Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 21, 2018

In a conspicuous example, language in the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 for the first time requires the Department of Defense, the largest owner of buildings in North America to respond to sea level rise and flooding by constructing new mission critical buildings 3 feet above the base flood 100 year elevation.

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Guidelines Certification Green Drafting 180

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JULY 18, 2014

McAuliffe said, “The Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing is a world-class asset that brings together Virginia’s leading manufacturing companies and top educational institutions to expedite research and turn ideas into real-world technologies and solutions. Speaking about this announcement, Gov.

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Virginia Defense Union Industrial 46

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MAY 15, 2013

Technology innovation is happening across the country, but there is no better place to witness the revolution other than Austin, TX, home to a rapidly expanding technology industry. We attended several events hosted by the Austin Chamber of Commerce and caught up with several new innovative tech companies. By Jenny Vickers.

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Austin Texas Innovation Industrial 73

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

JN: Innovation and the entrepreneurial drive are among the distinctive features of Michigan’s heritage and an essential part of the state’s economic DNA. Is Michigan working with businesses and higher-education resources to produce graduates with the skills to fill STEM-oriented jobs? What makes MI so attractive to startups?

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Michigan Defense Education Detroit 41

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

I owa’s leaders have an ambitious target for the state’s workforce education goals. Governor Kim Reynolds is calling on educators, employers and legislators to collaborate to add 120,000 Iowans with postsecondary degrees or credentials to the state’s workforce by 2025. Iowa consistently earns high marks for its education climate.

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Iowa Site Illinois Education 43

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MAY 30, 2014

Wichita State has a strong history of partnering with advanced manufacturers in research and education of the workforce. Wichita State has research and educational capabilities that have long supported area manufacturers. “Kansas is blessed with outstanding universities that are a great asset to businesses in our state,” said Gov.

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Kansas Wichita Design Education 49

Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Properly budgeted and well managed facilities* are critical to the delivery of public sector services, including Governing, Defense, Education, Healthcare, Life/Safety, and Transportation. JOC requires “above average” capabilities on the part owners and contractors alike.

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Contract Renovating Construction Education 40

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

Locations are bringing higher ed resources and high-tech businesses together to plant the seeds for market-ready advanced technology at incubators and innovation institutes, and to create the STEM-savvy workforce that will fill these new jobs. Chicago is rising up in ranks to become the next big place for technology innovation.

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Rhode Island Colorado Maryland Innovation 56

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APRIL 30, 2022

Innovation and learning in complex offshore construction projects. Rhetorics and realities in new product. Partnering: An Innovative and Effective Project Organization Concept. Partnering on defense contracts. Educational researcher, 5(10), 3-8. systems of production, values and interests. 2000, August).

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MARCH 17, 2016

The investment comes on the heels of the $600 million Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation announced in July 2015 by Governor Cuomo and Vice President Biden at SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s Rochester-region facility at Canal Ponds. Two leading photonics companies, Avogy and Photonica, will invest $1.6

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New York Innovation Commercial Modeling 40

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Natural products/dietary supplements. Most recently, the state supported a major expansion of BioFire Diagnostics, whose innovations in molecular diagnostics are helping propel Utah into its future life sciences economy. Composites, IT, Digital Media, Renewable Energy, Manufacturing, Retail, Sports & Outdoor Products.

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Utah Fabrication Defense Industrial 40

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JUNE 16, 2016

The Water Council fosters economic opportunities for Wisconsin’s water industry participants by building strategic partnerships, supporting education and facilitating access to capital investment. Through organizations such as M-WERC, companies can tap this expertise for innovative, cost-effective and efficient energy solutions.

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Wisconsin Industrial Milwaukee Innovation 50

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Donghee America will locate at the corner of Innovation Drive and Riley Street in the Auburn Technology Park West. Last year, Germany-based RAPA said it was putting a production facility and its North America headquarters in Auburn, ultimately creating 105 jobs. Site preparation for the project began in early March. Chairman D.H.

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Alabama America Plans Innovation 57

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JULY 25, 2013

is experiencing a reshoring of manufacturing, while innovation and technology are helping to bridge the gap between leading-edge research and product development. edge in automation, robotics and other productivity tools that reduce direct labor expanses, undercutting the overseas advantage of cheap labor. factory jobs vanished.

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Virginia New York Innovation Ohio 71

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APRIL 8, 2016

These educational institutions help hone the skills of the workforce in south central Kansas, while also partnering closely with industry on research. The Innovation Campus at Wichita State is a new and unique partnership that combines the university’s world class aviation research with industry expertise.

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Kansas Wichita Kansas City America 40

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MAY 14, 2014

The state has 18 Fortune 500 companies specializing in areas such as health care, financial services, retail and food production. Minnesotans, ingrained with a strong Midwestern work ethic, are frequently cited for their high productivity, motivation and low absenteeism. The list includes Target Corp.,

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Minnesota Minneapolis United States Industrial 45

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AUGUST 5, 2013

Louisiana’s capital has had great success in executing the state’s strategy of bringing together business and higher education in innovative public-private partnerships that spur initiatives in new high-growth sectors. Baton Rouge, LA has been named our top-ranked metro for Economic Growth Potential.

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Metro Memphis Louisiana Mobility 110

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

For example, this year we supplemented our traditional Best Education Climate ranking with a scorecard of the states that emerged out front in the fierce competition for federal Race to the Top education funding. The burgeoning Bakken production has made North Dakota a national job-growth leader.

Iowa 69

Iowa Louisiana Texas New Jersey 69

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Tuesday and Wednesday: Conference Educational Sessions. Friday: BIM Academic Education Symposium. The buildingSMART alliance Conference Educational Sessions are broken into two days. The week will close with the BIM Academic Education Symposium. Day(s)/Date(s): January 7-11, 2013. Thursday: Information Exchanges.

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MAY 5, 2016

A fter several years of job losses, aerospace and defense sector employment is expected to grow in 2016 by more than 39,000 jobs in the U.S., Aerospace & Defense Labor Market Study. percent, of which about 185,000 jobs were lost in the defense subsector. Aerospace and defense sector companies paid $7.7

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Industrial Airports Louisiana Florida 40

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JULY 23, 2013

In our wireless world, mobile and broadband networks create economic opportunities for health care, manufacturing, education, transportation and public safety, and virtually every other economic section.”. The 53,000-square-foot location will allow Advanta to streamline manufacturing processes and expand its product line.

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North Carolina South Carolina Electrical Charlotte 74

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DECEMBER 2, 2012

Tuesday and Wednesday: Conference Educational Sessions. Friday: BIM Academic Education Symposium. The buildingSMART alliance Conference Educational Sessions are broken into two days. The week will close with the BIM Academic Education Symposium. Day(s)/Date(s): January 7-11, 2013. Thursday: Information Exchanges.

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BIM Conference Education CAD 40

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JUNE 29, 2016

Projects like the GE Global Research Center and Boeing’s Global Services and Support facility are creating more demand for STEM-educated workers in Oklahoma. State and local officials also have come up with innovative solutions that permit major industries to expand without tapping into the local supply of fresh water. programs.

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Oklahoma Resource Rhode Island Plans 72

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APRIL 22, 2013

PARTNERS FOR INNOVATION: HESSEN RESEARCH FACILITIES WITH CORE COMPETENCE IN INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY. Hessen is a stronghold in biotech production. Out of a total capacity of more than 830,000 liters of fermentation production in the manufacture of “red” biotech in Germany, more than 250,000 liters are attributed to Hessen.

Florida 63

Florida New Jersey Maryland Utah 63

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JULY 28, 2014

It enjoys strong support from and close cooperation among government, industry, labor, education and community leaders. The County also has comprehensive educational resources to support workforce development. In Pacific County, food production, wood products and tourism /recreation are all very strong growth sectors.

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Washington Industrial Long Beach Zoning 45

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Institutions of higher education are busy working with high-tech industries in Washington to develop academic programs geared to producing skilled workers. Inslee expressed confidence that Washington will maintain its leadership position in aerospace/defense, and not just by relying on military contracts. “We

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Washington South Carolina Defense Electrical 43

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JUNE 2, 2016

In the May/June issue of Business Facilities , we take our annual tour of locations that are deploying innovative workforce training programs to fill the shortage of skilled workers for 21st century jobs in advanced manufacturing, a shortfall that is a national problem.

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Drawings Inventory Equipment Mobility 40

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APRIL 28, 2016

While traditional manufacturing involved hard product industries that converted raw materials into finished products via manual or mechanized techniques (e.g., automotive, steel), advanced manufacturing involves using integrative and innovative technologies during manufacturing to help improve products or processes (e.g.,

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Industrial Utah Indiana New Jersey 40

Safti First

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In recent decades, glass has become a preferred building material for schools and educational facilities, and for good reason. For glazing manufacturers like us, it helps us design products that are expected to perform their specific function when the time comes.

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Safety Industrial Injury Products 52

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APRIL 15, 2014

Industries that qualify for the CAPCO program may include manufacturing, processing, or assembling products; conducting research and development; or providing services. The Alabama Innovation Fund supports and operates two (2) distinct programs. architectural and engineering, interest incurred during construction, etc.).

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Income Finance Zoning Employment 108

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AUGUST 1, 2014

The expansion includes retrofitting their main fab to logic chips to supply mobile and tablet production. Baton Rouge, LA has had great success in executing its strategy of bringing together business and higher education in innovative public-private partnerships that spur initiatives in new high-growth sectors.

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Metro Detroit Austin Baltimore 111

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JANUARY 24, 2013

Georgia Department of Economic Development for Caterpillar’s choice of Athens, GA as the site of its new production facility. EADS had selected Mobile as the site for tanker production, but in 2011 Congress rebid the project and awarded it to Boeing. Air Force refueling tanker project. million in new wages over the next 20 years.

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MARCH 21, 2014

Industries that qualify for the CAPCO program may include manufacturing, processing, or assembling products; conducting research and development; or providing services. EMPLOYER EDUCATION CREDIT: A tax credit is statutorily available to employers who provide approved basic skills education programs to Alabama resident employees.

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Income Finance Zoning Equipment 75

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Ohio made a number of appearances in Business Facilities’ 2012 State Rankings report , reaching 7th for Automotive Manufacturing Strength and Best Education Climate; 4th for Economic Growth Potential, Race to the Top Leaders and Best Transportation Infrastructure; and 10th for Workforce Health and Safety.

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Ohio Airports Industrial Columbus 63

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

Texas is investing in its future by offering competitive incentives to companies creating jobs and driving innovation in the state. A “hub” for retail, health care, education and more, Lubbock is widely known as the “Hub City.” INVESTING IN THE FUTURE. With a GDP estimated at $1.4

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Texas Education Airports Zoning 49

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JULY 24, 2019

With a diverse population and innovation-driving ecosystem, Atlanta offers a wide range of opportunities for technology companies looking to do business in the U.S. BlackRock chose the region for its new Innovation Hub comprised of 1,000 jobs. Metro Atlanta, home to 15 Fortune 500 companies, has become a red-hot tech hub.

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

Key centers of innovation and collaboration in Pittsburgh include Innovation Works, the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (PLSG), Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC), Pittsburgh Technology Council and the Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Institute.

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Omaha Mobility Georgia Arkansas 76