Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Last Friday was the beginning of the public comment period on the Green Building Initiative’s revision to its ANSI/GBI 01-2010: Green Building Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings that forms the basis for the current version of Green Globes for New Construction. For instance, if optional features (e.g.,

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Given that the Federal Government is, by far, the largest owner of buildings in North America, and is also the owner or more green buildings and more LEED certified buildings than anyone else, this is significant. Green Building Council’s LEED 2009. GSA completed a supplemental review of the U.S. changes looming.”

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Last evening the Baltimore City Council adopted the International Green Construction Code 2012 as an overlay to the City’s building, fire and related codes. That mandatory law had some efficacy with new construction but almost no market impact on renovations as building owners strived to avoid the enactment.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 12, 2014

if green building is going to mitigate the negative impacts that human activity has on the planet, green building must include houses. Preparations for the development of the 2015 version of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard are underway and there are opportunities for you to participate.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 26, 2016

SITES is modeled after the LEED green building rating system. And while it is a standalone tool for measuring landscape sustainability, in June 2015, Green Business Certification Inc., SITES v2 provides four certification levels. Green Building Council. SITES is a sustainable landscape rating system.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 18, 2015

I had an opportunity some days ago to speak at length with Vicki Worden, the Executive Director of Green Building Initiative. Readers of this blog will be interested in what this thought leader in the green building movement has to say. The comment period runs through October 26, 2015.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 21, 2014

While hundreds of governments throughout the United States have adopted programs incentivizing green building, many tied to the LEED rating system, Arlington County, Virginia is the first to tie incentives specifically to the new LEED version 4. floor area ratio (FAR) bonus density in exchange for obtaining a LEED Silver certification.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Despite that a frog told us all in a song lyric, “it’s not easy bein’ green,” it is easy to buy a green building, but. And there are many good reasons for purchasing a green building that is LEED Certified. LEED gave us the technologies and methodologies revolutionizing the way we construct and occupy buildings.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 26, 2016

SITES is modeled after the LEED green building rating system. And while it is a standalone tool for measuring landscape sustainability, in June 2015, Green Business Certification Inc., SITES v2 provides four certification levels. Green Building Council. SITES is a sustainable landscape rating system.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 14, 2017

Last week the ICC and ASHRAE issued joint news releases on the status of the “unified green building code that could become the foundation for LEED certification” that will be published as the 2018 version of the International Green Construction Code. And that ASHRAE 189.1 has only be implemented by the U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 4, 2015

Up to 25 points are awarded for green building, including up to 5 points for redevelopment of a brownfield site, and up to 10 points for an adaptive reuse of a vacant building. Actual Passive House “certification” from PHIUS or the Passive House Academy is not required.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 26, 2016

Illinois Is Top State For LEED Green Building originally appeared on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Illinois retained its top national position on USGBC ’s annual Top 10 States for LEED list for the third year in a row, with 161 LEED certifications representing 3.43 as the epicenter of green building.

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Construction Specifier

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

When the project team decided to go green during construction, high-performance coatings might not be the first thing on their minds, but maybe they should be. Buildings are awarded points based on these categories and earn one of the following certifications: Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum. Green Building Council.”.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 15, 2017

The State of Rhode Island is expanding its longstanding Green Buildings Act adding built landscapes to the list of public projects that must be built to recognized green building standards. Green Building Council associated Green Business Certification Inc. To date SITES has not moved the marketplace.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

GBCI will continue to accept submittals for certification of those projects registered by that date and pursuing v2009 rating systems until June 30, 2021. The date is an extension from the originally proposed close date of June 1, 2015, announced in summer 2102 when the vote on “LEED 2012” (now LEED v4) was initially delayed.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 22, 2014

This evening an ordinance will be introduced in the Baltimore City Council for the purpose of adopting the International Green Construction Code. So, while it was controversial in 2007 when Baltimore mandating that privately owned building must be constructed green, Bill No. 14-0413 sponsored by Councilman James B.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

On July 23, 2015, the parties in the lawsuit The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., But we do know the facts as recited by the trial judge in a May 4, 2015 opinion ruling on motions, More than 15 years ago, CBF contracted with SmithGroup, Inc. Weyerhaeuser Company, et al, pending in the U.S. a then new, LEED low emitting material).

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 26, 2017

FITWEL, a cost effective, high impact, health promoting building certification, may be the best thing since sliced bread. from green buildings that were “high performance” because they had a low carbon footprint to, now, occupant well being and the resultant increased productivity. The FITWEL certification process is simple.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

On July 23, 2015, the parties in the lawsuit The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., But we do know the facts as recited by the trial judge in a May 4, 2015 opinion ruling on motions, More than 15 years ago, CBF contracted with SmithGroup, Inc. Weyerhaeuser Company, et al , pending in the U.S. a then new, LEED low emitting material).

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 27, 2015

participated in the GRESB 2015 survey, and 41 U.S. It is clear that the finance industry is embracing green building. In 2015, the performance of companies and funds reporting to GRESB increased quite significantly, with the average GRESB Score now at 56, as compared to 47 in 2014. Green Building Council.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Is the goal to achieve certification from a green building rating system? • Support of the Green Building Initiative. • FloorScore certification for indoor environmental quality. . FloorScore certification for indoor environmental quality. The primary ingredient is limestone, with vinyl and color pigments added.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 11, 2015

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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BD+C

APRIL 5, 2023

As President and CEO, Carole led Shepley Bulfinch’s expansion into a national presence, broadening the firm's portfolio through firm acquisitions, opening studios Phoenix in 2009, Houston in 2015, Hartford, Conn., Green Building Council and a signatory to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2030 Challenge.

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 11, 2015

Do the contractors and staff working in your healthcare facilities have their necessary training certificates for compliance? Healthcare workers and the construction teams working in healthcare facilities need to have their Infectious Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) training certificates as well as OSHA’s annual Bloodborne.

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 11, 2015

Do the contractors and staff working in your healthcare facilities have their necessary training certificates for compliance? Healthcare workers and the construction teams working in healthcare facilities need to have their Infectious Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) training certificates as well as OSHA’s annual Bloodborne.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 15, 2018

There is an electric charge running through the green building industrial complex with the announcement last week that “Green Building Initiative Launches New Green Globes Pilot Program.” 2014, 2015 International Green Construction Code Table 702.1,

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 27, 2019

That’s why we’ll hold companies accountable when they lie about their products being organic, especially when they’ve used fake certificates and ignored USDA warnings.”. By way of a federal court order that became final last month, Truly Organic Inc. and its founder will pay $1.76 Marketers don’t get to greenwash.

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Building Information Management

MAY 9, 2012

What is the Green Building Certification System? What is Federal government’s role in using sound science and peer-reviewed studies to evaluate and implement advanced building technologies? To this date one might argue that little has been done.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 10, 2020

The 2020 version of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) is now available for free download and public use. You care about this because the NGBS is the most used green building standard in the United States. And yes, that is more domestic certifications than LEED and Green Globes combined.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 20, 2016

The new Mopar PDC in Winchester, VA will add to the Mopar brand’s current network of 53 PDCs worldwide and is the first since a new PDC was inaugurated in Toluca, Mexico (shown here) in February 2015. Source: FCA US LLC). The new Mopar PDC will also be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 20, 2014

The building is a candidate for LEED (Leadership in Energy Development & Design) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council and features three electric-vehicle charging stations with a total of six charging ports as part of the U.S. Southeast Workforce Training/Skilled Workforce Blog-May-2015 Lake Mary LEED Verizon'

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 27, 2014

The half-ton 2015 F-150 has been stealing the spotlight lately for its revolutionary aluminum body and new powertrains, but its big brother Super Duty remains a critical component of Ford’s overall truck strategy. When the line is operational in 2015, 750 newly-hired workers will produce some 50,000 Lexus ES 350s each year.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 10, 2014

In 2015 the use of LEED v4 will become mandatory, a new 2015 International Green Construction Code will be available, an updated ASHRAE 189.1 will be published, the new ICC 700 National Green Building Standard will be approved, and there will be a 2015 Enterprise Green Communities Criteria.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 3, 2015

GBCI, formerly known as the Green Building Certification Institute, has changed its name to Green Business Certification Inc. GBCI administers project certifications and professional credentials within the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Green Building Rating System.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

It is surprising to many in the environmental industrial complex that there has been relatively little litigation arising out of green building. There have been only a very modest number of cases commenced in courts across the country involving construction of green buildings. Even the Green Business Certification Inc.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 9, 2014

will be republished in 2014 for adoption in the IgCC 2015. In an environment of green building standards, rating systems, and codes, it is the republishing of ASHRAE Standard 189.1 When many consider green building they do so in terms of rating systems like LEED or Green Globes and codes like the IgCC or CalGreen.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 6, 2016

The third and final building within SJP’s best-in-class, mixed-use business center, Waterfront Corporate Center III was developed by SJP in partnership with USAA Real Estate Company, and recently achieved LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Green Building Council (USGBC).

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