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South Miami Poised to Mandate Solar Panels

Green Building Law Update

The City of South Miami, Florida City Commission is scheduled to take a final vote on July 18 on an ordinance that will require rooftop photovoltaic panels on new construction and major renovations. The ordinance is likely to pass given that at its July 12 meeting the second reader version of this ordinance passed with a 4 to 1 vote.

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Proposed Florida MLB stadium's translucent roof alone could cost $276M

Construction Dive

The Tampa Bay Rays-commissioned, Populous-designed stadium will have a translucent roof that could account for 30% of its $892-million budget.

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LEED Certified Residential Building is Now the Law in Key West

Green Building Law Update

On November 6, the City Commission of Key West, Florida unanimously adopted Ordinance 13-19 establishing LEED Certified level certification or Florida Green Building Coalition Bronze level certification as a prerequisite to all residential construction. Coalition Florida Green Key LEED Local Government West building'

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Embraer Breaks Ground Facility In Melbourne, FL

Business Facilities

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Florida Power & Light To Add Solar Capacity

ENR Construction

The utility also announced Public Service Commission approval of its $888-million plan to modernize its natural-gas plant in Dania Beach, Fla.

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Florida: A Million Miles For A Million Jobs In The Sunshine State

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Rick Scott recently toured Grimaldi Candies in Rockledge, FL as part of his “1 Million Miles for 1 Million Jobs” bus tour across Florida. He also highlighted the need to cut $1 billion in taxes, and to create a new, $250-million Florida Enterprise Fund. Enterprise Florida, Inc. During the bus tour, Paragon Plastics endorsed Gov.

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Florida legislature updates building code adoption procedures

Contractor Magazine

The state's building commission finalizes adoption of the 2015 edition of the International Codes.

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