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GBCI Changed its Name and You Need to Change Your Documents

Green Building Law Update

GBCI, formerly known as the Green Building Certification Institute, has changed its name to Green Business Certification Inc. GBCI administers project certifications and professional credentials within the U.S. “a structure that has achieved, as certified by Green Business Certification Inc.,

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GRESB Purchased from GBCI in advance of ESG Breakout

Green Building Law Update

GRESB was established in 2009 as the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark by three pension funds who wanted to assess and benchmark the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and other related performance of real assets, providing standardized data to capital markets. GBCI, the global certification body for LEED (.

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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. Even the Green Business Certification Inc.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Green.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

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Building a Performance Model

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TNAR's energy and sustainability consultant, says that glass can make or break a project like this. While glass is a big deal, so is frame construction. The finished home scored -22 — low enough for it to earn Net Zero Energy certification, which means rooftop solar panels will more than offset its annual energy needs.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Magnesium.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

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Green Code Mandatory on April 1 For All Building in Baltimore

Green Building Law Update

The new enactment allows the Code official to accept third party certification of compliance with these alternative compliance paths; and the authors’ businesses will provide those certifications. This delay in effective date is a big deal. ASHRAE 189.1

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