Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

GBCI will continue to accept submittals for certification of those projects registered by that date and pursuing v2009 rating systems until June 30, 2021. The date is an extension from the originally proposed close date of June 1, 2015, announced in summer 2102 when the vote on “LEED 2012” (now LEED v4) was initially delayed.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 18, 2016

This blog post is not as epic as A Day in the Life , the last song on the Sgt. Responding to client email about impact of construction project change order on contemplated LEED certification, so that payment can be released today. Drafting contract for general contractor on large project pursuing LEED certification.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

On July 23, 2015, the parties in the lawsuit The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., But we do know the facts as recited by the trial judge in a May 4, 2015 opinion ruling on motions, More than 15 years ago, CBF contracted with SmithGroup, Inc. Weyerhaeuser Company, et al, pending in the U.S. a then new, LEED low emitting material).

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

On July 23, 2015, the parties in the lawsuit The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., But we do know the facts as recited by the trial judge in a May 4, 2015 opinion ruling on motions, More than 15 years ago, CBF contracted with SmithGroup, Inc. Weyerhaeuser Company, et al , pending in the U.S. a then new, LEED low emitting material).

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 12, 2014

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. The 2015 version of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard will be the third iteration of this residential code.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 14, 2017

Last week the ICC and ASHRAE issued joint news releases on the status of the “unified green building code that could become the foundation for LEED certification” that will be published as the 2018 version of the International Green Construction Code. to green building has been dramatic. will be green.

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Construction Marketing

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

AWARD winners are notified by email and mail, and receive a frame-quality certificate. Blog Design. The 2015 CMA STAR Awards will get underway in January, with the entry deadline in September and winners announced by November. In addition, winners can order an engraved STAR Statuette™ from the same manufacturer as the Oscar®.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 11, 2015

That extension from June 27, 2015, the original date LEED 2009 registration was to close, was occasioned by the delay in LEED v4. Public comment is open to everyone, USGBC member or not and the comment period runs through November 13, 2015. But now, USGC is proposing an “update” (i.e., a substantive change) to LEED 2009.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Green Building Council associated Green Business Certification Inc. acquired and relaunched the SITES v2 rating system on June 10, 2015.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

APRIL 27, 2015

You can order plaques and certificates if you win — for an extra fee. Alpine Construction (Windsor) Ltd. won the 2014 WebAwards in the construction category. The company’s web designer paid a $US 250 fee to enter the competition.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 26, 2016

Illinois retained its top national position on USGBC ’s annual Top 10 States for LEED list for the third year in a row, with 161 LEED certifications representing 3.43 Census data, and includes commercial and institutional green building projects certified throughout 2015. square feet of LEED space per resident certified in 2015.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Readers of this blog will be interested in what this thought leader in the green building movement has to say. The comment period runs through October 26, 2015. I had an opportunity some days ago to speak at length with Vicki Worden, the Executive Director of Green Building Initiative.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 20, 2014

The building is a candidate for LEED (Leadership in Energy Development & Design) certification from the U.S. The company continues to hire and plans to fill the majority of its newly expanded goal of 1,100 jobs by the end of 2015. Southeast Workforce Training/Skilled Workforce Blog-May-2015 Lake Mary LEED Verizon'

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

million through the state’s Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer (NOL) Program in FY 2016. Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJ EDA) has approved 41 companies to share a total of $47.4 New Jersey EDA Awards $47.4M

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 17, 2016

The Site Development Grant program is part of Tennessee’s larger Rural Economic Development Fund, announced by Governor Bill Haslam in October 2015. The grants are intended to help rural communities overcome barriers to site certification and prepare them to receive and economic development project.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 20, 2016

The new Mopar PDC in Winchester, VA will add to the Mopar brand’s current network of 53 PDCs worldwide and is the first since a new PDC was inaugurated in Toluca, Mexico (shown here) in February 2015. Source: FCA US LLC). The new Mopar PDC will also be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2016

Launched in 2015, the purpose of PEP is to improve the inventory of industrial sites and buildings in Tennessee by evaluating potential properties, advising counties on where investment may be most beneficial and what is needed to address issues. “By Source: TNECD).

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 11, 2016

After construction was completed in 2013, Bayer pursued Leadership in Energy Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Incorporating more energy-efficient features into the construction process allowed Bayer to surpass initial expectations and receive Platinum designation, the highest level of LEED certification. Bayer Logo 2015.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 6, 2017

The six sites were tasked by the FAA with conducting “critical research into the certification and operational requirements necessary to safely integrate UAS into the national airspace in the next several years.” For Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, the dawning of the Drone Age can’t come soon enough.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 15, 2018

2014, 2015 International Green Construction Code Table 702.1, or 2015 IAPMO Green Plumbing & Mechanical Code Supplement Section 402. As I have previously written in this blog, 2018 will be a Year for New Green Building Standards, Codes and Rating Systems , and in 2018 there will be new versions of LEED, ASHARE 189.1,

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 22, 2021

Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (. yes, this blog will continue). This post originally appeared in that blog. And we have advised companies seeking to produce their annual statements required by the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015.

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Construction Marketing

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Special Announcement from the Construction Marketing Association : Register to attend Construction Americas 2015 Expo, March 26-27 in Miami, and receive a free eBook version of our popular Tools of the Trade: Modern Marketing for Construction Brands ($79 Value)! About Construction Americas 2015. Welcome Reception and Speakers.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 1, 2019

For purposes of this blog post highlighting the significant changes in the 2018 IgCC, that new code will be contrasted with the 2012 IgCC and not the 2015 version, which last version we are only aware a single jurisdiction has adopted. so there was room for wider adoption of a 2018 IgCC. Sec 901.4.1.4.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 24, 2015

” So, to keep this short blog post simple but meaningful we are going to look only at a snapshot that was the nonresidential projects that were LEED certified during the month of April 2015 as reported by GBIG. During April 2015, 463 projects were certified comprising 59.4 Certification Level. million square feet.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

DECEMBER 26, 2013

million in clean energy development support for Windham County and elsewhere, as well as a transitional $5 million payment to the State for calendar year 2015. New England Vermont Blog-Dec-2013 Entergy VY Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Windham County'

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

The purpose of the blog post is not to argue whether or not arbitration works as well or better than litigation. Even the Green Business Certification Inc. LEED Certification Agreement has a mandatory arbitration provision. Legal scholars can have at it.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

Even the LEED Green Building Certification Inc. Certification Agreement has a mandatory arbitration provision. A quick online review of 25 suppliers registered as exhibiters at Greenbuild 2015 (arbitrarily selected from a single aisle on the expo show floor) found 16 had contracts requiring arbitration.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

For purposes of this blog post highlighting some of the significant changes in the 2018 IgCC, the new code will be contrasted with the 2012 IgCC and not the 2015 version (which later version we are only aware a single jurisdiction has adopted). So there is room for wider adoption of a 2018 IgCC. Sec 901.4.1.4.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 1, 2014

SL Tennessee will begin construction in August 2014 with a goal of being fully operational by April 2015. This is so critical for our state we set a goal to have 66 percent of the adult population with a post-secondary degree or certificate by 2020,” he told BF. Located in Clinton since 2001, this will be the company’s fifth expansion.

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

In January 2015, Indiana’s state legislature passed a bill it called the “Religious Freedom Restoration Act,” which was widely interpreted as giving businesses the green light to discriminate against LGBT people on religious grounds. In November 1956, the nation’s highest court declared the law unconstitutional.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 9, 2020

For a section by section review, see my earlier blog post see, 2018 IgCC – A Fast Paced Deep Dive. again, no jurisdiction adopted the 2015 IgCC), so estimating increased construction cost is speculative at best. Make no mistake, the 203 page document that is the 2018 IgCC, unveiled by the coterie of trade group authors (.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 7, 2018

Be aware that this delay has apparently not impacted that NGBS – 2012 will sunset this summer and the very popular 2015 version, which has grabbed significant market share, will remain open for new certifications. Since 2003 GSA has required green building, but many believe there will be big changes to those requirement in 2018?

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

It is clear that these models of acquisition and in other instances providing certification services represent a significant future growth path for USGBC. I expect to write future blog posts about the announced expansive use (. At the USGBC Annual Meeting we were told that in 2015, for the second year, more than 1.85

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