Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 24, 2013

Consumers Energy has taken the next major step for its new natural gas plant in Genesee County, filing for approval of a certificate of necessity with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC). “When operational in 2017, this plant will produce about 50 percent less carbon emissions than the coal plants it will replace.

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 2, 2018

It feels to me like 2017 passed by in a flash. Certification has always had its place, and I’m happy to go on record saying I think there is a bewildering choice of certifications for project managers. You don’t need a certificate to do that. The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Careers.

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Revit OpEd

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Editor’s note : This blog was originally published as a Client Alert by Seyfarth Shaw LLP. On December 19, 2017, the Senate voted to approve the Tax Bill and, on December 20, 2017, the House voted to approve the Tax Bill. The new federal Tax Bill has many provisions that impact employers with respect to their employees.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

As I posted in this blog less than a year ago, Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts are Properly Drafted. Why does it want a green building; to improve energy efficiency or enhance the health and well being of building occupants or, The Sustainable Objective may, or may not, include seeking a specific type of certification.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 22, 2016

The move will bring more than 800 new jobs to metro Atlanta by 2020—most of them by 2017. The facility, which will be designed to meet requirements for LEED certification as a “green” building, is expected to open in the fall. “The health care industry is an economic driver in Georgia,” said Gov.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 12, 2021

In 2017 Sweden became the first nation to enshrine a ‘net zero by 2045’ target into law, but the law actually only requires 5 year reports on progress. There has been little litigation to date, but as far back as 2016 we wrote a blog post about “net zero energy” in California, False Advertising Claims over Net Zero and LEED Certified Homes.

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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.” A few months ago, Bezos himself seemed to acknowledge this reality when he announced that Amazon is investing $1.5

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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. Note, the 2017 edition of Standard 189.1 Note, the 2017 edition of Standard 189.1

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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). Note, the 2017 edition of Standard 189.1 So there is room for wider adoption of a 2018 IgCC.

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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

MARCH 12, 2017

million square foot shopping mall located in Thousand Oaks, California, owned by Macerich is the first project achieve certification under the new BREEAM In-Use program for existing buildings. based LEED certification consultancy headed by Barry Giles. The Oaks, a 1.3 Barry is now the CEO of BREEAM USA. BRE Global Ltd.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

Green Building Council and its sister organization, the Green Business Certification, Inc. As we heard from the speakers at Scot Horst’s Master Series session at Greenbuild 2017, they range from schools to airports, from offices to train stations and baseball stadiums to hospitals. There is no Arc “certification.”

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 19, 2017

billion, or 31%, from the 2017 level of funding, little attention has been paid to specific priorities including the resultant opportunities for green building. This brief blog post cannot comprehensively address the EPA budget, so instead it will highlight some of the opportunities that exist for green building. Bush’s was 207 pages.

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Last year, North Carolina enacted a law—which derisively became known as “the bathroom bill”—that required transgender people to use public bathrooms based on the sex indicated on their birth certificates. workforce consists of females.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 9, 2020

Since 2017, the 2012 IgCC has been permitted in the County as an alternative to mandatory LEED building. For a section by section review, see my earlier blog post see, 2018 IgCC – A Fast Paced Deep Dive. But apparently not for long. including the USGBC) and available from the ICC for sale to the public (.

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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. A growing number of local governments have incorporated the NGBS into local codes and incentive programs.

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