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Marvel-designed Gowanus Green will offer 955 affordable rental units in Brooklyn

BD+C

Marvel-designed Gowanus Green will offer 955 affordable rental units in Brooklyn The community consists of approximately 955 units of 100% affordable housing, 28,000 sf of neighborhood service retail and community space, a site for a new public school, and a new 1.5-acre acre public park. acre public park.

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

Construction Marketing

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are owners, operators, and financers of income-generating real estate properties. The primary purpose of a REIT is to generate income for its investors through rental income, capital gains, or both. REITs can reduce operating costs and increase tenant demand by investing in green properties.

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Attend Greenbuild – The Best Way To Grow Your Green Building Business

Green Building Law Update

I am often asked, “ how can I expand my green building business? ” I do not claim any particular business marketing prowess, but Greenbuild has been the number one source of new clients for my sustainability and green building law practice! Greenbuild 2016 in LA will be “the” target rich environment for green people this year.

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Mahesh Ramanujam named incoming CEO of U.S. Green Building Council

Contractor Magazine

Green Building Council (USGBC) Board of Directors announced today that USGBC’s Chief Operating Officer Mahesh Ramanujam has been named incoming Chief Executive Officer. read more.

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Can the EDGE Green Building System Save the Planet?

Green Building Law Update

While Nepal is breathtaking, containing eight of the world’s ten tallest mountains, the country is landlocked to the north by China and to the south and east by India, and is a developing country with a low income economy, ranked among the poorest of the 187 countries in the U.N. Human Development Index.

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Low-income neighborhoods could benefit most from green roofs

BD+C

Heat waves are the nation’s deadliest weather hazard, accounting for one-fifth of all deaths caused by natural hazards in the U.S.

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Green building trends for 2018 and beyond

BD+C

We’ve observed several driving trends in the incoming projects and client requests – and those trends indicate that 2018 will be a different sort of year for green buildings. There was a flurry of new development activity at the end of 2017, and the pace is holding steady as this year begins.

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