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Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts Properly Drafted

Green Building Law Update

BuildingGreen will be hosting a series if meetups at their booth at this is a chance to meet and hangout with other green people. In a recent review of contracts involving green building construction projects, less than 20% had properly drafted provisions addressing green building matters. 1% were pursuing Green Globes.

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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, “ 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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Carbon Tax Proposed in Portland will be First in the Nation

Green Building Law Update

RGGI is a cooperative effort among the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont to cap and reduce CO2 emissions. The draft Ordinance is essential reading for anyone interested in environmental matters in our current climate. More common in the U.S.

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LEED can Mitigate Legal Risks in ESG Disclosures

Green Building Law Update

And today environmental groups are alleging greenwashing and intentional misrepresentation, including claims in contravention of the Federal Trade Commission Green Guides, targeting companies making ESG assertions. It is not Hester Prynne’s “A” for adultery in Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1642, but rather ESG in America in 2020.

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

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 addresses the issue differently, when it prescribes, “building on green field sites below the 500 year floodplain is not permitted.”. The launch of RELi 2.0

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Revit Beginners: More New Revit Blogs

Revit Beginners

from Boston, Massachusetts Revit Anonymous by anonymous from Somewhere, on Planet Earth Looking forward to reading their future posts. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. HOK Green BIM. This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit. David Duarte.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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With 32 ports statewide, Louisiana offers six deep-draft ports capable of transferring large quantities of cargo, is one of only two U.S. include Aventine Renewable Energy and Green Plains Renewable Energy, as well as units of traditional fuel makers like Valero and Chevron and crop processors like Archer Daniels Midland and Bunge Limited.