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Data center provider Aligned links new financing to sustainability performance

BD+C

The Dallas-based data center provider Aligned recently completed a $1 billion senior secured credit facility that it claims is one of the largest private debt raises in this sector’s history, and the first of its kind that links financing to sustainability.

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Green Buildings are Subsidizing Conventional Buildings Stymying Climate Progress

Green Building Law Update

Green buildings are less risky, more profitable, with higher appraised value than conventional buildings that results in higher company creditworthiness, measuring the reduced likelihood of it defaulting on its debt, but today, green building does not receive a commensurate lower interest rate on its debt.

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Buyers Retreat as Mortgage Rates Creep Over 7% Threshold Again

Pro Builder

Rates are rising due to uncertainty about the Federal Reserve’s plan to tame inflation in a strong economy, as well as an ongoing battle over raising the debt ceiling and the possibility of a U.S. Even if the debt crisis is resolved before a default, rates don’t have a lot of reason to move significantly lower anytime soon.

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Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): Understanding the Construction Connection

Construction Marketing

Equity REITs own and operate income-generating real estate properties, while mortgage REITs invest in mortgages and other real estate debt instruments. Sustainable Construction Practices Over the years, sustainable construction practices became more popular, driven by environmental concerns and the desire for cost savings.

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SEC Charges Mining Company with Misleading Investors in its ESG Disclosures

Green Building Law Update

Many investors rely on ESG disclosures like those contained in Vale’s annual Sustainability Reports and other public filings to make informed investment decisions,” said Gurbir S. Grewal, Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement. “By The SEC’s complaint, filed in U.S.

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Cob House Tour and Demonstration

Natural Building

Take a tour, learn how cob is made, and get inspired by this wonderful, debt-free family and their sustainable lifestyle. You can watch the video at www.youtube.com. The post Cob House Tour and Demonstration appeared first on Natural Building Blog.

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Elements Europe wins Digbeth 550 rental flats

Construction Enquirer

Goodstone Living has secured more than £100m of debt financing from NatWest and Allied Irish Bank to develop Smith’s Garden Around 1140 modules needed for the project will be manufactured in Telford between November 2023 and January 2025. Construction activities will now get underway to prepare the site.

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