Green Building Law Update
OCTOBER 4, 2020
At a time when the building industry is principally concerned with the impact of COVID-19 and the luster is off green building, the Montgomery County Council last Tuesday unanimously approved legislation “to accelerate the construction of highly energy efficient buildings and green retrofitting of existing buildings.”.
Green Building Law Update
APRIL 3, 2016
These two dramatic changes to LEED have very real potential for increasing risk in green building, but updates are also underway to Green Globes and ASHRAE 189.1 as well as to a host of green codes. It is beyond dispute that the best way to mitigate risk in a sustainable project is a properly drafted contract.
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Green Building Law Update
APRIL 3, 2016
These two dramatic changes to LEED have very real potential for increasing risk in green building, but updates are also underway to Green Globes and ASHRAE 189.1 as well as to a host of green codes. It is beyond dispute that the best way to mitigate risk in a sustainable project is a properly drafted contract.
Green Building Law Update
JULY 19, 2020
Howard County has since 2008 been one of a limited number of jurisdictions across the country with a mandatory LEED green building law for private buildings. So yes, it is an unintended consequence of LEED green building that creates the solution to this environmental issue that it arguably contributed to.
Green Building Law Update
MAY 31, 2020
America is reopening including physically opening its buildings and the U.S. Green Building Council has announced that LEED will play a role in confronting risk in the post coronavirus pandemic era. creating a re-occupancy assessment and requirements for an operations plan and the drafting of a management and operations plan.
Green Building Law Update
APRIL 29, 2020
and even the green building movement, are driven principally by energy efficiency not preventing the spread of viruses. The manuscript draft discussing airborne transmission concludes that evidence is emerging indicating that COVID-19 is transmitted via airborne particles. until there is a vaccine).
Green Building Law Update
JULY 25, 2021
Task Group, after more than a year of work, has balloted a draft revised standard and results are expected as early as next week. 9601) and petroleum products.” The ASTM E50.02
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