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Federal Government Proposes Greenhouse Gas Disclosures from Certain Vendors

Green Building Law Update

The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation which will require select government vendors, from landlords to defense contractors, to indicate if and where they publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions.

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Federal Government Proposes Greenhouse Gas Disclosures from Certain Vendors

Green Building Law Update

The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation which will require select government vendors, from landlords to defense contractors, to indicate if and where they publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

Green buildings generate large quantities of data. In an age when many have opinions about Edward Snowden’s disclosures, foreign state sponsored hacking, and Uber’s massive customer data hack, most people have not considered matters of data protection from their real estate, green building or otherwise. Others collect building data.

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Virginia Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Defense Production Zones: Virginia authorizes its communities to establish local defense production zones to benefit businesses engaged in the design, development or production of materials, components or equipment required to meet the needs of national defense. Green Job Creation Tax Credit. Worker Retraining Tax Credit.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Maryland — SSA’s New Data Hub Moves Forward In Urbana

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Green Building Council. LEED (leadership in energy and environmental design) is a system for rating construction projects’ green design and construction practices. Education & Research, Energy & Sustainability, Aerospace & Defense. We’ve seen a big interest from Maryland companies, especially defense companies.

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FEATURE STORY: Talking The Talk And Backing It Up With Results

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3 in Aerospace/Defense Industry Leaders, no. Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Location Articles By Topic Energy (Renewable/Alternative/Green) Feature Story Featured Post Governor''s Report Incentives Magazine Magazine Highlights Texas U.S. Texas repeated as our top-ranked state for Best Business Climate; it also snared no.

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Net Zero Pledges by Businesses are Fraught with Risk

Green Building Law Update

We caution companies not to make unqualified general environmental claims because ‘‘it is highly unlikely that marketers can substantiate all reasonable interpretations of these claims,’’ the Federal Trade Commission standard for environmental claims.

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