Thursday, January 29, 2009
Polk County Builders Association
Monday, January 26, 2009
Number of LEED projects doubles in 2008
The increase in LEED certifications is expected to continue in 2009 as USGBC begins to outsource the certification process in an effort to eliminate the 17,400 project backlog they had at the start of this month.
For more information the article can be found here.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Cabrera Construction goes Green
"We are as dedicated to our green building commitments here at Cabrera as our new President Obama has stated he will be in his administration," said Cabrera Construction's LEED-accredited chief estimator Chad Londos. "Here at Cabrera Construction, we are not only making our office building LEED certified, but we are also dedicated to helping our community and clients understand the real importance of this global issue," he added.
Great to see Florida based builders going green!
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Virtual Green Building Symposium
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Florida Commercial Construction
"Where is the bottom?" said Dan Downey, regional publisher for McGraw-Hill Construction, which compiles reports on the industry. "That's what everybody wants to know."Overall, nonresidential construction in 2008 totaled an estimated $1.28 billion for the Jacksonville area, which was a 17 percent decline from the previous year, according to McGraw-Hill. The outlook for 2009 is a further decline of 9 percent.
What does this mean for the Florida market? Hopefully the decrease in commercial construction is offset by Obama's stimulus plan but for now I suppose we shall wait and see.
http://www.jacksonville.com/business/2009-01-11/commercial_construction_where_is_the_bottom