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Puerto Rican mixed-use, mixed income housing development begins construction

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The Jose Gautier Benitez development is officially under construction on a 21-acre site in Caguas, Puerto Rico. The site will be divided into six residential blocks that includes five streets dedicated to family housing, and one reserved for elderly housing.

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Top 10 States for NGBS Green Certification in 2022

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Since then, more than 400,000 homes have received the ANSI-approved, third-party certification that verifies green construction practices in single-family and multifamily residential buildings, remodeling projects, and land developments. New states and provinces topping the multifamily certification list include Puerto Rico and Utah.

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News About Earthbags Solving Climate Problems

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Thousands of people in Puerto Rico are still living under blue tarps three years after Hurricane Maria struck the island, and more than 30,000 families have asked the government for assistance after the storm destroyed or damaged their homes, with not everyone eligible to receive help.

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Construction Workforce Development Gets New Funding Boost

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The gift will help fund residential construction faculty and curriculum, as well as scholarships to enable more than 500 students to attend the International Builders’ Show each year. An estimated 70,000 students this year alone will learn about the skilled trades needed in residential construction. former Kohler Co.

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An Arm and a Leg and the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code

Green Building Law Update

Virgin Islands, New York City and Puerto Rico. 2013 Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Building. This only applies to residential codes. Modern building codes are most often adopted by local government legislative bodies and as such vary from place to place.

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Emergency Commercial Facility Disaster Planning: 3 Takeaways from Recent Hurricanes

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Earlier this fall, the entire country watched as hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria caused widespread destruction across Texas, Florida, the Caribbean and Puerto Rico.

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Zika Virus and LEED Buildings – Redux

Green Building Law Update

there are 5,460 locally acquired cases in Puerto Rico, and those numbers will grow significantly because the mosquitoes that can carry Zika are found in increasing areas of the U.S. This public health crisis is not limited to the Wynwood neighborhood in Miami.

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