Building green houses

Kolkata, June 21 : The recent clearing of the Urban Habitat Mission under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) by Prime Minister Manhomahan Singh’s council on climate change made it mandatory for new commercial buildings in three years to follow the energy-saving building codes.

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Building permit highlight for June 21

Community center: Broadus Memorial Baptist Church is having a community center built at 5351 Pole Green Road in Hanover County. The 4,500-square-foot Broadus Community Center will be a one-story multipurpose facility constructed with wood bearing walls, and brick and concrete plank siding to match the church building.

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Building permits for June 21

Beverly M. Cooper; 7524 Forest Hill Ave., addition, $75,661. MacTavish Investment Co.; 1300 MacTavish Ave., alterations, $901,915. Health Care Reit Inc.; 7246 Forest Hill Ave., demolition, $57,000. Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority, owner; Better Homes Inc., contractor; 201 E. 13th St., $126,680. Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority, owner; Better Homes Inc., contractor; 215 E …

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That sinking feeling on way out on greens

RIGHT now, it looks more like a building site than a bowling green. But the City Oval Bowling Club hopes a $214,000 synthetic surface for one of its greens will be ready for play in time for the first game of the 2010/11 season. In recent weeks earth-moving equipment has moved in where bowlers normally walk.

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City facility wins Green Building award

The Delaware Chapter of the International Facilities Managers (IFMA) will honor the City of Wilmingtons Price Run Pool House with a Green Building Award during the organizations annual meeting at Green Bank Mill on June 8. The state-of-the-art building, located in Brown-Burton Winchester Park on Wilmingtons East Side (2313 North Locust Street), was rebuilt in 2008 after a fire destroyed the …

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Delaware launches “Green for Green” rebate program

Governor Jack Markell, Senator Harris McDowell, Co-chair of the Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU), Secretary Collin OMara of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), and Mark Grahne, President of the Home Builders Association of Delaware announced the launch of Green for Green a first-of-its-kind rebate program for Delaware homebuyers who purchase …

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