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USGBC Making Significant Change to LEED 2009

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Council has just announced that all new projects registering for LEED 2009 beginning on April 8, 2016 will need to satisfy increased minimum energy performance thresholds. USGBC reported the results of the balloting with 78.6 percent of the consensus body voting in favor of this change to the 7 year old rating system.

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Will Proposed Change to LEED 2009 Kill the Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs?

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Council is soliciting comments on its proposal to change the prerequisites of the current LEED 2009 rating system increasing the minimum energy performance thresholds. That extension from June 27, 2015, the original date LEED 2009 registration was to close, was occasioned by the delay in LEED v4.

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Unlimited liability for designers and contractors

Construction Lawyer

Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. Unlimited liability for designers and contractors. The bridge was designed in 1962 by Sverdrup. The statute of repose (similar to a statute of limitations) expired by 1982, extinguishing any liability by Sverdrup. Copyright Notice. Disclaimer.

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constructionattorneyblog: Liability for green design

Construction Lawyer

Sabo & Zahn LLC is an Illinois Limited Liability Company. Subcontractors Mechanics lien allowed where bank seized generals funds » May 20, 2009. Liability for green design. Gary Cole has written an interesting blog entry about designers' liability for green projects here:  [link]. Disclaimer.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

At Foundation Software, we try to avoid inmate takeovers by first assigning a lead analyst to oversee design for each project. We then provide a design methodology to follow. Design considerations are not relevant at this stage. The planning phase begins when our analyst designs the application from the user’s perspective.

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PFAS in a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment?

Green Building Law Update

9601) and petroleum products.”. The term “recognized environmental conditions means the presence or likely presence of any hazardous substances or petroleum products in, on, or at a property.”. “. a substance defined as a hazardous substance pursuant to CERCLA 42 U.S.C.§9601(14),

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Section 179 was designed to provide an attractive tax savings on these purchases. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009. February 2009. January 2009. Recent Posts.