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Construction Materials Increasing Building Costs

With the price of steel increasing significantly since the beginning of the year, the construction industry has little choice but to build through a more expensive process.

September 15, 2018 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

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Details of the Golden State's Residential Solar Requirement

San Francisco Chronicle energy reporter David R. Baker sheds some light on the nation's first state building code requiring that solar panels be included in new home construction, adopted by the California Energy Commission on May 9.

May 21, 2018 - San Francisco Chronicle

There's More Than One Way for Energy Efficiency Goals to Fail

A heated political battle over funding for the Washington State Building Code Council shows how legislated mandates for energy efficiency must also fund regulators to back them up.

January 26, 2016 - Crosscut

Design, Engineering, and Construction Firms Hiring in New York Building Boom

Mark Fahey cites data from Crain's and the New York Building Congress showing that New York City's improving economy has percolated big numbers of hires through all levels of the building industry.

July 10, 2014 - Crain's New York Business

Inland Empire Seeks Solutions to Foreclosure Crisis

Ron Loveridge, the mayor of the Inland Empire's largest city, Riverside, details how regional and local leaders are working to recover from the effects of the foreclosure crisis.

February 7, 2009 - The Planning Report

Inland Empire Prepares for 350,000 Foreclosures

Local and regional governments in Riverside County, California, have assembled a "Red Team" task force to mitigate the impacts of the foreclosure crisis in the fastest growing region in the state.

November 30, 2008 - The Planning Report

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