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IREM Members lobby Congress on energy-efficiency improvements.(insession)(Institute of Real Estate Management)(Brief article)
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Journal of Property Management
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May 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 National Association of Realtors. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Climate change is the No. 1 environmental issue in Congress. In the next several years, the White House and Congress will likely make it a priority to pass legislation leading to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Such legislation could affect the cost of constructing new and retrofitting existing buildings as well as the cost of operating multifamily and commercial structures.
When contemplating zero-net energy buildings or the like, Congress has tended to underestimate the difficulties of retrofitting existing buildings, and instead focused on new construction. It is significantly easier to design and construct new energy-efficient buildings compared to ...
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Many repeat performers on 2006 Residential New Construction...
Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News;
September 11, 2006 ;
Skaer, Mark;
787 words
......The NEWS' 2006 Residential All-Star New Construction team are repeats from last year. As...contracting firm not only made The NEWS' new construction elite, but The NEWS' 2006 Residential...9.1 million came from residential new construction while more than $6.6 million was brought...
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State revises city's tax numbers; New construction figure jumps $189.3...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
August 18, 2005 ;
STEVEN WALTERS;
356 words
......their figures on the amount of new construction in the city of Milwaukee last...to $461.1 million the amount of new construction in the city in 2004. The correction means that new construction equaled 1.9% of the city's tax...
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Architects tell contractors where to stick it: SPF contractors find growth...
Roofing Contractor;
September 1, 2005 ;
787 words
......growth in opportunities for SPF in new construction. According to most roof industry studies...built-up roofing, but its retrofit vs. new construction ratio is in the area of 60/40, consistent...really unusual to see SPF specified for new construction? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The ...
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VIRGINIA BEACH HAS BIG YEAR IN NEW CONSTRUCTION.(BUSINESS)
The Virginian Pilot;
February 18, 2003 ;
468 words
......Beach posted its biggest year for new construction in 17 years. More than $534 million...1986, when there was $682 million in new construction, the Beach's all-time best year. The...Oceanfront hotels. But the bulk of the new construction continues to be in single-family housing...
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Better furnaces heat up new construction.
Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News;
November 24, 2003 ;
Turpin, Joanna R.;
787 words
...The residential new construction market is not an area in which...Norman, Okla., is targeting the new construction market with its new 92-percent-AF...designed from scratch for the new construction market. The reason for the new...
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Contractor increases business with automated duct mfg, new construction....
Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News;
October 2, 1989 ;
Norland, Jim;
787 words
......business with automated duct mfg, new construction MARGATE, Fla. -- While some contractors view new construction warily and invest in new ways...20-year-old firm to keep its hold on new construction (and make money at it), while...
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New construction dots the CV
The Public Record;
October 2, 1998 ;
Anonymous;
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...June saw more new construction starts in the Coachella Valley...1990. More than $80 million in new construction was recorded up 29 percent from...June, nearly $391 million in new construction was recorded, up 58 percent from...
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NEW CONSTRUCTION AT BEACH ALREADY TOPPING 2000'S TOTAL DEMAND FOR PERMITS...
The Virginian Pilot;
August 14, 2001 ;
787 words
......forefront of the trend. The value of new construction is at its highest level in five years...for roughly $75 million worth of the new construction. ``We are surprised at it,'' said...dropping the way it did.'' Most of the new construction is along the Green Line, the imaginary...
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NEW CONSTRUCTION SPENDING SHOW SIGNS OF STABALIZING
The Journal Record;
July 31, 1990 ;
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...NEW YORK (AP) - Spending for new construction dipped lower in June but showed...McGraw-Hill, said its index of new construction contracts fell in June to 153 from 156 in May. Spending for new construction totaled $240.72 billion in June...
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Rise in renovations complements city's new construction
The Journal Record;
February 27, 1998 ;
Kirk Johnson N.Y. Times News Service;
787 words
......steel frames rise. But the revival of new construction is only part of the story. Less visible...anecdotal evidence suggest that while new construction has revived from its low point during...one-third of the total in 1989, when new construction in New York peaked, according to the...
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New construction sets $19.5-billion record.
M2 Presswire;
January 10, 2007 ;
549 words
......of Environment, Lands & Parks: New construction sets $19.5-billion record(C)1994-2007...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09012007 VICTORIA - New construction and development throughout British...year in which the assessed value of new construction reached nearly four times what it...
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CABLE FIRM CEASES BUILDING WIDEOPENWEST SAYS ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION WILL...
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);
March 6, 2002 ;
Caulk, Steve;
514 words
......Lakewood and Boulder has suspended new construction activity and laid off workers because...informed Drake Contractors that all new construction activity will halt until the company...President Rob Ellis. Drake halted new construction at the end of December, expecting...
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Making the most of new construction: Chas Roberts has 75 percent of the...
Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News;
September 8, 2003 ;
Turpin, Joanna R.;
787 words
......virtually synonymous with residential new construction in this area. In fact, Chas Roberts...total income comes from residential new construction, Chas Roberts is considered the home run king among The News' Residential New Construction All-Stars. All In the Family The company...
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Controlled growth puts AFD second.(residential all-stars: 2006 NEW...
Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News;
September 11, 2006 ;
Skaer, Mark;
787 words
......to be successful in the residential new construction market is making sure one has enough...percent can be traced to residential new construction income. This equates to an income...NEWS' 2006 Residential All-Stars--New Construction team, but taking second place is nothing...
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CABLE FIRM CEASES BUILDING WIDEOPENWEST SAYS ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION WILL...
Rocky Mountain News;
March 6, 2002 ;
Steve Caulk News Staff Writer;
504 words
......Lakewood and Boulder has suspended new construction activity and laid off workers because...informed Drake Contractors that all new construction activity will halt until the company...President Rob Ellis. Drake halted new construction at the end of December, expecting...
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