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Tenant’s New Defense to Hazardous Substance Liability

Green Building Law Update

The potential applicability of the BFPP protection for a tenant who leases contaminated or formerly contaminated real estate and improvements has been the subject of debate for the decades since the CERCLA’s enactment. Phase l ESAs will now become much more common in commercial and industrial leasing.

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Phase l Assessments for Tenants are the Hottest Environmental Issue in 2020

Green Building Law Update

The potential applicability of the BFPP protection to a tenant who leases contaminated or formerly contaminated real estate has been the subject of debate for the decades since the CERCLA’s enactment. economy, when in any given year the vast majority of real estate transactions are leases and not contracts of sale. . § 9601 et seq.,

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I Just Read my 1000th Phase I Environmental Site Assessment this Year

Green Building Law Update

The potential applicability of the BFPP protection to a tenant who leases contaminated or formerly contaminated real estate has been the subject of debate for the decades since the CERCLA’s enactment. economy, when in any given year the vast majority of real estate transactions are leases and not contracts of sale. . § 9601 et seq.,

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Tenants Order Phase l to Avoid Hazardous Substance Liability

Green Building Law Update

The potential applicability of the BFPP protection to a tenant who leases contaminated or formerly contaminated real estate and improvements has been the subject of debate for the decades since the CERCLA’s enactment. Phase l ESAs are now becoming much more common in commercial and industrial leasing.

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Army Abandons LEED Certification

Green Building Law Update

Dorothy Robyn, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. Instead, the Department of Defense is going to simultaneously require compliance with its green building code and with LEED certification. Read more here: Defense Department to Adopt Green Code and LEED. We have entered a new era of green building policy.

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LEED Abandoned by DOD?

Building Information Management

This year a new construction code for high-performance, sustainable buildings, is expected that will govern all new construction, major renovations and leased space acquisition. This new code, based heavily on ASHRAE 189.1,

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Business Report: GEICO Expansion Brings 1,000 New Jobs To Katy, TX

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

The company extended its lease in Greenway Plaza in March of 2013. In the 2012-13 fiscal year merchandise trade between Queensland and the U.S. percent from the 2012 and outpacing U.S. Additionally, Texas is now the national leader in technology exports, with more than $45 billion in technology products exported in 2012.

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