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Suspends Air Pollution Control Laws Requiring Major Polluters to Report and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions That Cause Global Warming Until Unemployment Drops Below Specified Level for Full Year.

The governor predicted that opposing AB32 "will backfire on candidates because the majority of people in California are 100 percent in support of having a good environment, having the protections, creating jobs and stimulating the economy."

Copy & paste this letter from PACE Now for letters being sent to key contacts on the ICLEI list

While fewer new homes were built in the past year in the Portland metropolitan area than in the previous year, the market share of third party certified homes increased. Twenty three percent (23%) of all newly constructed homes in the Portland metropolitan area sold between May 1, 2009 and April 30, 2010 received a third party certification. This finding is based upon data reported by the Portland area RMLS to Earth Advantage Institute.

The Sonoma County Energy Independence Program and other similar Property Assessed Clean Energy Programs (PACE) across the country have been called into question by recent regulatory action as to whether the program uses loans or assessments as the prime tool for financing.

The Green Post July 2010 In this Issue From the ED's Desk: Welcoming a New Director for our Government Relations ...

Having trouble viewing this email? View it online at http://www.builditgreen.org/en/cev/184 Greetings! Please spread the word about this valuable webinar.  ...

Having trouble viewing this email? View the full flyer by copying and pasting the following link into your browser: www.builditgreen.org/attachments/files/979/version5.pdf REGISTER ONLINE TODAY! This FREE workshop will provide an overview of the program, including the rebates and financing options that will stimulate demand for your business. It will also enlighten ...

Many of you have successfully met the demand to recertify on time and several others of you are in the process of completing your paperwork. It's a pleasure engaging with you in person at recent Guild meetings & tradeshows as I've introduced you to our new systems. If you have not had a chance to hear about these changes or have been awaiting this update, this email is meant to serve as a dashboard to learn about our new tools & requirements.

The Green Post June 2010 In this Issue Webinar: PACE & Community Wide Retrofits Home ...

Remnants of Chinese drywall sit in an infested home in the Venetian Golf and River Club in North Venice, Fla., on Friday, May 20, 2010. (Chip Litherland / Sarasota Herald Tribune) A leading East Coast homebuilder learned four years ago that the Chinese-manufactured drywall it had installed in several Florida homes was emitting foul odors, according to documents obtained by ProPublica and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. The company, WCI Communities, was so concerned that it ...

The Green Post May 2010 In this Issue Last Chance to Take Required Webinar for ...

by Aleka Skouras Eisentraut, Attorney Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP On Jan.12, 2010, the California Building Standards Commission unanimously adopted the first-in-the-nation green-building code. CALGreen, as it is known, applies to all building permits pulled on or after Jan. 1, 2011. As a condition to issuance of a building permit, CALGreen requires residential and commercial developers to implement a wide range of sustainability measures in planning and design, ...

The Green Post April 2010 In this Issue Build It Green and the New CA Green Building Code  ...

For the Darling Wright House in Claremont, architect Devon Hartman balanced energy efficiencies with maintaining the home’s historic and aesthetic integrity as they achieved a GreenPoint Rating.

Ironhorse at Central Station earns a 146 point GreenPoint Rated score in part through solar.

KB Home commits to building all homes in Northern California to Build It Green's GreenPoint Rated system

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KB Home's North California Construction to Meet GreenPoint Rated Standards

KB Homes makes commitment to build communities GreenPoint Rated