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Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts Properly Drafted

Green Building Law Update

In a recent review of contracts involving green building construction projects, less than 20% had properly drafted provisions addressing green building matters. Surprisingly, less than 20% had properly drafted provisions addressing the disputed green building matter that was the issue resulting in a party to the contract seeking legal advice.

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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

Green Building Law Update

Responding to consultant email and draft report of Phase II environmental site assessment. Reviewing and approving quotes in draft third party journal article on defects in green building contracts. Drafting form contract for LEED consultant to use in responding to RFPs. Lunch with prospective client].

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Housing Giants 2022 Entry Form

Pro Builder

As you complete each page, click Save Draft and you will be able to close the survey and come back to complete it. . The Housing Giants entry form below requires your company information for the calendar year 2021, or your latest fiscal year.

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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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2022 Housing Giants Survey Form

Pro Builder

As you complete each page, click Save Draft and you will be able to close the survey and come back to complete it. The Housing Giants entry form below requires your company information for the calendar year 2021, or your latest fiscal year.

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Viewpoint: No Damage for Delay Clause in Construction Contracts

ENR Construction

The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently shed light on the parameters of “no damage for delay” clauses in Central Ceilings, Inc. The March 29 decision is a “must read” for everyone drafting construction contracts to ensure the language used comports with the intended result. Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

Much more than only anticipating weather extremes, in the draft document expected to be approved in the coming days, RELi 2.0 is made clear by the draft’s own words, “[t]he RELi 2.0 trillion for Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, with $1.9 The Green Business Certification Inc.’s s newest rating system, RELi 2.0