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Green Buildings are Subsidizing Conventional Buildings Stymying Climate Progress

Green Building Law Update

Green building bonds, which are higher rated and could provide cheaper capital for green building projects, can correct the current market that prices mortgages, green building or nongreen, the same, stimulating the economy and repairing the planet. Mike Italiano, a founder of the U.S.

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Does Super Committee’s Failure Fail the Green Industry?

Green Industry Professionals

NEWS FLASH: The bipartisan Congressional Debt Committee has failed to reach a compromise. Where do we go from here, and what implications are there for the Green Industry? Where do we go from here, and what implications are there for the Green Industry? Can you believe it?! Whatchoo talkin bout, Wartgow?!).

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: A Guide to.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. A Green Infrastructure Unlocks Several Successful. Green Electrical Contracting. The comment "but you don't need them" refers to the engineered plans. Name: Kelly Hart.

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Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, Con Edison Announce Solar Partnership

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Gas & Power’s ongoing plan to improve its financial returns, deconsolidate debt and redeploy the proceeds from the transaction into new renewable growth projects,” said Kevin C. Gas & Power will continue to provide operations and maintenance services to both plants. This strategic partnership bolsters Sempra U.S. Far West U.S.

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What is PACE Financing and Is It Doomed?

Construction Law Monitor

Started in the green revolution’s holy land, Berkley, California, PACE financing is shorthand for Property-Assessed Clean Energy Financing ( Wikipedia entry ). Well, PACE loans create a lien against properties similar to a tax lien, meaning that the lien has priority over all other debts (including mortgages). Think Again.

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John Green’s Plan to Eliminate Predatory Lending Practices

Pro Builder

It’s a problem that John Green, managing principal of Blackstar Stability , wants to address with a comprehensive business model that puts at-risk Americans on a path to homeownership and financial stability. PRO BUILDER: Can you give us an overview of what Blackstar Stability does, from development and acquisitions to asset management?

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Megabucks Park

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

For several decades now, the National Football League has shown a propensity to permit its teams to pack up and move to more lucrative locations (back and forth, in some cases), leaving behind loyal fans and empty stadiums built on a foundation of civic debt. Thus we have the unveiling of the new $2.6-billion Thank you for voting.