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Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts Properly Drafted

Green Building Law Update

BuildingGreen will be hosting a series if meetups at their booth at this is a chance to meet and hangout with other green people. In a recent review of contracts involving green building construction projects, less than 20% had properly drafted provisions addressing green building matters. 1% were pursuing Green Globes.

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Now is the Time to Revise your Green Building Contracts

Green Building Law Update

Today is the day to revise your contracts for sustainable projects. Moreover, owners will only be able to register projects under the LEED 2009 rating system until October 31, 2016 and thereafter all projects must register under LEED v4. as well as to a host of green codes. With the U.S. LEED has added Integrative Process).

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Now is the Time to Revise your Green Building Contracts

Green Building Law Update

Today is the day to revise your contracts for sustainable projects. Moreover, owners will only be able to register projects under the LEED 2009 rating system until October 31, 2016 and thereafter all projects must register under LEED v4. as well as to a host of green codes. With the U.S. LEED has added Integrative Process).

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

Green buildings generate large quantities of data. In an age when many have opinions about Edward Snowden’s disclosures, foreign state sponsored hacking, and Uber’s massive customer data hack, most people have not considered matters of data protection from their real estate, green building or otherwise. Others collect building data.

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GSA Reviews more than 100 Green Building Systems and Selects 5

Green Building Law Update

The last review, in 2012, shook the green building industrial complex to its foundations, when it not only recommended LEED (that had previously been the sole option), but also recommended Green Globes. GSA is now undertaking the next 5 year review and last week released a draft report of its recommendations. LEED, version 4.0.

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LEED Creates Business Opportunities Beyond The Environmental Industrial Complex

Green Building Law Update

Savvy business people are finding opportunities to profit in matters ancillary to green building, including opportunities advantaged by providing services that contribute to LEED credits. LEED green business' A great example is snow removal. There are very real opportunities to have a role in the more than 1.7

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

Green Building Law Update

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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