If you are looking for green building projects resulting directly from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, then the General Services Administration is the agency for you. The GSA received $5.5 billion to support its High Performance and Sustainable Buildings program. Previously, I had reported that the GSA was requiring LEED certification and preferred LEED [...]
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This week we will be taking a look at green building and renewable energy funding available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. While the opening of the stimulus spigots has been slow, there has been a noticeable uptick in news the last few weeks.
Today we will look at the Department of Energy; Wednesday we [...]
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If you are a contractor lucky enough to have won a stimulus project, one of the pesky requirements attached to the project is reporting the number of new jobs created by the project. Many builders and contractors have been wondering how exactly to do that. Finally, at long last, the White House has provided clarity:
”Just [...]
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You have to have a short memory to write for a blog. There is no point getting attached to a blog post because it will soon be relegated to the archives. With that said, sometimes I am reminded of a blog post that deserves revisiting.
After reflecting on the Waxman-Markey bill over the weekend, I [...]
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[Today's post is a collaborative effort with Shari Shapiro highlighting green building provisions in the Waxman-Markey bill. You didn't think I was going to read through a thousand page bill all by myself, did you? I have also made the article available as a white paper for download since it is a bit long.] [...]
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Here’s an update on "green job" requirements created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Previously, I wrote
To my knowledge, there is no requirement or guarantee in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to create a certain number of "green jobs."
While this is still the case, there are job creation reporting requirements that will [...]
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On Monday we highlighted "headaches" that may arise from climate-related stimulus funding. Cities and towns are struggling to come up with worthy programs for the funds. Furthermore, the Department of Energy has warned officials that funding should go towards the long-term establishment of programs:
"Don’t use the entire amount of this money to set up [...]
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Back on February 20, 2009, I said the following about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act:
While Republicans, Democrats and the President argued over the stimulus package for weeks, the real battle may arise when state agencies and officials attempt to divide up the stimulus funding and choose the projects that receive funding.
The real battle [...]
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It’s no surprise that there is intense competition for stimulus projects. Competition can be good and result in more efficient construction. But competition can also lead to complaints, disputes and even litigation.
Connecticut is experiencing intense competition for stimulus funding.
"There’s nowhere near the amount of money for individual projects that people thought there was," [...]
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Back in March, I highlighted that $5 billion in funding had been dedicated to weatherization assistance as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Six short months later, the weatherization funding is scheduled to begin flowing:
Final applications for the federal weatherization funds were due this month, with the first $2.5 billion expected to [...]
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