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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 18, 2016

But rather, this responds to a question I was recently asked when speaking at a law school forum on innovation in the law, “ what does a green building attorney do? ”. My practice is almost exclusively sustainability including green building law, so a good response may be to look at a typical day. Lunch with prospective client].

Green

Green Drafting Contract Sustainability

2015 IgCC Has Been Approved

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

On November 14, the International Code Council announced that the 2015 version of the International Green Construction Code had been approved. Those approved changes from the 2014 code change cycle will be published as the 2015 IgCC. 2014 as an alternate compliance path. 2014 as an alternate compliance path.

Green

Green Memphis Agreement Drafting

Vicki Worden on the New Green Globes and Her Commitment to the Mission

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.

Green

Green Consulting Organization Environment

Bird Friendly Building now the Law in Howard County

Green Building Law Update

JULY 19, 2020

Howard County has since 2008 been one of a limited number of jurisdictions across the country with a mandatory LEED green building law for private buildings. So yes, it is an unintended consequence of LEED green building that creates the solution to this environmental issue that it arguably contributed to.

New York City

New York City Green Maryland Permits

Litigation over First LEED Platinum Building Comes to an End

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.

Liability

Liability Maryland Green Agreement

Litigation over First LEED Platinum Building Comes to an End

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.

Liability

Liability Maryland Green Agreement

Baltimore City is Adopting the IgCC

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.

Baltimore

Baltimore Green Permits Maryland

EPA Issues Significant Revisions to Underground Storage Tank Regulation

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

As of January 1, 2015, more than 525,000 UST releases (e.g., This 2015 regulation changes certain portions of the 1988 UST technical regulation published in 40 CFR part 280. Click here for an EPA issued comparison of the 1988 UST versus new 2015 UST regulations. EPA regulates over 571,000 USTs, down from a high of 2.1

Regulation

Regulation Drafting Comparison Environment

EPA Issues Significant Revisions to Underground Storage Tank Regulation

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

As of January 1, 2015, more than 525,000 UST releases (e.g., This 2015 regulation changes certain portions of the 1988 UST technical regulation published in 40 CFR part 280. Click here for an EPA issued comparison of the 1988 UST versus new 2015 UST regulations. EPA regulates over 571,000 USTs, down from a high of 2.1

Regulation

Regulation Drafting Comparison Environment

EPA Issues Significant Revisions to Underground Storage Tank Regulation

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

As of January 1, 2015, more than 525,000 UST releases (e.g., This 2015 regulation changes certain portions of the 1988 UST technical regulation published in 40 CFR part 280. Click here for an EPA issued comparison of the 1988 UST versus new 2015 UST regulations. EPA regulates over 571,000 USTs, down from a high of 2.1

Regulation

Regulation Drafting Comparison Environment

PFOA Contamination is Found in 49 States

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Manufactures began exiting the marketplace and with EPA’s 2010 PFOA Stewardship Program where eight participating companies agreed to gradually phase out the manufacturing of the chemicals by 2015, new production of PFOA in the U.S. has been cut dramatically. Some suggest the U.S. In the U.S.

Liability

Liability Regulation Products Environment

Federal Government Proposes Greenhouse Gas Disclosures from Certain Vendors

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 12, 2016

In 2015, the Obama Administration announced a new target to reduce Federal government greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent below 2008 levels by 2025.

Regulation

Regulation Risk Defense Commissioning

Federal Government Proposes Greenhouse Gas Disclosures from Certain Vendors

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 12, 2016

In 2015, the Obama Administration announced a new target to reduce Federal government greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent below 2008 levels by 2025.

Regulation

Regulation Risk Defense Commissioning

The New and Improved 2020 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard

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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Green Residential Certification United States

Enterprise Green Communities Criteria Being Updated

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 Certification Housing Drafting

Arbitration is Why There is So Little Litigation in Green Building

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 Contract Documentation Claims

Deadline to Propose Changes to National Green Building Standard

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Development of the 2018 version of the National Green Building Standard (NGBS) is now underway. As part of that development process, individuals and groups have been invited to propose changes to the 2015 edition of the NGBS submit proposed changes to the NGBS online by March 1, 2017.

Green

Green Residential Defense Drafting

There are More than 40 Million People in Modern Slavery

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

In a conversation I had with Barry Giles, a true green building pioneer, in 2018, he said, “to truly regard sustainable buildings in a holistic manner, it’s our obligation to start with the supply chain serving the construction industry.”. The largest study of the typology of modern slavery in the U.S.

Equity

Equity Sustainability Defense Green

Arbitration including Religious Arbitration in Green Building Contracts

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

There is little question that a properly drafted provision in a contract requiring arbitration is enforceable. Arbitration is particularly wide spread in green building and has had the impact of so few green building disputes ever reaching a courtroom. Even the LEED Green Building Certification Inc.

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Green Contract DC Documentation

2018 IgCC is Not in Use Anywhere. A Detailed Analysis of Why?

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 1, 2019

The 2018 International Green Construction Code was released on November 8, 2018 but more than a year later, it has not been adopted anywhere. Many code officials have concluded the 2018 IgCC is not a good building code, green or otherwise. for the Design of High Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings.

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Green Maryland Site Certification

GBCI Changed its Name and You Need to Change Your Documents

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. Green Building Council’s LEED Green Building Rating System. “a structure that has achieved, as certified by Green Business Certification Inc.,

Documentation

Documentation Certification Green District of Columbia

2018 IgCC – A Fast Paced Deep Dive

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

The 2018 International Green Construction Code was released on November 8, 2018 by the U.S. Green Building Council , International Code Council , ASHRAE and the Illuminating Engineering Society. the IgCC and the LEED green building program,” the ICC was only responsible for Chapter 1, Scope and Administration of the 2018 IgCC.

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Green Certification Site Sustainability

Cannabis Cultivation has Growing Environmental Implications

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Anecdotally, last year in Boulder County, Colorado during the second quarter of 2015, a modest 5,000 square foot indoor cannabis facility was consuming over 29,000 kWh of electricity each month. A single family home in Colorado might be consuming about 630 kWh. 4) Investigate water regulations for small‐scale producers.

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Legal Regulation Oregon Colorado

Nevada Stops Subsidizing Net Metering

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 15, 2016

In the final days of 2015, Nevada became the front line in the looming nationwide fight over energy policy when the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada altered rates for net metering impacting homeowners with rooftop photovoltaic panels.

Nevada

Nevada Commissioning Leases Banking

Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 17, 2016

In the newly released 2015 Foreign Trade Zones Board Annual Report to Congress, the Port of South Louisiana’s Foreign Trade Zone 124 is once again listed at the top with over $15 billion in the merchandise received, warehouse/ distribution category. There are large brown field and green field parcels available for development.

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Risk Airports Nashville Zoning

Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 8, 2014

With 32 ports statewide, Louisiana offers six deep-draft ports capable of transferring large quantities of cargo, is one of only two U.S. The expansion consists of five new projects and will add up to 1,050- MW of wind generation in Iowa by the end of 2015. million reduction in 2015. Already the nation’s No.

Minnesota

Minnesota Iowa New Jersey New Mexico

Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

Pro Builder

APRIL 7, 2021

Accomplishments • Hired as an entry-level draftsman in 2015 and worked up the ranks to become project director. Secret Life • Graced with a green thumb, which she uses on her 500- square-foot produce garden. . . . Education • Green Building Certificate, Colorado State University. Project Director, BIM Manager.

Industrial

Industrial El Paso Education Cleveland

LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

But perhaps most enticing is Sacramento’s commitment to becoming a green city; currently boasting the second largest number of buildings in the U.S. SMUD is a major force in helping Sacramento develop into a leading clean tech/green tech industry center. that are LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).

California

California Sacramento Zoning Los Angeles

2018 will be a Year for New Green Building Standards, Codes and Rating Systems

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 7, 2018

2018 will be a watershed year in the course of green building standards, codes and rating systems. IgCC, ICC 700, Green Globes and. Earlier versions of these green building standards, codes and rating systems were largely written in silos by partisans. In 2018 there will be new versions of LEED, ASHARE 189.1, and abroad.

Green

Green Residential Documentation Drafting

50 Shades of Green in Montgomery County

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Green building will remain mandatory for new construction in Montgomery County, Maryland and effective December 1, 2017, the International Green Construction Code 2012 will be a permitted alternative. On September 19, 2017, the County Council in Montgomery County enacted Bill 19-17 repealing the existing green building law.

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Green Maryland Regulation Permits

State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

The sites include the Greene and Sumter Renewal Community, made up of both counties, the Mobile Renewal Community, which includes Prichard and a section of east Mobile, and the Southern Alabama Renewal Community, which includes Wilcox County and parts of Butler, Conecuh, Dallas, Hale, Lowndes, Marengo, Monroe and Perry Counties. in 2015 0.0

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Income Finance Zoning Employment

The Ramifications of this IgCC Enactment are of National Import

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 23, 2016

On September 28, 2016, the County Executive of Montgomery County, Maryland submitted Executive Regulation 21-15, which adopts the International Green Construction Code 2012, to the County Council. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed IgCC within 60 days after receiving it, the green code is automatically approved.

Maryland

Maryland Regulation Baltimore Green

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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

2015 IgCC Has Been Approved

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Vicki Worden on the New Green Globes and Her Commitment to the Mission

Bird Friendly Building now the Law in Howard County

Litigation over First LEED Platinum Building Comes to an End

Litigation over First LEED Platinum Building Comes to an End

Baltimore City is Adopting the IgCC

EPA Issues Significant Revisions to Underground Storage Tank Regulation

EPA Issues Significant Revisions to Underground Storage Tank Regulation

EPA Issues Significant Revisions to Underground Storage Tank Regulation

PFOA Contamination is Found in 49 States

Federal Government Proposes Greenhouse Gas Disclosures from Certain Vendors

Federal Government Proposes Greenhouse Gas Disclosures from Certain Vendors

The New and Improved 2020 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard

Enterprise Green Communities Criteria Being Updated

Arbitration is Why There is So Little Litigation in Green Building

Deadline to Propose Changes to National Green Building Standard

There are More than 40 Million People in Modern Slavery

Arbitration including Religious Arbitration in Green Building Contracts

2018 IgCC is Not in Use Anywhere. A Detailed Analysis of Why?

GBCI Changed its Name and You Need to Change Your Documents

2018 IgCC – A Fast Paced Deep Dive

Cannabis Cultivation has Growing Environmental Implications

Nevada Stops Subsidizing Net Metering

Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

2018 will be a Year for New Green Building Standards, Codes and Rating Systems

50 Shades of Green in Montgomery County

State by State Incentives Guide

The Ramifications of this IgCC Enactment are of National Import

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