Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

With the maturation of the green building industrial complex it has become clear there is no more or additional liability associated with constructing a green building versus a similar non green structure. It is important to make clear there are very few instances of litigation involving substantive matters of green building.

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Green Claims Certification North Carolina 120

Contractor Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2013

Jerry Yudelson predicts the top green building trends in the year ahead. — Green building and sustainability consultant Jerry Yudelson releases his annual list of “Top 10 Megatrends” for the green building industry. Yudelson said, “It looks like a good year ahead for the green building industry.

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Consulting Green Tucson America 68

Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 21, 2013

14, 2013) — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released its inaugural LEED in Motion report, a holistic statistical snapshot of the green building movement aimed at equipping its members with the insight to make a strong case for sustainable building activity.' Washington, D.C. (Aug.

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Green Statistics Washington Sustainability 120

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I had a conversation with Jerry Yudelson last week, six weeks after he became the President of the Green Building Initiative, the non profit with the rights to distribute Green Globes in the United States. Jerry is known to many in the green building world. we have certified less than one percent of them as green.

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Green Certification Retail United States 174

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 5, 2014

The Commonwealth of Virginia requires that new construction and renovation of state government buildings be green. And now Virginia has become the latest government to mandate an alternative compliance path for green building that includes the International Green Construction Code. Green building is not new in Virginia.

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Virginia Green Renovating Certification 120

Contractor Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2013

Jerry Yudelson predicts the top green building trends in the year ahead. — Green building and sustainability consultant Jerry Yudelson releases his annual list of “Top 10 Megatrends” for the green building industry. Yudelson said, “It looks like a good year ahead for the green building industry.

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Green Tucson America Consulting 60

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

Green Building Standard was published and became available for use. is an alternative compliance option of the International Green Construction Code. 2013, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, including revised building envelope provisions. Last week the 2014 version of the ASHRAE 189.1

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Green Baltimore Life Cycle Sustainability 120

Green Building Law Update

MAY 25, 2014

Regency Centers Corporation, a publicly traded REIT, completed the sale of $250 million of “green building bonds” on May 14, 2014. ” Only days before the green building bond sale, on May 12, 2014, Regency was honored by the U.S. Green building bonds are a new investment vehicle in the U.S.

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Green Banking Finance Leases 120

Constructonomics

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

”, shouts a man from the crowd of over 10,000 at the Temple University basketball arena during Hillary Clinton’s Q&A session with USGBC CEO Rick Fedrizzi after her Keynote speech last night at Greenbuild 2013 in Philadelphia. This is the win-win phenomenon of green building that has always made so much sense.

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Construction Sustainability Green Philadelphia 146

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities last week announced the winners of its 2013 Green Roof and Wall Awards of Excellence. and a dramatic interior green wall at Drexel University. Among the eight winning projects are a massive, 4.4-acre acre vegetated roof at the Kauffman Performing Arts Center in Kansas City, Mo.,

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Green Kansas City Kansas Education 106

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

The final vote of the District of Columbia’s Construction Codes Coordinating Board on the Green Construction Code (and all of the new construction codes) occurred last week, and today the codes are being transmitted to the Mayor''s office. The Green Code would apply to new construction and major renovations. IgCC compliance, or.

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DC Green Modeling Washington 120

BD+C

JANUARY 21, 2014

While 2013 didn''t see the completion of a mega tower like Burj Khalifa, it was a near-record-setting year in terms of the number of super-tall skyscrapers completed. Body Image: read more.

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Retail Transportation Green Office 108

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 14, 2013

All King County, Washington government construction and major renovations must strive to achieve the top national green construction rating under Ordinance 2013-0324 unanimously approved last week by the Metropolitan King County Council. Green building laws generally follow one of three regulatory schemes.

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Green Certification Sustainability Life Cycle 120

BD+C

APRIL 22, 2013

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutions that protect and enhance the environment. The projects will be honored at the AIA 2013 National Convention and Design Exposition in Denver.

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Green AIA Denver Environment 45

SAB Magazine

JUNE 10, 2013

Miscellaneous 2013 Canadian Green Building Awards building envelope energy performance energy technology GEORGIA GREEN ECO 4-PLEX high performance windows passive design SHAPE Architecture Inc.' This project was notable for the quality of its planning and for the impressive energy performance numbers.

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Georgia Green Architecture Plans 89

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Green Building Council released its annual List of the top 10 states for LEED certification in 2014. Among the extremely useful information is that green building is no longer only about erecting new high performance buildings. Kaplow LEED LEED Certification Stuart Kaplow green building law' Today, the U.S. Washington, D.C.,

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Green Certification Maryland Illinois 120

Green Industry Professionals

OCTOBER 9, 2013

The September/October 2013 edition of Green Industry Pros Magazine features a GIE+EXPO 2013 Preview, a look at the growing trend of online shopping, tips on how to equip a basic tree care crew, and plenty more!'

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Green Industrial Equipment 40

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 12, 2014

if green building is going to mitigate the negative impacts that human activity has on the planet, green building must include houses. Preparations for the development of the 2015 version of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard are underway and there are opportunities for you to participate. For details and to RSVP.

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Green Residential Innovation Baltimore 120

SAB Magazine

JUNE 10, 2013

A National Program of Sustainable Architecture & Building Magazine and the Canada Green Building Council. Miscellaneous Autodesk CaGBC Canadian Green Building Awards Canadian Green Building Council Canadian Precast Prestressed Concrete Institute Don Griffith Interface Jim Taggart sustainable architecture and building'

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Green Autodesk Architecture Sustainability 56

Contractor Magazine

MAY 29, 2013

Green Building Council has announced that former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will give the opening keynote address at its 2013 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo.

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Green Conference 71

Green Industry Professionals

DECEMBER 4, 2013

The November/December 2013 edition of Green Industry Pros magazine features inspiring stories on a couple of family-owned small businesses, our annual industry outlook report, GIE+EXPO review, a look at multi-family landscape maintenance, and more!'

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Green Industrial 40

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

NEW YORK (Feb.

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Green New York Sustainability Products 159

Green Industry Professionals

AUGUST 8, 2013

The July/August 2013 edition of Green Industry Pros Magazine features commercial walk mowers, late-season lawn care, hardscaping products, contractor and dealer best practices, and plenty more!'

Green 40

Green Industrial Commercial Products 40

BD+C

JANUARY 7, 2013

Green building and sustainability consultant Jerry Yudelson, PE, LEED Fellow, has released his annual list of “Top 10 Megatrends” for the green building industry. read more.

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Green Consulting Sustainability Industrial 76

Green Industry Professionals

AUGUST 29, 2013

Green Industry Insider - for August 2013'

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Green Industrial 40

BD+C

JULY 18, 2014

The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced that the University of North Carolina-Charlotte’s Belk Hall, a student housing facility for the college’s upper division students, is the first building certified under the 2013 Green Globes for New Construction (NC), according to GBI president Jerry Yudelson.

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North Carolina Green Housing Certification 79

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 19, 2011

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? On that date, the D.C.

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Green District of Columbia Certification Pennsylvania 120

Constructonomics

MARCH 6, 2012

I’m actually not talking about about how to deal with parks or trees or green rooftops (are there any in NYC?), but rather office space certified by the United States Green Building Council as LEED (Leadership in Energy Efficiency and Design). On a side note, I find some slight irony in green commercial real estate.

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Green Commercial Office United States 136

Construction Equipment

MARCH 5, 2013

Fifty-one percent of construction companies responding to a McGraw-Hill Construction survey said they expect more than 60 percent of their work to be green by 2015, according to Environmental Leader. March 5, 2013.

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Green Construction 79

Contractor Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Environmental Protection Agency named Niagara Conservation the 2013 WaterSense Manufacturer Partner of the Year.

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Green 70

BD+C

DECEMBER 17, 2013

The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today announced its third annual “Best of Green Schools” list , which recognizes top educational institutions, individuals and initiatives across the country for environmental efforts.

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Green Education Sustainability Renovating 59

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 5, 2013

From the July/August 2013 issue . The Lone Star State, our 2013 State of the Year, continued to show dominance across several of our flagship rankings categories, something you would expect from the nation’s most dynamic state economy. So, without further ado, here is Business Facilities’ 2013 Rankings Report.

North Dakota 111

North Dakota Alabama Texas Louisiana 111

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Each of the tax provisions in the bill had previously expired at the end of 2013. For those interested in green building, the most important tax provision extended in the bill is the 179D energy efficient commercial building deduction that had expired on December 31, 2013. per square foot.

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Commercial Green Renovating Industrial 120

Construction Dive

JANUARY 2, 2014

ConstructionPro Week (CPW) has profiled 33 books, reports, and other publications relating to green buildings that a wide variety of organizations made available sometime after CPW’s last update on this front in June (CPW, June 7, 2013, “ConstructionPro Week Profiles 22 New Green Building Publications”).

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Green Organization 48

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

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. Green Building Council’s LEED 2009. GSA completed a supplemental review of the U.S. changes looming.”

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America Certification Green Defense 120

Construction Dive

OCTOBER 23, 2013

November 2013 Download Library AdditionAs new webinar recordings are made available to the ConstructionPro Network free member Download Library on a monthly basis, ConstructionPro Week will provide a brief summary of each event for the benefit of its readership. ” What are fourth and fifth on the list? Click here to find out.'

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Green Consulting 48

Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 27, 2013

August 27, 2013) – Children’s of Alabama’s Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children expansion is the first healthcare facility in Alabama, and one of the first of its kind in the U.S., BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

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Alabama Design Green Organization 149