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Green Building Incentives in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
Jared Eigerman, Yuanshu Deng, October 15, 2009
The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate climate change is becoming a paramount policy concern at the local, state and federal levels. Stakeholders, including lenders, insurers, tenants, customers and employees, are coming to expect or even demand that companies operate sustainably. ...

HUD and Treasury Issue Guidance on the Tax Credit Assistance Program ("TCAP") and the Tax Credit Exchange Program ("Exchange Program")
Kelly B. Bissinger, Julia C. Livingston, Cynthia Langelier Paine, George L. Weidenfeller, October 16, 2009
Industry leaders tracking developments in low income housing tax credits ("LIHTC") should be aware of recent HUD and Treasury publications affecting deals with TCAP or Exchange Program stimulus funding. The HUD guidance focuses on new environmental review requirements for TCAP projects...

Massachusetts Launches $15 Million Grant Program for High-Performance Buildings
Jared Eigerman, Matthew J. Kiefer, October 16, 2009
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has issued a Request for Responses (RFR) for its new High-Performance Buildings Grant Program. Using money from the State Energy Program funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, approximately $15 million is available to all types of entities...