article thumbnail

A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

Green Building Law Update

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. addendum public comment.

Green 149
article thumbnail

California is a Model for PACE Loan Reform

Green Building Law Update

California’s statutory changes to its existing residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing program, that became effective January 1, 2017, may be a model for residential PACE programs across the nation. The first residential PACE program started in Berkeley, California in 2007. To that end, the State enacted Assembly Bill No.

Modeling 120
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Modern Rammed Earth Home in San Antonio, Texas

Natural Building

Rammed earth is an ancient building technique that’s had a resurgence with many green builders. The structure was designed by a Mexican architect who modeled it after the Roman-style central courtyard designs popular in many Latin American homes.

article thumbnail

CAD Shack: Revit Parameters - AUGIWorld Article

CAD Shack

Revit Parameters - AUGIWorld Article. I have an article in the current issue of AUGIWorld. Check out page 20 for how you can assign MEP scheduled parameters to items placed in the architectural model. We have already been asked by one of our consultants to use their MEP content in our Architectural model. Shackelford.

CAD 40
article thumbnail

Veterans Off Grid in New Mexico

Natural Building

Army Veteran and Veterans Off-Grid founder Ryan Timmermans and volunteer Josh Camp talk about helping vets learn green construction in Carson, New Mexico. And through that, they teach green-building skills. “The more people we can teach to green-build, the more self-reliant they become and the more we help Earth.”.

article thumbnail

Climate Change Scientist Andrew Weaver Wins Libel Case Against Canadian National Post

Green Building Law Update

The Supreme Court of British Columbia found that “the defendants have been careless or indifferent to the accuracy of the facts” in four articles about climate change published in print and online, in late 2009 and early 2010, by the National Post. The justice awarded Dr. Weaver $50,000 in damages.

Green 120
article thumbnail

Sustainability at Queen’s University in Canada

Natural Building

Moore models sustainability through his own lifestyle, living in an earth-sheltered house in Tamworth, facing the Salmon River. The house has a “green roof” with wild-seeded grass, milkweed, and monarch butterflies and interior post and beam construction repurposed from a 1920 aircraft hanger. underground year-round.