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Model Sustainability and Green Building Initiatives for a More Verdant City and Town

Green Building Law Update

Bill 10-14 would require the County to implement an expedited review process for permits to install rooftop solar photovoltaic systems and charge reduced fees for those permits. Appreciate also that Montgomery County, situated just north of Washington, DC, is the 11th wealthiest county, by household income, in the country.

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Nevada Stops Subsidizing Net Metering

Green Building Law Update

Net energy metering generally utilizes the existing meter for all calculations thereby avoiding the expense and complexity of a second meter to measure incoming and outgoing energy separately. Net metering is permitted, usually by state law for solar, wind, and in some instances for biomass, micro combined heat and power, and fuel cells.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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million homes that are accessible to low-income renters. Nationwide, 60% of all workers earn less than what’s required to afford a two-bedroom rental home, according to a June report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, which also cited the shortage of affordable housing.

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When office-to-residential conversion works

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In most cases, these office-to-residential incentives are necessary to offset the other economic forces at play, DC Managing Principal Barbara Mullenex says. Office buildings are worth more” than residential as income generators, she explains. Generally, the highest and best use for something is office, if there’s a market for it.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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3 Texas all exceeded 75 on the Index, followed by Maryland, Delaware, DC, Oregon, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Georgia. The expanded Canal will permit super-sized Post-Panamax container vessels to travel directly to the East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S. The income tax credit earned may be sold upon approval by AEDC. .

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Facilities Maintenance Checklist and Procedures

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