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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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GBCI Changed its Name and You Need to Change Your Documents

Green Building Law Update

GBCI, formerly known as the Green Building Certification Institute, has changed its name to Green Business Certification Inc. GBCI administers project certifications and professional credentials within the U.S. “a structure that has achieved, as certified by Green Business Certification Inc.,

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The New and Improved 2020 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard

Green Building Law Update

As of April 1, 2020, more than 216,000 residential dwellings have been certified to the NGBS through NGBS Green, the third-party certification program administered by Home Innovation Research Labs. And yes, that is more domestic certifications than LEED and Green Globes combined. Replacing the 2015 edition (.

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Arbitration is Why There is So Little Litigation in Green Building

Green Building Law Update

And there is no question that a properly drafted provision in a contract requiring arbitration is enforceable. With over a million contract documents licensed on an annual basis, the AIA’s form construction documents are the most widely used contract documents in the industry. Even the Green Business Certification Inc.

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2018 IgCC is Not in Use Anywhere. A Detailed Analysis of Why?

Green Building Law Update

The 203 page document available from the ICC for sale to the public, click here for a free read only copy of the 2018 IgCC , is an entirely new standard and bears little, if any relationship to earlier IgCC versions. Many code officials have concluded the 2018 IgCC is not a good building code, green or otherwise. Sec 901.4.1.4.

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Arbitration including Religious Arbitration in Green Building Contracts

Green Building Law Update

There is little question that a properly drafted provision in a contract requiring arbitration is enforceable. With over a million contract documents licensed on an annual basis, the AIA’s form construction documents are likely the most widely used contract documents in the industry.

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