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Defense Authorization Act Lifts Ban on LEED Gold and Platinum

Green Building Law Update

President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2014 in Honolulu last Thursday and while most observers noted that the bill cracks down on sexual assaults in the military and eases restrictions on transferring detainees from Guantanamo Bay, the bill also is a huge win for the U.S. So, it is very good news for the U.S.

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New Department of Defense Policy Accepts Green Globes

Green Building Law Update

In a tectonic shift in government policy, the Department of Defense will now permit the use of both the Green Building Initiatives’ Green Globes and U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED for third party green building certification. Defense Department Federal Globes Green LEED of' On October 25, 2013, the U.S.

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Largest Owner of Buildings in North America Considering LEED v4

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Given that the Federal Government is, by far, the largest owner of buildings in North America, and is also the owner or more green buildings and more LEED certified buildings than anyone else, this is significant. Green Building Council’s LEED 2009. GSA is also holding an online public listening session on March 2, 2015 from 1 - 3 p.m.

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

The Green Business Certification Inc.’s offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. And New York, the largest city in North America, tackled resilience with the NYC Climate Resilience Design Guidelines v2.0 The launch of RELi 2.0 Of note, RELi 2.0

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

The Green Business Certification Inc.’s offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. And New York, the largest city in North America, tackled resilience with the NYC Climate Resilience Design Guidelines v2.0 The launch of RELi 2.0 Of note, RELi 2.0

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Apply to be a Member of the ASHRAE Committee for Standard 189.1

Green Building Law Update

Department of Defense, the largest owner of buildings in North America, that is also the owner or more green building and more LEED certified building than anyone else, uses a variant of ASHRAE 189.1-2009. Since 2013, the Department of Defense has used UFC 1-200-02 High Performance And Sustainable Building Requirement.

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Resilience is the Future of Real Estate and USGBC Spells it RELi

Green Building Law Update

offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. is similar to LEED in format with certification by GBCI based on a point system. Optional credits have point values, allowing projects to seek credits and certification levels that fit their needs.