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GSA Selects Both Green Globes And LEED For Federal Buildings

Green Building Law Update

General Services Administration announced that it has issued its recommendation on the federal government’s use of third party green building certification systems. In its recommendation to the Department of Energy, GSA recommended both the Green Building Initiative''s Green Globes 2010 and the U.S.

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You Need to Review a SITES Scorecard, Now

Green Building Law Update

SITES is modeled after the LEED green building rating system. And while it is a standalone tool for measuring landscape sustainability, in June 2015, Green Business Certification Inc., SITES v2 provides four certification levels. Green Building Council. SITES is a sustainable landscape rating system.

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You Need to Review a SITES Scorecard, Now

Green Building Law Update

SITES is modeled after the LEED green building rating system. And while it is a standalone tool for measuring landscape sustainability, in June 2015, Green Business Certification Inc., SITES v2 provides four certification levels. Green Building Council. SITES is a sustainable landscape rating system.

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Why the D.C. Green Building Act is Fundamentally Flawed and a Solution

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Act of 2006 requires that all new construction of non-residential buildings greater than 50,000 square feet be LEED certified. While there are many technical problems with the Green Buildling Act, the very premise of the law is fundamentally flawed. Green Building Act Fundamentally Flawed? Why is the D.C.

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Largest Owner of Buildings in North America Considering LEED v4

Green Building Law Update

Given that the Federal Government is, by far, the largest owner of buildings in North America, and is also the owner or more green buildings and more LEED certified buildings than anyone else, this is significant. Such a review was undertaken in 2006 and 2012. Green Building Council’s LEED 2009. changes looming.”

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LEED "Pledge" to Replace LEED Bond

Green Building Law Update

One of the very first green building legal conundrums may be resolved. Green Building Act of 2006. Under the Act, as currently written, as of January 1, 2012, all new construction greater than 50,000 square feet must obtain LEED certification. Green Building Act's many flaws. Notably, the D.C. Government.

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LEED Reaches 3 Billion Certified Square Feet

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Green Building Council is about to announce that there are more than 3 Billion square feet of LEED certified commercial and institutional building. LEED for Core & Shell launched in 2006 has more than 4,800 registered buildings and more than 1,450 have been certified. But the impact of green building is still very small.

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