Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 8, 2017

As you consider what’s “in” and what’s “out” in 2017, within the realm of green building, Passive House is in. The City of Vancouver Zero Emissions Building Plan calls for a 90% reduction in emissions from new buildings by 2025 and while it does not explicitly require Passive House design or certification, it will move that market.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 17, 2020

An update to the BREEAM In-Use online platform, which is used to facilitate the benchmarking and certification process, has also been rolled out with an improved user interface. See my 2017 post on the First BREEAM USA In-Use Certification. this is not a new construction rating system).

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 26, 2018

GBI is known for swiftness n third party certification. There are two timeframes for certification, non-expedited (i.e., Expedited Certification for existing building is 30 to 45 days and new construction is 45 to 60 days. Non-expedited certification for existing building is 90 days and new construction is 4 to 6 months.

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SAB Magazine

MAY 31, 2017

Located in a new and fast-growing neighbourhood of Winnipeg, the Amber Trails Community School recently became the first school in Manitoba, and only the second in Canada, to achieve LEED Platinum certification.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 21, 2018

The Green Business Certification Inc.’s offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. By selectively bundling existing sustainable and regenerative guidelines with RELi’s groundbreaking credits for emergency preparedness, adaptation, and community vitality, RELi 2.0

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 21, 2018

The Green Business Certification Inc.’s offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. By selectively bundling existing sustainable and regenerative guidelines with RELi’s groundbreaking credits for emergency preparedness, adaptation, and community vitality, RELi 2.0

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 29, 2017

And in March, 2017 China announced its new National Sword standard although the details were not clear to many in the West until the July 18 notice that the level of contaminants in plastic and paper recyclables China buys must be no more than 0.3%. Green Building Council’s sister organization, Green Business Certification Inc.,

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Just look at how many projects aim to achieve LEED certification or the new BREEAM certification, which we recently discussed here on Viewpoint Surveyor. But the benefits go beyond improving sustainability. If an owner wants to achieve LEED certification, the building will need specific materials and features.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

For the uninitiated GRESB assesses the sustainability performance of real estate and infrastructure portfolios worldwide. GRESB’s stated “mission is to enhance and protect shareholder value by assessing and empowering sustainability practices in the real asset sector.”. the Washington DC based non-profit entity related to the U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

The fast growing cannabis business could benefit from a voluntary certification system that producers could participate in to show consumers that they employ environmental best practices. Verdant Check is currently being piloted both with medical marijuana and recreational cannabis produces with a proposed first quarter 2017 public release.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 5, 2017

The deadline to make application for Project Committee membership is March 15, 2017. provides a “total building sustainability package” to design, build and operate green buildings. Since 2013, the Department of Defense has used UFC 1-200-02 High Performance And Sustainable Building Requirement. ASHRAE Standard 90.1 ASHRAE 189.1

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 17, 2019

offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. By selectively bundling existing sustainable and regenerative guidelines with RELi’s groundbreaking credits for emergency preparedness, adaptation, and community vitality, RELi 2.0 This is the drama of being alive.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 1, 2019

The remainder of the code is the substantive content that is the 2017 edition of ANSI/ASHRAE/ICC/USGBC Standard 189.1 Note, the 2017 edition of Standard 189.1 The ASHRAE process for approving standards may well work for standards, but the insular groups of subject matter environmental zealots that created the 2017 189.1

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

The remainder of the code is the substantive content that is the 2017 edition of ANSI/ASHRAE/ICC/USGBC Standard 189.1 Note, the 2017 edition of Standard 189.1 On the very first page of the site sustainability provisions, sec 501.3.1.2 for the Design of High Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

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. To appreciate the very large impact that the military has on the real estate industry, it is budgeted to spend more than $20 Billion on housing in 2017.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

The reason for the dearth of court cases is not that there are no disputes and differences arising from green building design and construction, but rather that many, if not most of the contracts in sustainable construction require mandatory arbitration, in lieu of a judicial contest. Even the Green Business Certification Inc.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

They’ve also passed the TAS-125 certification test for wind uplift resistance in High Velocity Hurricane Zones up to 180mph. Excitement over completing a coastal dream home turned to deep concern for Mary and Larry Anderson when their new house faced Hurricane Irma in 2017. . Island Adventure.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 7, 2018

I am optimistic that a global conversation, although centered in the United States, has begun where people are discovering and inventing new ways to build sustainably. Earlier versions of these green building standards, codes and rating systems were largely written in silos by partisans. and abroad.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 7, 2021

Certifications • Florida Building Contractor. Collaborator and co-author for award-winning project in the 2017 Global LafargeHolcim Awards. Certifications • Arkansas Contractors License. Akel Homes. Delray Beach, Fla. . President, CEO of Construction and Design. Homes of Distinction. Rogers, Ark. . .

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BD+C

MAY 25, 2023

K-12 Schools School Construction Architects Daylighting Daylighting Designs Energy Efficiency Energy-Efficient Design Projects Sustainability Less than a year after its opening last September, The AIA has recognized the new Boston Arts Academy with an Education Facility Design Award for its state-of-the-art learning environment.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 14, 2019

million square feet certified LEED every day, there are other ways to construct a green building, but LEED is not only the globally recognized symbol of sustainable achievement, but also the thought leader moving the market. could become the foundation of LEED certification. But if there are two issues that LEED v4 and v4.1

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Of the more than 90,900 total registered LEED commercial projects as of August, 2017, few are LEED CI? According to USGBC, Arc is a “state of the art platform designed to help you collect, manage and benchmark your data so you can improve sustainability performance.” But what do historical numbers presage? Kaplow, P.A.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 9, 2020

Since 2017, the 2012 IgCC has been permitted in the County as an alternative to mandatory LEED building. Delivering a success to the environmental industrial complex through a triumph of method over magic, Montgomery is touted as the county in America with the most LEED building. But apparently not for long.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 19, 2016

More than $35 million from New Jersey’s Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer (NOL) Program will be split among 40 New Jersey technology and biotechnology companies in Fiscal Year 2017. We believe it will help to sustain the growth of our company and advance the development of our antiviral therapies.”.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 12, 2021

In 2017 Sweden became the first nation to enshrine a ‘net zero by 2045’ target into law, but the law actually only requires 5 year reports on progress. For years, in our sustainability law practice, we have assisted businesses manage carbon asset risk. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 2, 2020

For Lyncel Earley, senior HR manager, it was pursuing a professional certification. Those metrics are validated by Energage , an independent company measuring employee engagement, and The Charlotte Observer , which named True Homes “ The Best Place to Work ” out of 6,000 local companies in 2017, and every year since. .

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 2, 2020

For Lyncel Earley, senior HR manager, it was pursuing a professional certification. Those metrics are validated by Energage , an independent company measuring employee engagement, and The Charlotte Observer , which named True Homes “ The Best Place to Work ” out of 6,000 local companies in 2017, and every year since. .

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Business Facilities

JULY 24, 2019

4 in Best Business Climate, Texas—all have been perennial contenders for BF’s top honor, the State of the Year Award: Texas and Tennessee each have won the award three times since it was created in 2007; Virginia was the 2018 SOTY; Alabama won BF’s top award in 2017. “An

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 29, 2013

Sustainable materials will be used in the National Support Center facilities, and the project is designed to incorporate energy-efficient heating and cooling systems and on-site renewable energy sources. The new data center will seek LEED Gold certification, and is scheduled to complete construction in late 2014.

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CivilJungle

JANUARY 21, 2022

Our long lasting and smart solutions coupled with state of the art technology provides sustainable and convenient solutions. Our product line has been enhanced over decades and provides efficient, sustainable, and innovative water management solutions by leveraging local and global knowledge continuously.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 5, 2019

are implementing site certification programs that give available sites a shovel ready designation—meaning that the site is primed and ready for economic development. To achieve certification, sites go through a rigorous review process. States across the U.S. The outcome?

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 18, 2013

The finalists for our new overall Economic Development Excellence awards were asked to prepare a detailed submission that summarized the most productive project development in their locations and gave our us an overview of the economic development strategy they have deployed to ensure sustained long-term growth. 1, 2017 and Dec.

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Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

From the July/August 2017 Issue. The campus has an impressive track record of issuing one (1) year skilled work certifications. The college has been first nationwide in this category issuing more than 3,500 certificates each year. They have more than 30 Coast Guard Certifications for marine safety and a $750,000 simulator.

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Business Facilities

JULY 11, 2014

Eligibility for benefits is based upon annual certification. PA Resource Manufacturing Tax Credit (PRM): Beginning in 2017, any manufacturer purchasing natural gas containing ethane as a petrochemical feedstock at a facility within the commonwealth could be eligible for a PRM Tax Credit equal to five cents per gallon ($2.10

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 12, 2016

What follows is an update on locations that are staying ahead of the curve in meeting the essentials needed for sustainable growth in the advanced manufacturing sector. The expansion to the existing Cookeville facility is expected to be completed by mid-2017, with potential new manufacturing starting in the first quarter of next year.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regional Authority Grants: Federal-state partnerships that work with the people of 37 Appalachian counties in Alabama and the Mississippi Delta region’s twenty Alabama counties to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 21, 2014

The increase is to occur in equal increments over a four year period, between 2014 and 2017. percent, between 2014 and 2017. Commercial Property: Reduced by 10 percent, the commercial property assessment ratio will be 18 percent by 2017. This provides businesses with the opportunity to reduce their Arizona tax burden.

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