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UVM STEM Complex Achieves LEED Silver

PC Construction

The University of Vermont STEM Complex project, which was completed in August 2019, has achieved LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. This accomplishment further supports the University’s commitment to a prosperous and. The post UVM STEM Complex Achieves LEED Silver first appeared on PC Construction Company Blog.

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Feedback from Readers at Greenhomebuilding.com

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I have been collecting some of these comments, I will share a few recent ones with you here: "May your Tribe Increase", sustainable non ecology-damaging construction coupled with sustainable living systems is what the World needs now. I live in a small town in SW Vermont. Thanks for sharing your creativity.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

Building Information Management

Is there no better way for GSA to meet sustainability requirement than via LEED? The recently released sustainability and energy “scorecard” by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) demonstrates just how successful GSA has been at reducing costs, improving efficiency and eliminating waste. Ackerstein Sustainability LLC.

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Less Is More In New England

Business Facilities

The Vermont Department of Labor reported the state’s March 2017 unemployment rate was 3 percent, whereas it was 3.3 The short drive results in manufacturing space at a lower cost, while still drawing from the same educated workforce. New Hampshire’s preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April 2017 was 2.8

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regional Authority Grants: Federal-state partnerships that work with the people of 37 Appalachian counties in Alabama and the Mississippi Delta region’s twenty Alabama counties to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life.

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More states add jobs; construction cost squeeze worsens; nonres, housing starts rise

PSMJ Resources

The steepest declines were in Nevada, -10.8%, -6,500 jobs; Rhode Island, -10.0%, -1,600 jobs; Georgia, -8.5%, -12,700 jobs; Vermont, -7.9%, -1,100 jobs; and Colorado, -7.7%, -8,900 jobs. Sustained IP gains and high capacity utilization can signal demand for manufacturing construction. 3.8%, 400 combined jobs. Texas added the most jobs.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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BROWNFIELD DEVELOPMENT TAX ABATEMENTS: Gives cities and counties the ability to abate the following: Non-educational city and county sales & use taxes; Non-educational state, city and county property taxes—up to 20 years; Mortgage and recording taxes. Three of the nation’s 40 Renewal Community areas are in Alabama.

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