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Prospering thru Green Building in a Changing Environment

Green Building Law Update

I spoke to a gathering of construction industry attorneys the other day about that t he changing environment of Federal government regulation portends huge business opportunities for green building. More correctly, as stated below, green building can save mankind and our current way of life. And green buildings do so much more.

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Prospering thru Green Building in a Changing Environment

Green Building Law Update

I spoke to a gathering of construction industry attorneys the other day about changing environment of Federal government regulation portending huge business opportunities for green building. Green building can save the planet. And green buildings do all of that and so much more. These were my prepared remarks for that talk.

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Residential Green Building Increasingly Incentivized with Property Tax Credits

Green Building Law Update

Recognizing that while commercial construction is increasing building green, but that green residential construction lags in market share, local governments are increasingly looking to enact voluntary incentives to drive residential green building. With over 132 million housing units in the U.S.,

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179D Tax Deduction Made Permanent by Covid Relief Bill

Green Building Law Update

The 179D commercial buildings energy efficiency tax deduction has since 2006 enabled building owners to claim a $1.80 Simply put the 179D tax deduction reduces the green premium. With more than 24,000 green building incentives across the country, most for above code building, the 179D tax deduction has been among the most valuable.

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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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ICC 700 Residential Green Certifications Will More Than Double in 2014

Green Building Law Update

Today there are 29,724 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard certified homes and lots. As the residential green code is on the cusp of eclipsing 30,000 certifications, more than a dozen governments across the country are evaluating adopting mandates or incentives tied to ICC 700.

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The First Green Building Litigation. The Rest of the Story.

Green Building Law Update

It was widely reported that the first green building litigation in the country was the 2007 trial court case of Southern Builders, Inc. Million, 23 unit luxury condominium and restaurant project in Crisfield, Maryland, called Captain’s Galley and substantially completed in 2006. 19-C-07-011405. tax credit certificate.

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