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The New and Improved 2020 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard

Green Building Law Update

As of April 1, 2020, more than 216,000 residential dwellings have been certified to the NGBS through NGBS Green, the third-party certification program administered by Home Innovation Research Labs. And yes, that is more domestic certifications than LEED and Green Globes combined. Replacing the 2015 edition (.

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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

Green Building Law Update

Responding to client email about impact of construction project change order on contemplated LEED certification, so that payment can be released today. Responding to consultant email and draft report of Phase II environmental site assessment. Drafting form contract for LEED consultant to use in responding to RFPs. 03:50 p.m.

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GRESB Purchased from GBCI in advance of ESG Breakout

Green Building Law Update

GBCI, the global certification body for LEED (. And, of course there is a cottage industry of ESG consultants who will draft the GRESB questionnaire responses to skew the score. Securities and Exchange Commission very public scrutiny of ESG claims as not meeting a threshold of having a material effect, but rather as being “.

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LEED is the Tool to Restrict Water Use in This Town

Green Building Law Update

And by ordinance 2008-449, Hampstead Town Code 135-150 was amended to provide: Any new building or structure shall comply with the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards for silver certification or a standard deemed equivalent by the Commission. More simply put, LEED can be the ideal liquidity strategy.

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FTC Releases Revised Green Guides

Best Practices Construction Law

After nearly five years of deliberations, the Federal Trade Commission has released its revised " Green Guides ," which are aimed at environmental marketing claims. A draft of the revised guidelines was published for public comment almost two years ago. The Green Guides are not agency rules or regulations.

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

Green Building Law Update

The drafting process was widely criticized resulting in a document that has never been enacted anywhere, and likely should not ever be adopted as code. The reworked provisions for construction and plans for operation , now combined in chapter 10, are much more than systems commissioning. Sec 901.4.1.4. Sec 1001.3.2

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2018 IgCC – A Fast Paced Deep Dive

Green Building Law Update

The materials and resources provisions are greatly expanded upon, including that it will now be the law that a minimum of 10 different products installed in the building project at the time of issuance of certificate of occupancy must have EPDs. Sec 901.4.1.4. Sec 1001.3.2

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