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Solar panels could be required on most new construction in San Francisco

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A San Francisco city councilor will propose a new regulation that could soon mandate solar panels on most new construction in the city and on many existing apartment buildings.

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San Francisco commercial, multifamily regulations aim to reduce traffic volume

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San Francisco city planners intend to put design requirements on new multi-family projects with the goal of reducing traffic.

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15 great ideas from the Under 40 Leadership Summit – Vote for your favorite!

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A group of 65 up-and-coming AEC professionals gathered in San Francisco last week for Building Design+Construction ''s Third Annual Under 40 Leadership Summit. The highlight of the 2.5-day The highlight of the 2.5-day

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San Francisco commercial, multi-family regulations aim to reduce traffic volume

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San Francisco city planners intend to put design requirements on new multi-family projects with the goal of reducing traffic.

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Highlights from the Greenbuild Legal Forum

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There were two presentations that I found most interesting: Stephen Del Percio, of Green Real Estate Law Journal , reviewed the Federal Trade Commission's Green Guides, which regulate environmental claims. It should be an interesting topic for next year's Greenbuild in San Francisco.

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Solar Panels Mandated for Muscle Beach and.

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Santa Monica joins the California cities of Lancaster and Sebastopol which started requiring rooftop solar installations in 2013, and San Francisco which similar law , for building under 10 stories tall, takes effect January 1, 2017.

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South Miami Poised to Mandate Solar Panels

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The ordinance is modeled after similar laws enacted in the California municipalities of Lancaster, Sebastopol, and Santa Monica, and the City of San Francisco. The proposed requirement is a first anywhere except in California where there are only a very few locales with a similar mandate.

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