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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. At construction completion, all third party test results and verifications required by Passive House, including blower door testing and commissioning reports, are submitted to the state and the project must be Passive House “certifiable.”

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The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

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“In Kahua, we saw some key differentiators, most importantly, the ability to easily build custom applications that conform to our business processes rather than us tailoring our business processes to the system,”.

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Pennsylvania Pauses Highway, Bridge Work to Curb Coronavirus Spread

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All road and bridge construction by the state DOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission was ordered to stop as of midnight, March 17.

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US Judge Rejects Pennsylvania Suit to Reverse Fracking Ban

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Two legislators and four Marcellus Shale region towns and cities lack standing to overturn Delaware River Basin Commission's February fracking ban

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Pennsylvania Turnpike agency learning as it goes on Southern Beltway project

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The commission has faced numerous challenges during construction of the $800 million toll road extension, including excavation runoff and mitigation of old oil and gas wells.

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PennEnvironment Releases Energy Efficiency Study Just When Pennsylvania Needs It Most

Green Building Law Blog

The median home in the United States is forty years old, and in Pennsylvania, even older. This is the situation that Pennsylvania now faces. Until 2011, Pennsylvania's building and energy codes were some of the most up-to-date in the nation. Enacting strong building and energy codes locks in energy savings for decades to come.

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Penn Transportation Funding Expected to Fall $6 Billion Short

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Representatives of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Associated Pennsylvania Constructions, America Council of Engineering Companies of Pennsylvania, the Public Utility Commission, the Department of Environmental Protection and numerous representatives from the utility industry are expected to attend.