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Nevada Stops Subsidizing Net Metering

Green Building Law Update

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. But the retail rate is at an actual loss to the monopoly utility. It is not good energy policy.

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Sales commission or salary: The conudrum

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in some fields, such as real estate sales, there seems to be only one answer: pure commission. Residential contracting consultant Michael Stone has never wavered in his belief (and advocacy) that residential contractors should employ sales representatives who work on pure commission.

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Pennsylvania is First State to offer Tax Credit for Passive House

Green Building Law Update

Pennsylvania is the first state to offer tax credits for low income Passive House building. Applications submitted under the PennHOMES and low income housing tax credit program are scored and ranked in accordance with a numerical criteria. No points are available for LEED projects.

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Phases of Commercial Real Estate Development

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Leasing the property allows the developer to generate income from rent payments over time instead of receiving a one-time payment from a sale. This can provide a steady stream of income and can be a good option for developers who want to hold onto the property for the long term.

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St. Augustine Terrace brings affordable housing to the Bronx

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A new 13-story building, commissioned by The Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York and designed by Magnusson Architecture + Planning, will provide 112 units of affordable housing for low-income families in the Bronx.

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Model Sustainability and Green Building Initiatives for a More Verdant City and Town

Green Building Law Update

Appreciate also that Montgomery County, situated just north of Washington, DC, is the 11th wealthiest county, by household income, in the country. The County Council in all Democrat and very Blue. It may have the highest concentration of LEED projects per capita of any local jurisdiction.

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IRS Hikes Proposed Caterpillar Tax Penalty To $2.3 Billion

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Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday and said that the IRS completed its examination of Cat’s U.S. income tax returns for 2010 to 2012 and has increased its proposed tax penalties to approximately $2.3 Caterpillar posted its annual 10-K report filed with the U.S. billion for the 2007 through 2012 audits.

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