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Litigation over First LEED Platinum Building Comes to an End

Green Building Law Update

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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Litigation over First LEED Platinum Building Comes to an End

Green Building Law Update

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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Will Proposed Change to LEED 2009 Kill the Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs?

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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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Those Days Are Over

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Finally, after legal liability and economic impact weigh in behind public opinion, the scales of justice permanently tilt toward a righteous outcome. Last month, the NC legislature passed a partial repeal of the measure, stripping out the offensive birth-certificate requirement.

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The Future of Green Building was On Display at Greenbuild

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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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