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Rhode Island goes for LEED for Neighborhood Development and SITES

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The State of Rhode Island is expanding its longstanding Green Buildings Act adding built landscapes to the list of public projects that must be built to recognized green building standards. The amended law now also includes verbiage describing “other public improvements of any kind to any public real property.”.

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Rhode Island RFP Attracts Six Times the Requested Demand

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National Grid and Rhode Island state regulators will review 41 proposals offering 2,500 MW that were submitted in response to a September request seeking 400 MW of renewable-energy capacity.

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Rhode Island Wind-Power RFP Attracts Six Times the Requested Demand

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National Grid and Rhode Island state regulators will review 41 proposals offering 2,500 MW that were submitted in response to a September request seeking 400 MW of renewable-energy capacity.

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Call to the Bullpen

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Rhode Island is poised to clear away the last bits of wreckage left from its failed $75-million investment in former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s bankrupt video game company, 38 Studios. A bill moving through the state legislature will re-brand the troubled Economic Development Corporation as the Rhode Island Commerce Corp.,

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Massachusetts Holds On To Top Energy Efficiency Ranking

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As national leaders, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Oregon round out the top five in the ACEEE Scorecard. From the nation’s first offshore wind farm to the thousands of clean energy jobs we’ve created over the past few years, I’m proud that Rhode Island is leading the nation in the green economy,” said Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo.

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Proposals for changes to the International Green Construction Code are due by January 10

Green Building Law Update

Codes and Regulations Construction Green IGCC International LEED code' But it is surprising to many that adoption has not been faster and broader. And significantly, ASHRAE Standard 189.1 will be republished in 2014 for adoption in the 2015 IgCC.

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Rhode Island Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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The updated Rhode Island incentives guide is brought to you by Real Street Expo , a new event sponsored by Business Facilities and Today’s Facility Manager magazines. For a list of Rhode Island economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide.