Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 13, 2017

In an effort to mitigate risk you should not contract directly with an environmental consultant, but rather your attorney should contract with that consultant. What is described here is much more than simply good drafting of consultant contacts (e.g., And fourth, the client should not have knowledge of certain environmental facts.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Green buildings generate large quantities of data. In an age when many have opinions about Edward Snowden’s disclosures, foreign state sponsored hacking, and Uber’s massive customer data hack, most people have not considered matters of data protection from their real estate, green building or otherwise. Because the U.S.

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Construction Specifier

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

A tighter building envelope reduces drafts, cold spots, and heat loss, enhancing occupant comfort and safety by minimizing temperature variations and improving overall thermal performance. This can lead to improved indoor air quality (IAQ), reducing health risks, and creating a healthier living or working environment.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

SmithGroup’s ‘green’ design called for exposed structural wood members outside the envelope of the Merrill Center, including some that penetrated the building’s façade. Substantively the case suggests there is no more liability arising from green building versus other construction, but that the liability is different.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

SmithGroup’s ‘green’ design called for exposed structural wood members outside the envelope of the Merrill Center, including some that penetrated the building’s façade. to design the Philip Merrill Environmental Center, CBF’s headquarters, on the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Maryland.

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Liability Maryland Green Agreement 120

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 12, 2016

This consideration reflects growing Executive Branch interest in operational and supply chain risks associated with climate change facing agency suppliers and steps those suppliers are taking to identify and manage those risks. but this proposed disclosure regulation is not about analysis of climate change risks?).

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 12, 2016

This consideration reflects growing Executive Branch interest in operational and supply chain risks associated with climate change facing agency suppliers and steps those suppliers are taking to identify and manage those risks. but this proposed disclosure regulation is not about analysis of climate change risks?).

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

The best way to mitigate risk in your green building project are properly drafted contract documents prepared by this law firm or by another attorney with green building experience. As I posted in this blog less than a year ago, Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts are Properly Drafted.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 2, 2016

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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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 17, 2022

Significantly, what is not in the bill was a requirement that all newly constructed buildings be electric only, which was amended out, but will no doubt be back after 15 month study and drafting of an all-electric building code.

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Maryland Electrical Transportation Estimating 156

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 18, 2017

We are often asked “what is the best way to assure success in a green building project?”. Whether that query is from a Fortune 1000 businesses or an architect, the answer is the same, have the owner engage an experienced green building consultant as early as possible in the project.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 3, 2016

These two dramatic changes to LEED have very real potential for increasing risk in green building, but updates are also underway to Green Globes and ASHRAE 189.1 as well as to a host of green codes. It is beyond dispute that the best way to mitigate risk in a sustainable project is a properly drafted contract.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Even though they are located in two different geographic locations in Cameron Parish, combined, the ports service commercial fisheries, shall draft manufacturing and oilfield services. West Cameron Port is located on the Gulf of Mexico and provides deep water access, shallow draft capabilities and heavy infrastructure provisions.

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Risk Airports Nashville Zoning 40

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 3, 2016

These two dramatic changes to LEED have very real potential for increasing risk in green building, but updates are also underway to Green Globes and ASHRAE 189.1 as well as to a host of green codes. It is beyond dispute that the best way to mitigate risk in a sustainable project is a properly drafted contract.

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Green Contract AIA Drafting 120

Construction Law Monitor

OCTOBER 26, 2010

While attending the Associated Owners & Developers 14th Annual Construction Industry Conference, entitled How Owners and Contractors Can Control Project Risk, here in New Orleans today, I sat in on a informative session regarding ConsensusDOCS. Many experts believe that the AIA standard form contracts are drafted to protect the Architect.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Green Building. Beane didn’t achieve success by drafting players based on his emotional judgments or media-based hype. In this article, Schoppman explains how business owners should evaluate construction professionals on specific criteria to enhance margin, improve productivity and hedge construction risks. Green Building.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

In a conversation I had with Barry Giles, a true green building pioneer, in 2018, he said, “to truly regard sustainable buildings in a holistic manner, it’s our obligation to start with the supply chain serving the construction industry.”. The largest study of the typology of modern slavery in the U.S.

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Equity Sustainability Defense Green 257

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

It is surprising to many in the environmental industrial complex that there has been relatively little litigation arising out of green building. There have been only a very modest number of cases commenced in courts across the country involving construction of green buildings. Even the Green Business Certification Inc.

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Green Contract Documentation Claims 120

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 4, 2011

Green Building. In that relatively short time frame I am able to draft an email from 30,000 feet and send it into the ether to any number of project team members. Some well managed businesses took some overly aggressive risks and are no longer with us. Green Building. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 21, 2013

A draft of the report, leaked to Reuters and The New York Times , says the panel now is “95 percent certain” that human activity is the cause of most of the increase in global temperatures in recent decades. cities with the highest flood risk are New York, Miami and New Orleans. The report says the three U.S. Far West U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 24, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission issued a long awaited proposed new ESG rule to mandate climate risk disclosures by public companies and other businesses in their supply chains. You could read the proposed rule that takes more than a ream of paper to print or read our 600 word post, SEC Climate Risk Rule is Transformative at a Cost.

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Regulation Accounting Drafting Organization 156

Building Information Management

AUGUST 6, 2013

They are carrying so much risk that they can’t afford any of the potential interference, delay, or scope escalation that comes from involving a client in the back-room discussions. The fee structure and certain waivers of liability (shared risk) between the owner and the other key project team members.

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Design Documentation Contract Estimating 69

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 6, 2020

A study on the efficacy of RGGI, characterized laws that mandate green building, like LEED or Green Globes, as an example of a pseudo pollution tax on embodied carbon that come with a high economic cost. The draft Ordinance is essential reading for anyone interested in environmental matters in our current climate. Comment here.

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Portland Rhode Island Maryland Income 280

Green Building Law Update

MAY 3, 2015

GBCI, formerly known as the Green Building Certification Institute, has changed its name to Green Business Certification Inc. Green Building Council’s LEED Green Building Rating System. “a structure that has achieved, as certified by Green Business Certification Inc.,

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Documentation Certification Green District of Columbia 120

Levelset

APRIL 15, 2022

You may even get green-lighted to order materials and get started. Remember that every state treats AOBs differently, and conflicting laws can create additional risk. A public adjuster could help win the battle to complete the repairs properly. Pro: More control over payment. On-demand legal help you can afford.

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Insurance Contractors Lien Claims 52

Contractor Magazine

JUNE 7, 2012

Green Geothermal. Green Mechanical Awards. EPA may release a draft specification this fall, Tanner said, and, since spray valves use heated water, the listed valves will most likely carry both an Energy Star and WaterSense label. Plumbing Contractor. Residential Plumbing. Wastewater. Piping Fire Sprinklers. Pipefitting.

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Contractors Chicago Sewer Management 56

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

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. With respect to the risk, make no mistake, today there is no federal law requiring businesses to make ESG statements.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 29, 2020

and even the green building movement, are driven principally by energy efficiency not preventing the spread of viruses. The manuscript draft discussing airborne transmission concludes that evidence is emerging indicating that COVID-19 is transmitted via airborne particles. until there is a vaccine).

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Green Building Council’s LEED green building rating system is widely accepted and while LEED certification certainly has its advantages, our advice is that a very good response can be to enact company practices complying with this single LEED credit. The credit language is here.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 8, 2014

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.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

CAPCO financing, an alternative to conventional bank financing, can accommodate a slightly higher risk profile and provide a more flexible structure for growing businesses. Program regulations are currently being drafted to include the expanded definition for “Advanced Manufacturers.”

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Income Finance Zoning Employment 108

Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

Various cost information is typically formatted as Products & Activities, General or Routine Maintenance, New Construction, Renovation and/or Repair, Sustainability/Green, Job Order Contracting (JOC), or any combination thereof. 00 52 33 Agreement Form – Construction Manager at Risk – Stipulated Sum. Draft Control Fans.

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Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

Various cost information is typically formatted as Products & Activities, General or Routine Maintenance, New Construction, Renovation and/or Repair, Sustainability/Green, Job Order Contracting (JOC), or any combination thereof. 00 52 33 Agreement Form – Construction Manager at Risk – Stipulated Sum. Draft Control Fans.

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Equipment Construction Schedule Concrete 40