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Top questions to ask when designing a green roof

GCP Applied Technologies

Top questions to ask when designing a green roof. We all know the economic and environmental benefits of green roofs , but how do you ensure that your client’s vision of a green roof is realized? Today we had the pleasure of talking with Nick Smith of green roof system specialist Zinco International. Phillip.fry@gc….

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

BD+C

The commercial and residential buildings in Bayfront are surrounded by green space, with two easily accessible forms of public transit. Washington, DC, offers an inclusionary zoning program that allows residential developers to build more units than would normally be permitted as long as eight to 10% of those units are affordable.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

BD+C

Boston , New York , and San Francisco , are considering ways to improve the financial incentives, change zoning policies and expedite plan reviews, but developers should get a full-service team assembled to take a hard look at a conversion before they get started. Seattle, Wash., RELATED ARTICLE: About 11% of U.S. Portland, Ore.

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First-Class Visas

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The Journal reports that a number of locations have used immigrant investor programs to successfully launch projects, including ski resorts in Vermont, a sport bike business in Milwaukee, hotels in Portland, OR and a big mixed-use project in Seattle. Previously, Austin considered setting up an EB-5 program to support green development.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

Business Facilities

In April, Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products, in Bowling Green, announced a 129-job, $51-million project, its seventh Kentucky expansion. As a designated Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), Oswego County is designed for the convenient and cost effective production of goods. Zoned mixed-use/commercial. PEORIA, AZ IS THE SMART CHOICE.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

Business Facilities

billion Competitive Renewable Energy Zone transmission project (CREZ), capping nearly a decade of planning, upgrades and new construction along 3,600 miles of high-voltage transmission lines across central and West Texas. In January, Texas completed the last segment of the $6.8-billion Far West U.S. Great Lakes U.S. - Mid Atlantic U.S. -

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BUSINESS REPORT: Texas – Innovation Moves Front And Center In Austin

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Key Incentives: Emerging Technology Fund, Enterprise Zones, Skills Development Fund, Renewable Energy Incentives, TX Industry Development Loan Program. Fridays and is expanding to other cities including Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, Denver, DC, Dallas and Houston. GDP (All Industry 2011): $1.3 Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S.

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