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Are All-Electric Homes The Future?

Pro Builder

Are All-Electric Homes The Future? Despite this, some builders predict a shift in coming years to all-electric homes, and are trying to get ahead of that trend. Hesays that stricter code requirements, along with better heating and cooling technology, are making electric homes more attractive. . Why Electric? kcichowicz.

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5 Best Practices Of Energy Efficient Buildings

Construction Marketing

It’s not only for the sake of saving costs on monthly electricity bills but also for being a responsible and eco-friendly business entity. . When heat and coolness dissipate, your heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system needs to work harder, thereby using up more electricity. Prevent Air Leakage.

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Does a BIM Requirement Stop You From Bidding?

Carol Hagen

While Architects grab Revit, the complexities feel insurmountable, especially for smaller contractors in the electrical and mechanical trades. You may want to ask your network connections, as many business who started in drafting and design have made substantial investments to offer BIM services to specialty contractors.

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LEED Creates Business Opportunities Beyond The Environmental Industrial Complex

Green Building Law Update

It is now common that snow removal businesses market their services to building owners by offering a draft hardscape plan and then services that are LEED ready.

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Comment on the Permit to Kill Eagles with Wind Turbines

Green Building Law Update

Probably our results under represent, perhaps substantially, the numbers of dead eagles in the United States because of the production of wind-generated electricity. The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act allows Fish and Wildlife to authorize a bald eagle and golden eagle programmatic take.

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Cannabis Cultivation has Growing Environmental Implications

Green Building Law Update

Anecdotally, last year in Boulder County, Colorado during the second quarter of 2015, a modest 5,000 square foot indoor cannabis facility was consuming over 29,000 kWh of electricity each month. A single family home in Colorado might be consuming about 630 kWh. liters of water per day in a 150 day growing season.

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Nevada Stops Subsidizing Net Metering

Green Building Law Update

The 113 page draft order found that under existing net metering rates other ratepayers were subsidizing net metering customers (e.g., At its root, net energy metering is a method of measuring energy produced by a renewable energy generator when it is connected to an electric utility distribution system.

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