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House Viewing Checklist: 15 Essential Questions

CCR Magazine

A property with recent renovations to critical areas or upgrades to old systems can mean less time and money being spent on repairs during the initial ownership period. Are there any issues with the foundation, roof, or major systems? What are the utility costs for the house and is it energy efficient?

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

Business Facilities

A state may have the largest installed capacity of a certain type of renewable energy, but that state won’t meet its renewable energy portfolio standard’s goal if only 10 percent of its electricity is generated from renewables. The center will ultimately employ up to 2,000 associates. TX, VA LEAD CYBER CONTENDERS.

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Expanding the exterior footprint

Construction Specifier

While cities occupy just three percent of global land area, by 2050 they will be home to two-thirds of the world’s inhabitants according to Gensler’s, 75 percent of the world’s population will live in cities, according to Gensler’s Aleksander Sasha Zeljic in a June 2018 interview with Architectural Products magazine. for Fast Company.

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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

Business Facilities

Quinn also looks to embrace green energy with the Illinois Clean Energy Fund. million from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s (DCEO) federal grants and a matching amount from the Clean Energy Trust (advisory services provided by Freshwater Advisors) will make $4.6 Existing Foreign Trade Zone and U.S.

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10 Key Trends in the Construction Industry This Year

CCR Magazine

Builders are increasingly opting for materials that are not only environmentally friendly but also energy-efficient. Technologies such as solar panels are becoming commonplace, and many new buildings are designed to minimize energy consumption.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

Business Facilities

We also configured our Renewable Energy Leaders category to rank the metros that are using the most renewable energy, with some surprising results (hint: the top-ranked metro is the home of the oil bidness). (To million toward economic growth projects (including a new streetcar system). According to the U.S.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

Business Facilities

The state also fully implemented its Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model (TEAM) educator evaluation system. It may surprise some folks that the birthplace of Big Oil also rules the roost in our Renewable Energy Leaders—Power Generation ranking. Many states are making giant strides in generating power from alternative energy.