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The Drone Age

Business Facilities

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.” Should commercial drone flights be permitted before defenses against rogue drones are perfected?

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The S in ESG may be the Most Impactful

Green Building Law Update

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. Additionally, it is suggested in the U.S.

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Arbitration is Why There is So Little Litigation in Green Building

Green Building Law Update

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. Anecdotally, it appears most of these cases are Christion conciliation.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

Business Facilities

SL Tennessee will begin construction in August 2014 with a goal of being fully operational by April 2015. Herbert’s economic development effort has been built around six strategically targeted growth clusters, including aerospace/defense, life sciences, IT/software, energy, finance and outdoor products/recreation. Herbert told us.

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2018 will be a Year for New Green Building Standards, Codes and Rating Systems

Green Building Law Update

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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