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New Green Building Tax Credit is a Progressive Effort

Green Building Law Update

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 β€œto accelerate the construction of highly energy efficient buildings and green retrofitting of existing buildings.”.

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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

Green Building Law Update

But rather, this responds to a question I was recently asked when speaking at a law school forum on innovation in the law, β€œ what does a green building attorney do? ”. My practice is almost exclusively sustainability including green building law, so a good response may be to look at a typical day. Lunch with prospective client].

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Bird Friendly Building now the Law in Howard County

Green Building Law Update

Howard County, Maryland has become the first jurisdiction in the state and one of few places in the country to pass a mandatory β€œbird-friendly design” law for new construction of privately owned buildings. The bird-friendly design standards that the Director adopts by regulation and that are equivalent to Pilot Credit #55.

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New Sustainable Projects Exhibit in 2017 AIA Contract Documents

Green Building Law Update

Last week the American Institute of Architects released the 2017 edition of the A201 family of contract documents, including updated versions of the AIA’s documents developed for the design-bid-build delivery model. The previous version of the design-bid-build contract documents included a Sustainable Project version.

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Taos Builder Strives to Work with Green Materials

Natural Building

In 1995, he and his wife bought land near Taos and built the first of many straw bale homes that they would design and fabricate; theirs was off-the-grid. Most of their structures implemented passive solar designs, which brings heat and light from the sun into a home.

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5 Best Practices Of Energy Efficient Buildings

Construction Marketing

You can do your part by designing an energy-efficient building. Are you looking for different means to partake in the ongoing green revolution ? Airtightness can only be achieved if design details are considered early on. During the construction of the building, this design should be implemented in all installations.

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

a comprehensive rating system that provides strategies and tools for resilient building and design, is expected to be launched on Monday, November 12th. The Green Business Certification Inc.’s Much more than only anticipating weather extremes, in the draft document expected to be approved in the coming days, RELi 2.0