Wolgast Corporation

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Navigating Commercial Building Loan Landscape for Small Business One of the essential components of business growth and sustainability is securing necessary financial resources. For owner-occupied buildings, banks seem to be still willing to finance in the 80% range, this can fluctuate depending on other credit variables,” Steve explained.

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Commercial Finance Banking Equity 126

Natural Building

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

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Green Sustainability Architecture United States 63

Contractor Bookkeeping

MAY 13, 2022

Every day you make financial decisions about your company, which affect how successful and sustainable your construction business is. Because of an incorrect decimal place, you may think that you have more money in the bank than you do. Or you may not fully understand how a decision today affects your business tomorrow.

Construction 112

Construction Banking Estimating Sustainability 112

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

A green building friendly zoning ordinance is significant when so many local codes including land use ordinances across the country stand in the way of sustainability efforts. Last month, the City Planning Commission approved a draft Code focusing on sustainability recommending adoption by the City Council.

Baltimore 120

Baltimore Zoning Green Permits 120

Business Facilities

APRIL 6, 2022

In partnership with Bank of America, USGBC LEED for Cities certification has provided over $2 million to accelerate action on climate change, resilience, and social equity.

Equity 101

Equity Banking Green Certification 101

Constructonomics

MAY 6, 2013

We can all turn to banking and say, “Well, look at them, so get off my back.” While regulation in industries like construction, banking, and healthcare can help keep things in check, its power is dwarfed by what could be achieved if we took a look in the mirror and started making improvement on our own.

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Industrial Regulation Banking Profitability 154

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 27, 2015

Trillion reported their environmental, social and governance information to Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). A relative newcomer, the GRESB real estate assessment is becoming recognized as the global standard for portfolio level sustainability reporting in the real estate sector. REITs in total participated.

District of Columbia 120

District of Columbia Sustainability Green Finance 120

Construction Enquirer

MAY 14, 2023

Crown Wharf scheme along Bidder Street and the River Lea The project will sustain around 500 construction jobs and will require the construction of a new flood defence wall to replace the existing sheet pile retainer on the eastern bank of the river Lea, which is corroded.

Plans 118

Plans Banking Site Sustainability 118

BD+C

MAY 16, 2014

Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Bank of America Charitable Foundation announced the opening of the application period for the expanded 2014 Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program.

Green 63

Green Housing Banking Sustainability 63

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Many find engaging an attorney with sustainability expertise is a good way to mitigate ESG associated risk. banking industry is signaling its willingness to consider ESG when underwriting lending. Smaller businesses, without a deep bench of internal ESG expertise need to be particularly cautious of greenwashing in ESG claims.

Maryland 177

Maryland Regulation Electrical Legal 177

Construction Marketing

JANUARY 25, 2023

Developers must understand the various financing options, such as traditional bank loans, private equity, and government programs. Another factor that is becoming increasingly important in commercial real estate development is sustainability. You must secure financing for the project.

Commercial 228

Commercial Leases Regulation Finance 228

Constructonomics

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Despite the potential savings and reduced environmental footprint that Noelle lists, many businesses and homeowners are hesitant to move toward sustainability due to the initial costs, as pointed out by The Energy Fix’s post in 2011. Sustainable projects often also enjoy preferred financing from banks and other lenders.

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Certification Management Green Construction 122

ENR Construction

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The $578-million bond issue follows a successful decade-long run of so-called “green bonds” that have funded 160 projects tied to green energy.

Banking 41

Banking Sustainability Green 41

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 21, 2021

From an environmental, social and economic perspective, it’s simply not sustainable. . 7 key takeaways on the future of sustainability in construction. There’s a carrot, as well as a stick, for improving sustainability. Companies are facing very real commercial pressures to become more sustainable.

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Sustainability Construction Autodesk Innovation 52

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 13, 2019

The Bill if enacted would also create a new permanent Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee that must within 180 days of first meeting submit to the SEC “recommendations about what ESG metrics” the SEC should require be disclosed. But again, there is no realistic scenario under which this becomes law. The failure of H.R.4329,

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DC Sustainability Risk Liability 120

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 15, 2016

Note that this occurred in the same week that Congress extended the 30% federal investment credit for solar through 2021, which in large measure benefits the same banks and corporate investors. One day after the vote, on December 23 SolarCity announced that it was quitting sales and installation activities in Nevada, effective immediately.

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Nevada Commissioning Leases Banking 120

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

. “Commercial and public property owners are looking to smart building technology to boost operational efficiency, achieve energy savings, improve capital planning and reduce their carbon footprints,” said Dan Probst, chairman of energy and sustainability services at Jones Lang LaSalle.

Commercial 78

Commercial Sustainability Banking Management 78

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 9, 2014

Today, when Energy Star rating are available for building types from bank branches and barracks to wastewater treatment plants and warehouses, such is not a significant limitation. Jacqueline Lusk is a sustainability consultant at Lorax Partnerships and can be reached at jackie@loraxllc.com.

Certification 136

Certification Green Sustainability Residential 136

Construction Marketing

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

A recent report by Bank of America stated that the total global market for robots and artificial intelligence is set to reach 99 billion dollars by 2020 and, construction is going to be a major sector influenced by this technology. Using Robots For Efficiency.

Construction 167

Construction Accidents Life Cycle Injury 167

Lets Build

JULY 13, 2017

If the labour force becomes more expensive this has a direct result on project margins, reduces the competition between projects and prevents some businesses from tendering altogether because they cannot earn enough to sustain the project.

Industrial 165

Industrial Construction Infrastructure Negotiation 165

Business Facilities

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Green Building Council is expanding its LEED for Cities and Communities program with a new $500,000 grant from Bank of America. Read: 20 Communities To Address Climate Change, Resilience, Social Equity at BusinessFacilities.com.

Equity 71

Equity Banking America Green 71

ENR Construction

APRIL 13, 2023

The CFG Bank Arena renovation is enabling the 60-year-old structure to draw national acts such as Bruce Springsteen.

Baltimore 36

Baltimore Sustainability Banking Drawings 36

Contractor Bookkeeping

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Understanding how this impacts your construction business and identifying solutions to counteract these effects can be vital to sustaining and growing your company. One such change that can bear significant implications for small businesses is rising interest rates. When interest rates go up, borrowing money becomes more expensive.

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Contractors Construction Finance Profitability 122

SAB Magazine

DECEMBER 24, 2013

Welcome to the first installment in a new series of SABMag interviews of people involved in things sustainable. Miriam Turner, AVP Co-innovation at Interface, Inc. heads the carpet tile manufacturer’s Net-Works™ program, which is as much a development program as it is a novel recycling program.

Banking 45

Banking Sustainability Architecture Innovation 45

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 9, 2014

Today, when Energy Star rating are available for building types from bank branches and barracks to wastewater treatment plants and warehouses, such is not a significant limitation. Jacqueline Lusk is a sustainability consultant at Lorax Partnerships and can be reached at jackie@loraxllc.com.

Certification 120

Certification Green Sustainability Residential 120

Green Building Law Update

MAY 22, 2016

EDGE was created by the International Finance Corporation, one of five organizations that comprise the World Bank Group. The photograph above from a popular tea house in Dingboche, Nepal depicts that LEED type notions of interior water use reduction (e.g., WaterSence flush toilets) and energy reduction (e.g.,

Green 168

Green Certification Finance Software 168

Pro Builder

JANUARY 7, 2021

SEEFAR's Jim Nostedt shares how an appraisal/analysis called Total Cost of Building Ownership reveals the true cost of building and operating a sustainable building. Sustainability. Code-Built Homes on Price. Thu, 01/07/2021 - 15:19. Mike Beirne, Senior Editor. Jim Nostedt. SEEFAR Building Analytics. High-Performance Homes.

Life Cycle 98

Life Cycle Banking Comparison Drafting 98

Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Bank of America is offering zero down payment mortgages to first-time minority homebuyers in five U.S. This week, Bank of America announced that it will be offering zero down payment mortgages for first-time buyers in historically Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in five U.S. Can No Down Payment Mortgages Close the Homeownership Gap?

Banking 52

Banking Discrimination America Finance 52

Construction Enquirer

MAY 23, 2023

The portfolio will create well-connected, highly sustainable workspaces, initially seeded with three over station development sites of around 600,000 sq ft. TfL JV pipeline – Bank Over-Station Development – located above the recently opened Bank station entrance on Cannon Street.

Office 77

Office Banking Commercial Union 77

Job Order Contracting

MARCH 22, 2017

Professional and government offices, Banks. Together increased energy use is a parallel rise and CO2 emissions, leading to the urgent need to improve energy efficiency and make more sustainable the buildings. Malls and stores, Car dealerships, Dry cleaners, Gas stations. Office (14% of consumption). Education (10% of consumption).

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Commercial United States Life Cycle Management 100

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Numbers are hard to come by and made even more difficult during the pandemic, but a recent presentation to the World Bank estimated more than 2 Billion tonnes of solid waste (. No company should claim to be Zero Waste. There is a lot of waste out there. actually municipal waste not including in water or air) was disposed of last year.

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Claims Certification San Francisco Resource 156

Constructonomics

JANUARY 16, 2011

Everyone, especially banks, are holding their money like it’s a piece of their flesh and blood without which they would shrivel up and fall to the earth leaving only a small pile of lifeless dust. . Are we going to get some work and be able to sustain ourselves for this year? Ah ah ah ah Stayin’ Alive. Tell Your Friends.

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Profitability Renovating Employment New York 105

Construction Enquirer

JULY 27, 2023

Goodstone Living has secured more than £100m of debt financing from NatWest and Allied Irish Bank to develop Smith’s Garden Around 1140 modules needed for the project will be manufactured in Telford between November 2023 and January 2025. Construction activities will now get underway to prepare the site.

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Debt Maine Banking Finance 64

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 23, 2014

The recently released TD Bank Environmental Attitudes Survey found that 36 percent of respondents consider a company’s environmental stance when seeking employment, and nearly one-quarter of respondents said they would refuse a job if they disagreed with the organization’s sustainable impact. Posted by Heidi Schwartz.

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Banking Employment Sustainability Organization 40

Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 6, 2023

. “In future we expect our integrated offer to generate growth in revenue for both our demolition and piling businesses and we will continue to take measured risk to facilitate sustainable growth in other areas of the business.” Over the course of the testing year, cash at bank slipped to £27m from £38m.

Concrete 67

Concrete Banking Sustainability Contract 67

Construction Enquirer

JULY 13, 2023

Bill Hocking, Chief Executive of Galliford Try, said: “We are delighted to be working with St Martin’s on this landmark building with a prestigious location on the banks of the Thames. “Our Building team has a proud record of delivering high-quality, sustainable office spaces within the capital.”

Office 56

Office Remodeling Banking Housing 56

BD+C

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Photo courtesy Shepley Bulfinch Biophilic design and materiality Sustainable design is more than just a method for decreasing our impact on the world at large—our personal well-being is also positively affected by green design choices. Property Markets Group | X Phoenix.

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Design Phoenix CA Sustainability 59