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Energy efficiency, water supply get attention in Washington, states

Contractor Magazine

The House passed several appropriations bills, including the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2015. The House plans to vote on bill that will reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, along with bills on energy production and lowering gas prices. read more.

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New California Energy Code Makes Moves Toward Zero Emission Buildings

Pro Builder

The California Energy Commission recently announced the 2022 update of the statewide building energy code will require new buildings to use less energy and cut carbon pollution by transitioning homes off of fossil fuels. Housing Markets. New California Energy Code Makes Moves Toward Zero Emission Buildings. cbroderick. Read More. .

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

Pro Builder

Instead, Clark Ivory reassumed his CEO duties and set a bold, uncharted course to diversify the company’s successful semi-custom, move-up home legacy to include affordable housing for an increasing underserved segment of buyers. Design Within Reach—Exploring Attainable Housing Options. See past Builder of the Year winners. and Outward.

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LEAN OpenJOC(TM) Job Order Contracting for Sustainable Facilities Repair, Renovation, and Minor New Construction

Job Order Contracting

Unite States Government Printing Office, House Document No. General Services Administration (GSA), Department of Defense (DOD), and National 19 Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). General Services Administration (GSA), US Department of Defense (DOD), and National 35 Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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Pinnacle Airlines Corp. Headquarters Will Relocate to Minnesota

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Wharton and the City of Memphis, the Downtown Memphis Commission, our landlord at One Commerce Square, Gov. Mark Dayton and the State of Minnesota, the Metropolitan Airports Commission in Minneapolis-St. Pinnacle presently occupies 170,000 square feet at One Commerce Square in downtown Memphis, which houses approximately 500 employees.

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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build

The Korte Company

Ralph was still determined to find a way to work directly with architects, and in 1976 he started an in-house architectural firm called Ralph Korte Planning and Management (RKP&M). Postal Service, and several agencies in Department of Defense. His home in Highland is the historic Latzer-Piper House.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

For the past few years, we have issued a Metro ranking for our annual evaluation of aerospace/defense manufacturing leaders. More than 162,000 workers are directly employed in the aerospace/defense industries in the Golden State. aerospace and defense industry directly employed 1.05 Florida and Arizona round out the top five.

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