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US confirms new import duties on Chinese solar products
The US Commerce Department announced on Tuesday that it would be imposing preliminary countervailing duties on imports of certain Chinese crystalline silicon photovoltaic products – including solar...
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Local SEO for Property Managers
by Caitlin Dodds - Property managers have plenty of headaches without worrying about their search rankings online. However, without a good foundation in search engine optimization (SEO), your...
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New Study Quantifies Causes of the “Urban Heat Island” Effect
A new Yale-led study quantifies for the first time the primary causes of the “urban heat island” (UHI) effect, a common phenomenon that makes the world’s urban areas significantly warmer than...
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Green Materials Report: Permeable Concrete
Permeable Concrete Permeable concrete (also called porous concrete, pervious concrete, no fines concrete and porous pavement) is a special type of concrete with a high porosity that allows water from...
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Organic Skyscraper Made From Trash Grows As Needed
‘Organic’ skyscraper made from paper and plastics is modelled on bamboo; it ‘grows’ as new floors are needed and it is set to be the latest addition to the London skyline A new green skyscraper that...
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10 Amazing Green Buildings In The United States
As companies face dual incentives of saving money and protecting the environment, green building is on the rise nationally. Green building, or the concept of incorporating energy efficiency and...
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Lennar dives into apartment projects in Redwood City, Berkeley and Mountain View
The Bay Area’s apartment boom isn’t just luring new residents, but new developers as well. Lennar Multifamily Communities, a division of Lennar Corp., came into the game in late 2012...
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How oceans can solve our cities freshwater crisis
By Brandon Griggs, CNN STORY HIGHLIGHTS There are 16,000 desalination plants on the planet, and their numbers are rising A huge desalination plant is under construction in Carlsbad, California When...
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Water Management Advance Saves Dollars and Water
Hydros is a water advance using water-smart technology from Simple Elements is worth investigation by those who are in the market. Hydros is just an intelligent irrigation controller born to make your...
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Apartment rents skyrocket in second quarter, putting Silicon Valley at record...
Misora, which just finished completion at Santana Row in June, consists of 212 units, which range from $1,875 to more than $9,000. The project, part of 615 rental units at Santana Row, is nearly fully...
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BioSkin Facade Wins Tall Building Innovation Award
BioSkin facade, a system of water-filled ceramic pipes that cools the exterior surface of buildings and their surrounding micro-climates, has won the 2014 Tall Building Innovation Award from the...
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With A’s, it ain’t over till it’s over: Stadium drama keeps San Jose plans on...
Stand at the corner of Park Avenue and South Montgomery Street, three blocks from San Jose’s biggest arena, SAP Center. Then face north. A concrete foundation is all that remains of the...
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49ers’ rooftop garden, solar energy propel Levi’s Stadium to LEED gold status
View from the top: A 27,000-square-foot rooftop garden with low-water plants and rows of solar panels is one of several environmentally-minded features at the San Francisco 49ers’ $1.3 billion Levi’s...
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At almost $500,000 per apartment, a North San Jose building sale reflects...
The sale of a new, high-end apartment project in North San Jose is setting the curve for Class A properties in that area during the current real estate up cycle, pricing out at about $498,000 per...
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10 Reasons Value-Add is an Apartment Asset Manager’s Number One Job Manager’s...
by Michelle Sherman- With all of the new apartment supply hitting the market, it’s no surprise investors not in the merchant building game are turning to value-add rehab opportunities in multifamily....
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Build It Green Announces CEO Search
Following CEO Catherine Merschel’s announced retirement, Build It Green and its executive consultant, Waldron, have begun our search for a new CEO. Full details can be found in our overview document...
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5 Reasons Occupancy Is Growing Stronger
By Jay Denton and KC Sanjay - Most people think that when a flood of new supply hits the apartment market, occupancy and effective rents will go down. That’s true in most cases, but not in the first...
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MEDICAL MARIJUANA, GOOGLE GLASS AND OTHER NEW SUBJECTS FOR ASSOCIATION USE...
Summer is the perfect time for many associations to speak with their association attorney about updating their rules and regulations. I have been busy for the past few weeks reviewing and updating...
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Why Does a Building From 1971 Function Better Than a Brand-New LEED Building?
As FirstFuel’s Domenic Armano explains, it’s all about management. Domenic Armano As the energy efficiency industry gets more sophisticated, building owners and managers are increasingly interested in...
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Most Popular Eco-Friendly Roofing Options for Your Home
by Jacob Petit - The roof is one area of the home that is often overlooked for purposes of energy efficiency, but it shouldn’t be. A large amount of the heat in a home is lost through the roof, which...
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