come from that make these products? The materiality of different resilient flooring products may alter some perceptions regarding sustainability. How frequently should flooring product be replaced?

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A Green Building Game of Thrones

Green Building Law Update

In assessing the battlefield, I have concluded that the USGBC overextended itself, choosing to fight a two front war without the necessary resources. The USGBC long ago selected FSC wood as the anointed certification for wood products. This side prefers the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) certification.

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ASHRAE 189.1 - 2014 Green Building Standard Is Now Available

Green Building Law Update

2014, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings , addresses site sustainability; water-use efficiency; energy ef­ficiency; indoor environmental quality; and the building’s impact on the atmosphere, materials and resources. ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2014,

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Governor’s Report: Sooner Is Better In Oklahoma

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Whether it’s the availability of STEM-trained workers for advanced manufacturing, protecting abundant water resources for the next 50 years, expanding alternative energy or upgrading infrastructure and bringing gigabit-speed Internet to all corners of her state, Gov. Fallin has a plan that works, and the results to prove it.