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Defense Authorization Act Lifts Ban on LEED Gold and Platinum

Green Building Law Update

President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2014 in Honolulu last Thursday and while most observers noted that the bill cracks down on sexual assaults in the military and eases restrictions on transferring detainees from Guantanamo Bay, the bill also is a huge win for the U.S.

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ASHRAE 189.1 - 2014 Green Building Standard Is Now Available

Green Building Law Update

Last week the 2014 version of the ASHRAE 189.1 2014, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings , addresses site sustainability; water-use efficiency; energy ef­ficiency; indoor environmental quality; and the building’s impact on the atmosphere, materials and resources.

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Largest Owner of Buildings in North America Considering LEED v4

Green Building Law Update

The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 requires the GSA to review existing green building certification systems every 5 years to identify a system and certification level “deem[ed] to be most likely to encourage a comprehensive and environmentally sound approach to certification of green buildings.”

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

The Green Business Certification Inc.’s offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. is similar to LEED in format with certification by GBCI based on a point system. The launch of RELi 2.0 s newest rating system, RELi 2.0 Resilience is becoming widely accepted.

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Resilience is the Future of Real Estate and USGBC Spells it RELi

Green Building Law Update

offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. RELi was first developed over 5 years ago by the Institute for Market Transformation to Sustainability and adopted by MTS in 2014, following the ANSI accredited American National Standards procedure. in large measure.

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

The Green Business Certification Inc.’s offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. is similar to LEED in format with certification by GBCI based on a point system. The launch of RELi 2.0 s newest rating system, RELi 2.0 Resilience is becoming widely accepted.

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Crystal Ball 2014

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– Ted Cruz says Canadian birth certificate will not be a problem if he runs for president “because I’ll invade Canada on Day One.” The post Crystal Ball 2014 appeared first on Business Facilities. ” – Fox Sports drone shoots down ESPN drone over Super Bowl. A Happy and Prosperous New Year to All!