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The First BREEAM USA Certification

Green Building Law Update

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. Barry wants owners to see the benefits of greening existing buildings.

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New RESNET Label Provides Home Energy-Efficiency Ratings and Certifications Info

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RELATED Home Performance Counts in the Home Building and Buying Process Meet the Zero Energy Ready Home Program Version 2 Development of Next National Green Building Standard Underway While increased interest in energy efficiency isn't consistent across the nation, it is growing. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S.

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45L Energy Efficient Home Tax Credit Extended for 2021 by Covid Relief Bill

Green Building Law Update

An eligible taxpayer must obtain a certification that the dwelling unit meets the requirements of section 45L(c) from an eligible certifier before claiming the section 45L credit. There is an Approved Software List for certification of the designed work and the requirements make costs dramatically less for certification of more than 85 units.

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GreenPoint Rated goes national: what multifamily developers need to know

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GPR began in California and is the state’s leading residential green building rating system with over 73,500 rated homes. Build It Green, the organization that administers GreenPoint Rated, has yet to release a national green standards comparison. Certification process. Pricing and value.

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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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LEED Outstanding Developer of the Year (2020)

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Green Building Council's 2020 LEED Homes Awards include the award for Outstanding Developer for projects that positively impact communities through sustainable, healthy, and resilient design. All photos: AMLI Residential). . Exterior view of AMLI Residential's Buckhead apartment complex in Atlanta. . .

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HUD Adopts 2009 IECC (Not the 2012 or 2015 version) and Why You Care

Green Building Law Update

You care because this new minimum standard for energy efficiency in housing is widely seen as a benchmark driving green building and impacting significantly more units than LEED. applies to multifamily mid- or high-rise residential buildings (four or more stories). 2007 as evidence of compliance with the standards.