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., Green Building Council. SITES is a sustainable landscape rating system. SITES v2 provides four certification levels.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 23, 2017

Additionally, in its complaints against Benjamin Moore and ICP Construction, the FTC alleged that the companies marketed their paint using “Green Promise” and “Eco Assurance” environmental seals, respectively, without disclosing to consumers that they had awarded the seal to their own products. and ICP Construction Inc.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 19, 2014

Steve Beshear and company officials have broken ground on the Constellium-UACJ Body-in-White plant in Bowling Green, KY. Constellium, a European aluminum company, and UACJ, a Japanese aluminum company, both will supply the aluminum coils that will then be treated and processed in Bowling Green. Mike Wilson, of Bowling Green.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 13, 2014

and UACJ Corporation to build an aluminum production facility in Bowling Green. Constellium, a European aluminum company, and UACJ, a Japanese aluminum company, both will supply the aluminum coils that will then be treated and processed in Bowling Green. The facility is also designed to allow for future expansion. Kentucky Gov.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

No parking is not an option, it is a contractual agreement. Green Design. But a developer plans to funnel $170 million into building Culdesac Tempe, which will host 761 apartments, 16,000 square feet of retail, and 1,000 residents with nowhere to park. Community Development. Mixed-Use Development. Community Development.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

District Court for Maryland, filed a Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice following a confidential Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release. to design the Philip Merrill Environmental Center, CBF’s headquarters, on the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Maryland. Despite the confidential settlement we know a lot about this case.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

District Court for Maryland, filed a Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice following a confidential Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release. to design the Philip Merrill Environmental Center, CBF’s headquarters, on the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Maryland. Despite the confidential settlement we know a lot about this case.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 22, 2017

In fulfilling his promise to end the practice of regulation through litigation that has harmed the American public, the EPA Administrator issued an agency wide directive on October 16, 2017 designed to end “sue and settle” practices within the Agency, restoring public participation and transparency in EPA rule making.

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Green Industry Professionals

MAY 8, 2019

Goodyear R14 tire features an industry-unique, new-to-market hybrid tread design combining elements of an ag tread (R-1), turf tread (R-3) and industrial tread (R-4)

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Construction Lawyer

MAY 20, 2009

You are not our client and we are not your attorneys unless and until you enter into a written retainer agreement with us. Liability for green design. Gary Cole has written an interesting blog entry about designers' liability for green projects here:  [link]. TrackBack URL for this entry: [link].

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 6, 2013

Providing the opportunity for the kind of collaboration that the construction industry so badly needs… Design-Build has a spectrum, ranging from almost as dysfunctional … all the way to almost as collaborative as Integrated Project Delivery. Shifting Design-Build toward IPD. Owners, this is bad for you.

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Green Industry Professionals

JULY 1, 2015

has announced it will not extend its current commercial mower design and manufacturing arrangement with Deere & Company beyond May 2016. Wright Manufacturing, Inc.

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CAD Shack

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

Autodesk announced on February 12th that it has signed an agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Green Building Studio and Carmel Software Corporation. Green Building Studio provides free online feedback on building loads and guidance on greening your building. Oh well, it makes perfect sense to me.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 13, 2015

District Court for Maryland, filed a Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice following a confidential Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release. SmithGroup was the architect and responsibility for design. One of SmithGroup’s design elements for the project was the use of external Parallams.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 3, 2017

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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Fins Architecture

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

designing a home with an architect. Mass produced homes are safe and predictable choices but they represent designs that fail to take into account our individuality, the quality that makes us human. Model house plans designed for the temperate climate are often being used in the tropics for example. Selecting an Architect.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Green Building Council''s LEED rating system. The SITES Rating System is a voluntary set of guidelines and performance benchmarks to assess the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of sustainable landscapes. SITES has a close working relationship with the USGBC.

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Construction Lawyer

MAY 13, 2009

You are not our client and we are not your attorneys unless and until you enter into a written retainer agreement with us. Risks in LEED design. There is an interesting discussion of some issues and risks to design professionals involving LEED projects at [link]. Unlimited liability for designers and contractors.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

The bridge is the longest border crossing bridge in the world, but due to the Schengen Agreement, there are no passport or customs controls.Construction began in 1995. The international European route E20 runs across the bridge and through the tunnel via the two lane motorway, as does the Oresund Railway Line.

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Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

L ast year, Chicago celebrated the highly anticipated grand opening of the new UI Labs Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII) on Goose Island. SOM’s design for the interior and architectural renovation emphasizes flexibility, fluidity, and information sharing. By the BF Staff. Evergreen Avenue.

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Construction Specifier

JULY 16, 2021

While EPA opted to not initiate the specific rulemaking proceedings it decided to “… initiate a series of actions designed to assess and, if necessary, reduce the public’s exposure to compounds which may off-gas from carpeting.”

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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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Natural Building

JULY 16, 2020

The solutions to these interlocking ideas include measures made via policy, legislation and global agreements, and also the personal choices made by individuals and groups, like driving and flying less, consuming more ethically, eating a more plant-based diet, changing the way we work and live.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 24, 2019

Green Building Council is being applauded for the release last week of the new pilot credit intended “to reduce the risk that illegally sourced, harvested or traded wood products are used in building.”. Green Building Council was originally named the U.S. Additionally, recall that the U.S.

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Construction Law Monitor

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

House Bill 1559 (Limiting indemnification agreements involving design professionals). Kathy Haigh, (D-Shelton) (D) on January 25, 2011, modifies current law to limit indemnification agreements involving design professionals. This act may not be waived or modified by contractual agreement, act, or omission of the parties.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 11, 2016

A site selection process culminated in 2012 when company officials reached an agreement with New Jersey’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) on tax credits that persuaded Bayer to move into the former Alcatel-Lucent and Bell Laboratories campus in Whippany, NJ, a sprawling 94-acre property in Morris County. Green Building Council.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 20, 2013

The MOU is the memorialization of an agreement with Medient that will create in excess of 1,000 permanent jobs with an initial capital spend in excess of $90 million on a property located 15 miles from the Savannah/Hilton Head International airport. The Master Plan has been completed and is being submitted to the County for formal approval.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 24, 2014

“The mayors who signed the USCM Climate Protection Agreement represent more than 86 million people in the U.S. Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Topic Contributed Columns Energy (Renewable/Alternative/Green) Executive Analysis Featured Post Online Features Renewable Energy Wind Power ARRA Conference of Mayors EECBG'

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 30, 2013

SunPower designed and developed the projects and is the engineering, procurement and construction contractor. SunPower also will provide operations and maintenance services for the plants via a multiyear services agreement. .” The Antelope Valley Solar Projects are owned by MidAmerican Solar.

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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. But arising from a 2014 confidential agreement signed by the U.S.

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Contractor Magazine

JULY 27, 2012

Green Geothermal. Green Mechanical Awards. In February of 2011, IAPMO and ASSE signed a copyright agreement to jointly develop and market Professional Qualification Standards under the ASSE/ANSI accredited standards development process. IAPMO joins green conference. ASSE, IAPMO Enter Standards Copyright Agreement.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 7, 2014

Third, agencies will designate energy managers who will be responsible for monitoring the program. A temporary fix as part of a 2012 budget deal made projects eligible upon signing of an agreement before the end of 2013. Before last year, utilities had to make sure their projects commenced commercial operation by Dec.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 28, 2019

Senate Bill 249 / House Bill 277 (both passed) authorize the Governor to include the State as a full participant in any regional governmental initiative, agreement, or compact that limits or reduces GHG emissions from the transportation sector. Graywater systems are designed to safely manage wastewater and reduce water consumption.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 13, 2016

Last month, on Earth Day, the United Nations staged a touchy-feely signing ceremony for the Paris climate accord, an agreement reached by 175 nations in December that aims to curb the relentless rise of man-made carbon emissions and keep average global temperatures from increasing more than 3.6

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Green Building Council issued a LEED Interpretation in 2018 ruling, “smoking of cannabis is considered a form of smoking for the purposes of both the interior and exterior smoking provisions of the LEED Prerequisite Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control.”. In accordance with the GBCI Certification Agreement because “.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 27, 2014

The Green Button Initiative will give consumers access to their energy data and the ability to connect to mobile and web-based applications so they can analyze and manage their energy use. Cisco and the Ontario government recently announced an agreement that could see the San Jose, Ca.-based

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 5, 2013

Louisiana will provide $14 million in funding over 10 years for expanded higher-education programs designed primarily to increase the number of annual computer science graduates. 1000 pound thrust; and Investments into new local capabilities including design, fabrication, and remote hot fire test capabilities for “Green” propulsion systems.

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