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Promoting Electric Vehicles as Environmental Policy or Corporate Welfare

Green Building Law Update

Maryland has been a leader in the promotion of plug-in electric vehicles. have created incentives for plug-in electric vehicles. Maryland residents may be eligible for a one time excise tax credit, up to $3,000.00, when they purchase or lease a qualifying plug-in electric vehicle through June 30, 2017.

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Selling a House with Solar Panels is Fraught with Peril

Green Building Law Update

A form that may be the most widely utilized in the country only provides, SOLAR PANELS: Solar panels are devices that convert light into electricity. That observed, many residential solar panel ‘leases’ contain language similar to, You agree that the solar panel system is the Company’s personal property under the Uniform Commercial Code.

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CMA Announces National Board of Directors

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Scarlata is Marketing Director for Knaack LLC, a division of Emerson Electric. Hodges is Executive Director of the Construction Writers Association, and a former Bovis Lend Lease executive, among other firms. Mr. Enke is Marketing Director for Accessory Brands at Robert Bosch Tool Corp.

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Detroit Electric Returns To Motor City; 180 Jobs To Be Created

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The new Detroit Electric sports car will be revealed in April 2013. PRNewsFoto/Detroit Electric). After an absence of over 70 years, Detroit Electric has returned to the legendary Motor City, promising job creation and a range of exciting 100% electric vehicles for the mass market. Rockerfeller Jr. Rockerfeller Jr.

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Phases of Commercial Real Estate Development

Construction Marketing

Commercial real estate development involves the process of acquiring, designing, constructing, and leasing or selling commercial properties such as office buildings, retail centers, and industrial parks. This can be done through a purchase or lease agreement. To Lease or Sell?

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Congress Creates Tenant Star But Does Little Else

Green Building Law Update

This bill also amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide additional energy conservation standards for grid-enabled water heaters for use as part of an electric thermal storage or demand response program. The agency must also meet certain energy consumption disclosure requirements or explain why it does not.

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Nevada Stops Subsidizing Net Metering

Green Building Law Update

a homeowner with leased photovoltaic panels on their roof) in southern Nevada by approximately $623 per year, having the effect of increasing electricity costs for the many (including disproportionately, the poor).

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