Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 21, 2014

While hundreds of governments throughout the United States have adopted programs incentivizing green building, many tied to the LEED rating system, Arlington County, Virginia is the first to tie incentives specifically to the new LEED version 4. floor area ratio (FAR) bonus density in exchange for obtaining a LEED Silver certification.

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BD+C

JANUARY 12, 2018

Arlington County, Va., is the first community to achieve Platinum level under the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) newly created LEED for Communities program.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The second phase of Amazon’s headquarters complex in Arlington, Va., million-sf campus with three 22-story buildings that target LEED Platinum certification. will be a 2.8-million-sf

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Contractor Magazine

JUNE 3, 2013

ARLINGTON, VA. BY JOHN MESENBRINK. — Toward the beginning of our conversation, the age-old contractor topic came up: train your employees with a chance of them leaving or not train your employees and having them stay. read more.

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Contractor Magazine

MARCH 26, 2013

ARLINGTON, VA. — North American Technician Excellence (NATE), the nation’s largest non-profit certification organization for HVACR technicians, continues its efforts to educate homeowners about the importance of selecting contractors who hire NATE-certified technicians with a spring consumer awareness campaign.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Project developers have to post a bond guaranteeing the certification. LEED bonds do now exist and have been underwritten to support projects applying for the Arlington County, Virginia bonus density program. For the uninitiated, the DC Green Building Act requires that all new construction in D.C.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 6, 2022

This year’s event features training and techniques in concrete and masonry, countless exhibits from original equipment manufacturers, and educational certification seminars. CI & CRC Joint Conference 2022 (Arlington, VA ). Online registration is required because no in-person registration will be available. Get more details.

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