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Sustainable Building by the Numbers

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Surprisingly, we discovered that by making some adjustments to not only the materials used, but how we purchase and inventory them, our bottom line was positively impacted, too. What will it cost to inventory and store bulk buys? . Lighter building materials reduce the number of people needed to transport and install items on a site.

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Glossary of Greenhouse Gas Terms

Green Building Law Update

Although Scope 2 emissions physically occur at the facility where they are generated, they are accounted for in an organization’s GHG inventory because they are a result of the organization’s energy use.

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LEED, Sustainability, and the Federal Government – Report Card – 2012

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Green, yellow or red values were assigned for seven (7) metrics, with no overall score.Oddly the Department of Energy scored to “reds” for poor reductions in fleet petroleum use and poor progress in developing sustainable buildings. The EPA and GSA score all greens… which is curious at best. Department of State.

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Virginia Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Economic Development Access Program: Administered by the Virginia Department of Transportation, it assists localities in providing adequate road access to new and expanding basic employers. Green Job Creation Tax Credit. Companies deemed ancillary to or in support of the aforementioned categories would also apply.

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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

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Quinn also looks to embrace green energy with the Illinois Clean Energy Fund. Its interstate highway connectivity allows Arlington Heights incomparable positioning within the Chicago metropolitan area and access to logistics by air and ground transport. This venture capital fund allocated with $2.3 In late 2013, Gov.

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South Louisiana Methanol Announces $1.3 Billion Investment

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James Parish for the new facility because of the state’s strong business climate and the high inventories and inexpensive price of natural gas in Louisiana, as well as the area’s strategic shipping location at the Port of South Louisiana – the largest port in the Western Hemisphere by capacity. ZEEP and Todd Corp.

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New York Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Loans may be used for, but not limited to: upgrading display lighting; advertising and promotion; payroll for additional staff and training; purchase of computers to enhance inventory control; and the purchase of display cabinets, furniture and fixtures. Fixed asset loans of up to $20,000 for terms not to exceed seven years.