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Energy Efficient Underground Home in Pennsylvania

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Judy Quick has lived in a custom-built, subterranean home in Western Pennsylvania since 2003. “I The post Energy Efficient Underground Home in Pennsylvania appeared first on Natural Building Blog. I mow my roof,” Quick said while giving a tour of her unorthodox three-bedroom, two-bathroom home that’s on more than 11 acres.

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Two new marine highway routes to be designated for M-11 and M-79

Construction Today

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the designation of two new Marine Highway routes, as part of the United States Marine Highway Program (MHP). The MHP, a network of navigable waterways.

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Straw Bale Building in Pennsylvania

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Diane worked with Sigi Koko of Down to Earth Design in Fawn Grove, PA. Koko has designed and helped build more than 40 natural homes throughout the Mid-Atlantic region since 1998. The post Straw Bale Building in Pennsylvania appeared first on Natural Building Blog. You can read the original article at www.lancasterfarming.com.

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Pennsylvania is First State to offer Tax Credit for Passive House

Green Building Law Update

Pennsylvania is the first state to offer tax credits for low income Passive House building. ” For the uninitiated, the Passive House green building rating system uses a set of design principles to attain a rigorous level of energy efficiency. “Maximize your gains, minimize your losses” summarize the approach.

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Building infrastructure in Pennsylvania? You could get a piece of $400M to train workers.

Construction Dive

Josh Shapiro has created a workforce development grant designed to help employers pay wages and training costs.

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Improving architectural designs through iteration

BD+C

Dane Stokes started using computational design while an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania, where it helped him manage a series of fabrication projects that included wall systems with several hundred unique panel components.

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Pennsylvania Awards Early-Stage Tech Businesses Nearly $18M

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Pennsylvania Awards Early-Stage Tech Businesses Nearly $18M originally appeared on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. Nearly $18 million in tax credits to support 239 early-stage companies was just awarded through Pennsylvania’s Keystone Innovation Zone Tax Credit (KIZ) program.