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LEED Creates Business Opportunities Beyond The Environmental Industrial Complex

Green Building Law Update

It is now common that snow removal businesses market their services to building owners by offering a draft hardscape plan and then services that are LEED ready.

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Nevada Stops Subsidizing Net Metering

Green Building Law Update

The 113 page draft order found that under existing net metering rates other ratepayers were subsidizing net metering customers (e.g., At its root, net energy metering is a method of measuring energy produced by a renewable energy generator when it is connected to an electric utility distribution system.

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Facilities Maintenance Checklist and Procedures

Job Order Contracting

De-energize, lock out, and tag electrical circuits. Inspect electrical power panel. Check electrical connections and wiring for loose or overheated conditions. De-energize or discharge all hydraulic, electrical, mechanical, or thermal energy prior to beginning work. Door; Hydraulic, Electric or Pneumatic Operated.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Since the onset of shale gas production, Pennsylvania businesses and homeowners have benefited from a 50 percent decline in natural gas prices and a corresponding 40 percent reduction in the cost of electricity. Wind energy is now the fifth-largest electricity source in the U.S., Already the nation’s No. 2 crude oil producer and No.

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List of Common Construction Abbreviations

Job Order Contracting

AIEE: American Institute of Electrical Engineers. CAD: Cadmium, Computer-Aided Drafting. DC: Direct Current. ELEC: Electrical. ELECT: Electrical. EP: Electrical Panelboard, Explosion Proof. EWC: Electric Water Cooler. EW & C: Electric Wiring and Communication. EWH: Electric Water Heater.

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Construction Abbreviations – A Decent List

Building Information Management

AIEE: American Institute of Electrical Engineers. CAD: Cadmium, Computer-Aided Drafting. DC: Direct Current. ELEC: Electrical. ELECT: Electrical. EP: Electrical Panelboard, Explosion Proof. EWC: Electric Water Cooler. EW & C: Electric Wiring and Communication. EWH: Electric Water Heater.

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Construction Abbreviations – A Decent List

Building Information Management

AIEE: American Institute of Electrical Engineers. CAD: Cadmium, Computer-Aided Drafting. DC: Direct Current. ELEC: Electrical. ELECT: Electrical. EP: Electrical Panelboard, Explosion Proof. EWC: Electric Water Cooler. EW & C: Electric Wiring and Communication. EWH: Electric Water Heater.