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Green Buildings are Subsidizing Conventional Buildings Stymying Climate Progress

Green Building Law Update

The financial value of green buildings is well documented, from commanding higher rents, greater occupancy rates, and increased occupant satisfaction, to lower operating costs for everything from reduced insurance premiums and less energy utilized, easily resulting in an increased return on investment of more than 9% over conventional building.

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Oh No! I’ve Graduated With a Construction Management Degree.

Constructonomics

Now they are boggled in debt and left with no income on which to live. So what do you do besides cursing the parents, counselors and professors that told you that engineering and construction was a good stable industry where you can at least make a sustainable salary (trust me, I’ve done plenty of that). Look International.

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

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Sustainable materials will be used in the National Support Center facilities, and the project is designed to incorporate energy-efficient heating and cooling systems and on-site renewable energy sources. The contract’s total cost is about $192 million, according to GSA documents filed online. Photo: Thinkstock.com.).

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Oregon Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Oregon Express Bond Program: The Oregon Express Bond program uses much less paperwork and highly standardized documents to save borrowers time and money during the tax-exempt bond borrowing process. Debt and equity financing assistance. have rates and terms for repayment determined by the lender. . Digital media assistance.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: A Short History.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Steadfast And Strong In The Wake Of Superstorm Sandy

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As part of the plan, the Christie Administration is setting aside $500 million in funding for the New Jersey Economic Development Authority to administer the following activities: Small Business Grants of up to $50,000 to eligible businesses that sustained physical damage.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regional Authority Grants: Federal-state partnerships that work with the people of 37 Appalachian counties in Alabama and the Mississippi Delta region’s twenty Alabama counties to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life. TAX INCENTIVES.

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