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Net Zero Pledges by Businesses are Fraught with Risk

Green Building Law Update

In 2009 the King of Bhutan proclaimed his Himalayan country was ‘carbon negative’ because all of its power was hydroelectric or solar buttressed with large forested areas. There would have to be some agreement, that does not exist today of what it means to be net zero (e.g., carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases, all emissions?).

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Buying a LEED Certified Building Is Easy But.

Green Building Law Update

That being the case, then why has the GBCI Change Of Owner Agreement been uploaded into LEED Online only 700 times since February 2015? So, GBCI even provides a form, making affecting the change in their system easy, but the Change of Owner Agreement form is little used. according to Susan Dorn, the General Counsel of USGBC and GBCI.

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Regulatory – Job Order Contacting Statutes and Guidelines

Job Order Contracting

Any information provided it NOT intended as any form of legal guidance. Authorizes job order contract to all K-12 school districts, that have entered into project labor agreements, for public works over $25,000. Job Order Contracting Blog Legislation for Job Order Contracting March 20, 2009. 2003-2004). Minnesota Statutes 2015.

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Presenting At Green Legal Matters This Week in New Orleans

Construction Law Monitor

McGraw-Hill Trends Driving Change Report’s Green Outlook 2009 predicts the industry tripling between now and 2013, to a $140b market. The unavoidable marriage between the green and construction industries is why our construction law practice has paid very close attention to green legal issues. Especially in this market.

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Obtaining the Proper Bonding for Government Jobs

Construction Business Owner

In a way, a surety bond is like insurance; it is a three-part agreement between the contractor, the organization requiring the bond (e.g. This agreement ensures that a contractor will perform all of the duties they agreed to in the bid they placed, abiding by the terms of that government-sanctioned project. December 2009.

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FTC Settles Charges Over Deceptive Zero VOC Claims

Green Building Law Update

The Commission vote to accept the consent agreements was 2-0. The FTC published a description of the consent agreement packages in the Federal Register. The agreements are subject to public comment for 30 days through August 10, 2017, after which the Commission will decide whether to make the proposed consent orders final.

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Construction Contracts Online: ConsensusDOCS and AIA Go Head-to-Head

Best Practices Construction Law

I posted about the new technology by ConsensusDOCS that offered around the clock access, easy editing, easy collaboration, ability to convert, compare and track changes, as well as new legal commentary and user guides. A232–2009, General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, Construction Manager as Adviser Edition.

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