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

Green Building Law Update

The 2018 International Green Construction Code was released on November 8, 2018 but more than a year later, it has not been adopted anywhere. so there was room for wider adoption of a 2018 IgCC. Many code officials have concluded the 2018 IgCC is not a good building code, green or otherwise. The 2018 IgCC applies to “1.

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2018 IgCC – A Fast Paced Deep Dive

Green Building Law Update

The 2018 International Green Construction Code was released on November 8, 2018 by the U.S. So there is room for wider adoption of a 2018 IgCC. the IgCC and the LEED green building program,” the ICC was only responsible for Chapter 1, Scope and Administration of the 2018 IgCC. The 2018 IgCC applies to “1.

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LEED Prerequisite Now Prohibits Smoking Cannabis

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Council issued a LEED Interpretation in 2018 ruling, “smoking of cannabis is considered a form of smoking for the purposes of both the interior and exterior smoking provisions of the LEED Prerequisite Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control.”. In accordance with the GBCI Certification Agreement because “.

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Green Building Codes Not Eligible for Copyright Protection

Green Building Law Update

The 2014 confidential agreement signed by ICC, ASHRAE, the American Institute of Architects, the IES, and the USGBC “to collaborate on the development of future versions of Standard 189.1, 17-11589, filed October 19, 2018. This is a true today as it was in 1787. This case is Code Revision Commission v. Public Resource Org, Inc.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

The European Union has gone in another direction with the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation , applicable as of May 2018, updating and modernizing the principles enshrined in the 1995 Data Protection Directive which guarantee individual privacy rights in one’s personal data including “the right to be forgotten.”

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Southern California Water Recycling Project To Make History

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) has unanimously approved and signed an agreement with J.F. Shea Construction sign the historic water project construction agreement. The facility is expected to be up and running by 2018. WRD Board of Directors and J.F. Source: WRD).

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Tax Reform Impact on Employers and Employees

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Editor’s note : This blog was originally published as a Client Alert by Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Under the Tax Bill, no deduction is allowed for any settlement, payout, or attorney fees related to sexual harassment or sexual abuse if such payments are subject to a nondisclosure agreement. Drizner and Michael Lobie.