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Rooftop stormwater management technologies climate change adaptation and resilience

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of rain over 24 hours in Sacramento and 102 mm (4 in.) As land is expensive real estate, designers are turning to the many rooftops, which make up 20 to 25 percent of the land area in major North American cities. In many major American cities, a sizable percentage of rainfall occurs in fewer days, during larger and more intense storms.

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Rooftop stormwater management technologies climate change adaptation and resilience

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of rain over 24 hours in Sacramento and 102 mm (4 in.). As land is expensive real estate, designers are turning to the many rooftops, which make up 20 to 25 percent of the land area in major North American cities. For example, the atmospheric rivers brought 138 mm (5.44 in San Francisco in October 2021.

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Beyond Inverse Condemnation in Wildfire Litigation: An Oregon Jury Finds Utility Liable for Negligence, Trespass and Nuisance

Construction and Infrastructure Law

To succeed on an inverse condemnation theory in California, a plaintiff must prove that: (1) a public improvement, as deliberately designed and constructed, (2) of a public entity, (3) proximately caused damage to a private property, and (4) that damage was in furtherance of a “public use.” [4] City of Sacramento , 10 Cal. 20.085.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

With so many states trying to lure businesses to their cities, why have such pioneering companies as Intel, Siemens Mobility, Micron and SynapSense chosen to call Sacramento, California home? But perhaps most enticing is Sacramento’s commitment to becoming a green city; currently boasting the second largest number of buildings in the U.S.

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

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Mid-Atlantic Region and the Social Security Administration (SSA) are collaborating to design and construct the SSA’s new National Support Center in Urbana, MD. The SSA awarded the contract to design and build the new data center to Hensel Phelps Construction, a Colorado-based general contractor.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone. SALES & USE TAX ABATEMENTS: Taxes on construction-related transactions, pollution control devices are exempt from sales and use taxes.

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