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Potawatomi Hotel and Casino's hotel attains LEED Gold certification

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Potawatomi Hotel & Casino announced today its hotel has attained LEED Gold certification, making it the first casino hotel in Wisconsin to attain the green building honor. read more.

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Wisconsin: Where Collaboration Drives Industry Advancement

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In Wisconsin, these strategies include industry cluster development rooted in unique technical knowledge and specialized supply-chain strengths. More than 200 companies with ties to the water industry call Wisconsin home, employing over 37,000 people and generating $5.7 Water Technology. billion in annual sales.

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HUD Adopts 2009 IECC (Not the 2012 or 2015 version) and Why You Care

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You care because this new minimum standard for energy efficiency in housing is widely seen as a benchmark driving green building and impacting significantly more units than LEED. 2007, including, for example, the Title 24 California Energy Code in California, Focus on Energy in Wisconsin. And the 2015 IECC in Maryland.

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Potawatomi Hotel, Casino hits LEED Gold jackpot

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Potawatomi Hotel & Casino announced today its hotel has attained LEED Gold certification, making it the first casino hotel in Wisconsin to attain the green building honor. read more.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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The wind turbines operating at Buffalo’s green energy complex on Lake Erie generate enough electricity to power roughly 15,000 homes; the turbines are under contract to a local utility, Constellation Energy Resources. ACHIEVEMENT IN SITE CERTIFICATION. Businesses in certain industries are not eligible (e.g.,

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REHAU's First North American Plant Celebrates 50 Years in Operation

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Green Geothermal. Green Mechanical Awards. REHAU has achieved several notable milestones at its Montreal and Baie d'Urfé locations, including becoming the company’s first North American plant to achieve Ford Q1, Ford Full Service Supplier and QS9000 certifications. celebrates plant opening in Wisconsin.

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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running

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are implementing site certification programs that give available sites a shovel ready designation—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. To achieve certification, sites go through a rigorous review process. States across the U.S. The outcome?

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