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The Second Best Way to Mitigate Your Risk in Green Building

Green Building Law Update

As I posted in this blog less than a year ago, Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts are Properly Drafted. For the first time, beginning in 2007, there was a single short clause in B101 contract document about sustainability in the project. that many suggest is still the best single guide to sustainable contracting).

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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

Green Building Law Update

This blog post is not as epic as A Day in the Life , the last song on the Sgt. My practice is almost exclusively sustainability including green building law, so a good response may be to look at a typical day. Responding to consultant email and draft report of Phase II environmental site assessment. 05:00 a.m. [Off

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LEED v4 has a New and Improved Registration Contract

Green Building Law Update

The earlier “LEED Project Registration Agreement” and “LEED Project Certification Agreement” have both been replaced in v4 with a new single Certification Agreement , accessed at the time of project registration through LEED Online after inputting the project details. Green Building Council.”

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Phases of Commercial Real Estate Development

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This can be done through a purchase or lease agreement. The developer will also work with other professionals, such as landscape architects, interior designers, and environmental consultants, to ensure that the project is sustainable and complies with all environmental regulations and laws.

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Arbitration including Religious Arbitration in Green Building Contracts

Green Building Law Update

And while the AIA documents mandated arbitration as the exclusive form of binding dispute resolution for well over 100 years, the current form of documents including the new Sustainable Projects documents, contain a ‘check the box’ where the parties choose between arbitration, litigation or other agreed process.

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Less Climate Change Disclosure by Public Companies

Green Building Law Update

In 2010, immediately after the SEC guidance, this law firm worked with a large number of publicly traded companies and their counsel and outside consultants to advise them about climate change. And I have written in this blog about More Robust Enforcement of SEC Climate Change Disclosures.

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Arbitration is Why There is So Little Litigation in Green Building

Green Building Law Update

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. And always consult your attorney before signing.

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