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The Winning Homes in the Solar Decathlon Are …

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Evaluated for 10 different metrics, including energy efficiency, architectural design, innovation, and market potential, the homes had to be as technically impressive as they were feasible to build. The highest-ranked home in the competition was designed and built by a team from the University of Colorado in Boulder. Energy Efficiency.

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Linda Purdy on TRI Pointe's Goals and Challenges in the Colorado Market

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Linda Purdy on TRI Pointe's Goals and Challenges in the Colorado Market. TRI Pointe's Linda Purdy shares her perspective on acquiring land, building homes at attainable prices, and other challenges for growing the home builder's Colorado division. TRI Pointe Homes, Colorado. Wed, 03/10/2021 - 06:00. Mike Beirne, Senior Editor.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: California's.

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Location: Crestone, Colorado, United States. Select materials assemblies based on life cycle assessment of their embodied energy and/or green house gas emission potentials. Additional recommended measures include: If feasible, disassemble existing buildings instead of demolishing to allow reuse or recycling of building materials.

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Federal Facilities – Implementation of Energy Savings Projects and Performance-Based Contracting for Energy Savings

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The White House. a) Agencies shall, where technically feasible, continue efforts to connect meters and advanced metering devices to enterprise energy management systems to streamline and optimize measurement, management, and reporting of facility energy use. (c) THE WHITE HOUSE. Office of the Press Secretary. December 02, 2011.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Yurts: Living in.

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Location: Crestone, Colorado, United States. What defines them as yurts and not just round houses? The more permanent panel yurts can employ thicker forms of insulation, like ordinary houses use. I have always been intrigued by round houses, and I am facinated by yurts. Name: Kelly Hart.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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USDA Rural Development in Alabama: A variety of loan, grant, and loan guarantee programs, plus technical assistance in the areas of business and industry, cooperative development, rural housing, community facilities, water and waste disposal, and telecommunications, including distance learning and telemedicine. TAX INCENTIVES.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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In-House Research and Development – New and existing eligible businesses that conduct “in-house” research that qualifies for federal research and development tax credits may qualify for in-house research income tax credits. of Agriculture & Housing and Urban Development’s Community Dev.

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