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Saint Paul Green With Envy

Green Building Law Update

When the Saint Paul City Council votes this Wednesday on Ordinance 17-60 it should amend the legislation to not delete, from the existing law, Green Globes as one of the approved green building standards. Over 100 localities and 23 states currently accept Green Globes for green building projects.

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Green Globes 01-201X about to be Green Lighted

Green Building Law Update

There is an electric charge running through the green building industrial complex with the announcement last week that “Green Building Initiative Launches New Green Globes Pilot Program.” 2014, 2015 International Green Construction Code Table 702.1,

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LEED v4.1 Announced by USGBC at Greenbuild

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Council was no doubt the biggest story at Greenbuild 2017 in Boston last week. And that is saying a lot because Greenbuild is the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building and there was much to be excited about in the aisles of the expo floor. 2018 and the 2018 IgCC). by the U.S.

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Hyundai and Cummins Develop Electric Mini Excavator Prototype

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Cummins and Hyundai jointly developed an electric powered mini excavator in October 2018, designed to operate for a full eight-hour shift and recharge in under three hours. As urban cities continue “going green”… According to Cummins, the machine eliminates all gaseous emissions and reduces noise.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

Green buildings generate large quantities of data. In an age when many have opinions about Edward Snowden’s disclosures, foreign state sponsored hacking, and Uber’s massive customer data hack, most people have not considered matters of data protection from their real estate, green building or otherwise. Others collect building data.

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Get the Full, Behind the Scenes Interview with 2018 Viewpoint Technology Award Winner Hatzel & Buehler

Viewpoint Construction Technology

One of those clients is electrical contractor, Hatzel & Buehler. We’ve been a member of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) since 1901 which makes us the longest continuous member. We are also affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers as a union contractor.

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Your ENERGY STAR Score is About to Fall Precipitously

Green Building Law Update

Building owners that utilize ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager will see a dramatic change in the 1 to 100 ENERGY STAR scores after August 26, 2018. The release date for all updated scores is August 26, 2018. Based on the national average, the new national source electric factor will be slightly lower. You have 75 days to act.