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Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard Being Revised

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million commercial and industrial real estate transactions in the United States each year, so you need to be aware of the revised standard expected to be issued later this year. This is hugely significant because a Phase l Environmental Site Assessment is conducted in the vast majority of the 5.6 9601) and petroleum products.” The ASTM E50.02

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Buying a LEED Certified Building Is Easy But.

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In fact we know from the proprietary data of a commercial real estate information company that LEED Certified buildings are being conveyed at a faster pace than the broader commercial real estate market. Is it possible that real estate professionals are flouting care and caution and do not know the form exists?

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Updated Phase l Environmental Site Assessment is Published But.

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ASTM first published a standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments in 1993, with revisions in 1994, 1997, 2000, 2005, and 2013, so that the standard has again been revised is not surprising, but some of the changes warrant heightened scrutiny. 9601) and petroleum products.”. yes, this blog will continue).

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What the LEED Pilot for Wood Is and What It Is Not

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Green Building Council is to be applauded for the release last week of the new pilot credit MRpc102 – Legal Wood. What USGBC did do within the April 5, 2016 quarterly addenda to LEED was include a new temporary alternative compliance path credit, MRpc102 Legal Wood| Possible 1 point. So, this is about forest management practices.

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What the LEED Pilot for Wood Is and What It Is Not

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Green Building Council is to be applauded for the release last week of the new pilot credit MRpc102 – Legal Wood. What USGBC did do within the April 5, 2016 quarterly addenda to LEED was include a new temporary alternative compliance path credit, MRpc102 Legal Wood| Possible 1 point. So, this is about forest management practices.

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Green Building Law Blog - Untitled Article

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Shari focuses her legal practice on next generation energy resources, including renewable energy, energy efficiency, smart infrastructure and green building. Shari is a member of the Legal Advisory Board for the U.S. Shari was named a 2009 “Lawyer on the Fast Track” by the Legal Intelligencer. Shari earned her J.D.

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A More Even Field: The Eleventh Circuit Overrules Its Precedent and Joins Most Circuits on the Applicability of Domestic FAA Grounds to Vacate Nondomestic Arbitration Awards[1]

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and arising out of a commercial relationship between U.S. Nevertheless, practitioners and parties who chose to seat their arbitrations within the Eleventh Circuit, will now have to grapple with a new legal environment and think strategically about how questions concerning vacatur will affect arbitration awards issued in the circuit. [1]

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