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Net Zero Certification Program Announced by USGBC

Green Building Law Update

And there are ‘real’ definitions in statute, including in California and in legislation pending in Washington DC. Green buildings are the geoengineering solution to many of the environmental issues of the day.

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20,000th LEED Project Is Certified

Green Building Law Update

Earlier this month, while few people were watching, the 20,000th LEED commercial project was certified! In the event you missed the huge happening on December 4th, it is a LEED 2009 Commercial Interior Certified project in Knoxville, Tennessee. CI Commercial Interiors LEED USGBC for' million certified square feet.

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PACE Programs are Stepping Up the Pace

Green Building Law Update

Property assessed clean energy (PACE) programs, where payments for energy efficiency, water conservation and renewable energy improvements to commercial real estate are made through a building owner’s property tax bill are beginning to hit their stride. There were not similar concerns expressed about commercial loans.

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PACE Bill Due in Baltimore City

Green Building Law Update

The Department of Energy says that there are active commercial (as opposed to residential) PACE programs in at least 9 states and DC and enabling laws enacted or programs in development in another 23 states. Commercial PACE programs are still very new.

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CoStar Creating 732 Jobs At Virginia R&D Center

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The Washington, DC-based provider of commercial real estate information, analytics and online marketplaces also considered locations in the Southeast and Midwest for the project. CoStar Group will invest $8.17 million in a new research and software development center in Richmond, VA.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Stafford County – Where Connectivity And Opportunity Intersect

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The East Coast’s primary north-south passenger rail line bisects Stafford, with CSX and Amtrak service complemented by Virginia Railway Express, which provides commuter service to DC. Leases range from 5,000 square feet to complete buildings. INVESTING IN 21ST CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE. million square feet between 2007 and 2020.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

Building Information Management

Washington, DC 20417. If GSA, as the “landlord of the federal government,” were to require or use something else, it would add cost to the building and leasing process across the building industry. Airco Commercial Services, inc. Cassidy Turley Commercial Real Estate Services. CBRE Commercial Real Estate Services.