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California is a Model for PACE Loan Reform

Green Building Law Update

California’s statutory changes to its existing residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing program, that became effective January 1, 2017, may be a model for residential PACE programs across the nation. The first residential PACE program started in Berkeley, California in 2007.

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Affordable Housing That LEEDs in Being Green and Sustainable

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Affordable Housing That LEEDs in Being Green and Sustainable. The design leverages the real earth below the courtyard for planting large shade trees, creating a serene, shaded community space for residents while also bringing some native California landscape to the street. . . All photos: Sustainable Comfort). . .

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Papercrete.

Natural Building

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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California Photovoltaic Test Lab Dives Into Technologies With Real.

ENR Construction

Sustainability. ENR California. California Photovoltaic Test Lab Dives Into Technologies With Real World Experiments. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. Building Types. Construction Methods. Haiti Reconstruction. Economic Stimulus. Safety & Health. Banking & Credit Crisis.

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Officials Outline 'Preferred' Path Forward on California's Bay Delta.

ENR Construction

Sustainability. ENR California. Officials Outline Preferred Path Forward on Californias Bay Delta. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar supports $14-billion proposal to transfer water from northern California to the Central Valley, but several lawmakers in the region to be tapped blasted the plan. Power & Industrial.

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Senate Finance Passes Tax Extensions | ENR: Engineering News.

ENR Construction

Sustainability. ENR California. Senate Finance Passes Tax Extensions. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. Building Types. Construction Methods. Haiti Reconstruction. Economic Stimulus. Safety & Health. Banking & Credit Crisis. Project Delivery. Ethics & Corruption. Associations.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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CAPCO financing, an alternative to conventional bank financing, can accommodate a slightly higher risk profile and provide a more flexible structure for growing businesses. Terms for both are normally 10-20 years and can finance up to 100% of the project costs. ALABAMA - updated for 2014. They are: The Renewal Program.

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