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Nevada Stops Subsidizing Net Metering

Green Building Law Update

In the final days of 2015, Nevada became the front line in the looming nationwide fight over energy policy when the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada altered rates for net metering impacting homeowners with rooftop photovoltaic panels. But the retail rate is at an actual loss to the monopoly utility. It is not good energy policy.

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J S Wright lands latest package for Hill Group

Construction Enquirer

Mechanical and electrical building services provider J S Wright has secured a deal worth more than £2.5m Thames View House will bring to more than 1,000 the number of new apartments J S Wright is currently being commissioned to fit out with energy and carbon-reducing mechanical services at developments for Hill.

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Phases of Commercial Real Estate Development

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Engineers will also work on the design to ensure that the building is structurally sound and that all systems, such as electrical and plumbing, are correctly designed. This includes site preparation, excavation, foundation work, framing, and installation of electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems.

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M&V, MBCx, WTF: Building Performance Monitoring as a Means to Achieve Decarbonization Goals

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In the built environment, quality assurance and control processes like measurement and verification (M&V) and monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx) require real-time, accurate data and provide insights that are foundational to achieving zero carbon targets. In short, utility meters provide the offset between consumption and production.

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AEE WEST 2023: Building Performance Monitoring

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In the built environment, quality assurance and control processes like measurement and verification (M&V) and monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx) require real-time, accurate data and provide insights that are foundational to achieving zero carbon targets. In short, utility meters provide the offset between consumption and production.

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Model Sustainability and Green Building Initiatives for a More Verdant City and Town

Green Building Law Update

Bill 9-14 would require that 50% of the County''s electric power usage be supplied with renewable energy by Fiscal Year 2015 and 100% by 2020. Bill 11-14 would require the County to implement an expedited review process for permits to install electric vehicle charging stations and charge reduced fees for those permits.

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North Dakota Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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Agriculture Partnership in Assisting Community Expansion (Ag PACE): This program has been established to buy down the interest rate on loans to farmers who are investing in other nontraditional agriculture activities to supplement farm income. The total buy down amount per borrower may not exceed $20,000 per project or biennium.