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July 13, 2015 As BOMA/Chicago anticipated, comprehensive energy legislation has been introduced by competing interests in the Illinois General Assembly. Legislation filed by Exelon Corporation to create the “low carbon portfolio…
July 13, 2015 The commercial office building sector scored high marks for energy efficiency in a just released report by the City of Chicago on the first year results of the…
BOMA/Chicago’s Director of Government Affairs, Ron Tabaczynski, recently appeared before the Illinois General Assembly’s House Revenue Committee to testify at a subject matter hearing on Special Service Areas (SSAs). Ron spoke about…
December 12, 2014 The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced that it will allow LEED users to register projects under the LEED 2009 rating system until October 31, 2016. The…
August 2, 2013 On August 2, 2013, Illinois State Fire Marshal Larry Matkaitis withdrew his controversial proposal to update the Illinois fire safety code, which would have required the installation of fire sprinklers…
July 13, 2015 The BOMA/Chicago Board of Directors recently adopted a position to publicly oppose any attempt to renew the State Street Special Service Area (SSA) if the proposed renewal adds any…
July 13, 2015 Mayor Rahm Emanuel has announced a bold proposal to address a significant portion of Chicago’s pension funding dilemma with an aggressive plan to decrease benefits, increase employee contributions…