Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Dallas has now accepted the first building permit applications under its green building ordinance. Also deleted are the chapters for commissioning and causing the code to apply to alterations of existing buildings. Dallas also accepts approved third party plan review and inspection for its green building program.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 15, 2016

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.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 31, 2016

Prior to building permit, the applicant must provide the information required in IgCC Appendix A (project electives), an energy report, a waste management report, an indoor air quality management plan and commissioning plan, each demonstrating compliance with the IgCC. or the National Green Building Standard (ICC 700-2012).

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 16, 2016

The word is “organic” as it relates to non-agricultural products is the topic of the October 20, 2016, roundtable sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This is a big deal. The FTC will post a link on their event page just before the roundtable begins.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Augmentation planning should consider permitting; potential impacts to civil, structural, electrical, supervisory, control and data acquisition; fire protection designs; and constructability. DC augmentation adds battery modules to existing inverters. DC Augmentation Advantages Lower equipment cost. Increased equipment cost.

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Stok

JUNE 25, 2020

Increase outdoor air ventilation (disable demand-controlled ventilation and open outdoor air dampers to 100% as indoor and outdoor conditions permit). Size of PV system that would need to be installed to directly offset the increase (in kW DC per 1,000 SF of building). Improve central air and other HVAC filtration to MERV 13. •

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BD+C

JUNE 28, 2023

In most cases, these office-to-residential incentives are necessary to offset the other economic forces at play, DC Managing Principal Barbara Mullenex says. Perkins Eastman received the Sinclaire commission after its developers toured WeWork: WeLive in nearby Crystal City, Va.,

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