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45L Energy Efficient Home Tax Credit Extended for 2021 by Covid Relief Bill

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133, signed into law by President Trump on December 27th, extended the 45L energy efficient home $2,000 tax credit, which had been scheduled to expire last year, to cover qualified new energy efficient homes sold or leased through 2021. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R.

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LEED Commercial Interiors can Save the Planet

Green Building Law Update

LEED Commercial Interiors projects present the best single opportunity for greening buildings. Green Building Council’s LEED (the ubiquitous acronym for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the most widely used green building rating system in the world, less than 1% of commercial buildings in the U.S.

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2018 IgCC – A Fast Paced Deep Dive

Green Building Law Update

The 2018 International Green Construction Code was released on November 8, 2018 by the U.S. Green Building Council , International Code Council , ASHRAE and the Illuminating Engineering Society. the IgCC and the LEED green building program,” the ICC was only responsible for Chapter 1, Scope and Administration of the 2018 IgCC.

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Maryland: Green Energy Institute Brings Innovation To Market

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million to the University of Maryland to create a green energy research center. The goal of the Green Energy Institute—a collaboration between the University of Maryland Energy Research Center (UMERC) at the A. The new green energy research facility is the centerpiece of Gov. By the BF Staff.

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Best and Worst of 2010: Commercial Construction Trends

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I’ll say it again, 2010 was a rebuilding year for the commercial construction industry. And of course the industry did see some notable shopping center renovations in 2010, such as Randhurst Mall in Chicago and Hamilton Plaza Shopping Center in New Jersey. Low – Green building. It wasn’t as bad as 2009, but not as good as 2008.

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Rise of the S: Q&A with ESG Researcher Avis Devine

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Much of my work to date has explored the impact of third-party certification on the asset level. Findings suggest higher rents (as compared to uncertified and “self-certified” properties) and occupancy rates, greater probability of tenant re-leasing, lower tenant improvement allowances, and higher tenant satisfaction.

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Rise of the S: Q&A with ESG Researcher Avis Devine

Stok

Much of my work to date has explored the impact of third-party certification on the asset level. Findings suggest higher rents (as compared to uncertified and “self-certified” properties) and occupancy rates, greater probability of tenant re-leasing, lower tenant improvement allowances, and higher tenant satisfaction.