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My Green Building Exit Memo

Green Building Law Update

It''s not because green building doesn''t interest me any more. I started this blog because I was excited about the green building movement. I started this blog because I wanted to help design and construction professionals navigate the legal hurdles certain to pop up from the green building movement. But what''s the point?

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How Trusting Relationships Build Better Commercial Construction Projects

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Englewood Construction is currently negotiating a contract with Mrs. Green’s to convert former Fox and Obel in Chicago. Like most businesses, the commercial construction industry is a relationship business. In the negotiated process, expectations are set differently. Setting expectations. Potential project savings.

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A Green Building Game of Thrones

Green Building Law Update

As I thought about the green building policy mess of 2012, I couldn't help but draw comparisons to Game of Thrones. This was supposed to be the year of the USGBC's new green building rating system, LEED 2012. The USGBC has also been stuck in a long standing siege with the wood industry. Then the USGBC shifted its tactics.

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Renewable Energy: The Power Of Change

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35 Mules, powered by FPL, is an innovation hub helping startups in the energy, water and energy-adjacent industries bring their ideas to life faster, smarter and at scale. The electrolyzers are utilized in the generation of green hydrogen from renewable electricity. The formal retirement marked?the the end of coal in FPL’s?power

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Green Building. Industry News. Industry News. Industry Statistics. Curt is our heavy/highway industry expert and has some thoughts to share on a topic that affects all of us – fuel prices. Tip #1: Negotiate Fuel Costs. Green Building. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Green Building. Industry News. Industry News. Industry Statistics. On the flip side, the larger banks will typically have more funds to lend and may have more in-depth knowledge of the construction industry. Green Building. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance. Construction Law.

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With Inflation, How Can We Help Construction Costs Stay Down?

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Inflation has been hard on the construction industry. Artificial intelligence and blockchain technology have greatly influenced the construction industry in reducing expenditures. How can you keep your construction costs down to minimize the impact of inflation?