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Monthly Archives: August 2018

Green Globes New Multifamily Rating Systems Respond to the Market

By Stuart Kaplow on Posted in Green Building, Green Globes
On July 11 the Green Building Initiative launched the Green Globes Multifamily for New Construction and Green Globes Multifamily for Existing Buildings. While certainly there is a market in developers of newly constructed multifamily buildings, spending on multifamily construction was more than $61 Billion in 2017, being 18% of all new residential construction spending, up … Continue Reading

Mission Critical at the Department of Defense now includes Climate

By Stuart Kaplow on Posted in Climate Change, Environmental, Federal
On August 13 the President signed the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. The $716 billion H.R. 5515, authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense for procurement of everything from aircraft, missiles, ammunition, shipbuilding and space defense to military installation construction; and is arguably the most significant environmental legislation enacted … Continue Reading
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