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Defense Authorization Act Lifts Ban on LEED Gold and Platinum

Green Building Law Update

President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2014 in Honolulu last Thursday and while most observers noted that the bill cracks down on sexual assaults in the military and eases restrictions on transferring detainees from Guantanamo Bay, the bill also is a huge win for the U.S. So, it is very good news for the U.S.

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New Department of Defense Policy Accepts Green Globes

Green Building Law Update

In a tectonic shift in government policy, the Department of Defense will now permit the use of both the Green Building Initiatives’ Green Globes and U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED for third party green building certification. Defense Department Federal Globes Green LEED of' On October 25, 2013, the U.S.

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Army Abandons LEED Certification

Green Building Law Update

Dorothy Robyn, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. Instead, the Department of Defense is going to simultaneously require compliance with its green building code and with LEED certification. Read more here: Defense Department to Adopt Green Code and LEED. The Army is abandoning LEED certification.

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

a comprehensive rating system that provides strategies and tools for resilient building and design, was approved last week and is being launched on Monday, November 12th. The Green Business Certification Inc.’s offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design.

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

a comprehensive rating system that provides strategies and tools for resilient building and design, is expected to be launched on Monday, November 12th. The Green Business Certification Inc.’s offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design.

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Design-Build sets the standard for modern military lodging

The Korte Company

This 200-room Design-Build project was the first of its kind conforming to new Department of Defense criteria. Built with energy efficiency in mind, the site earned LEED Silver certification upon its completion. Department of Defense’s new Unified Facilities Criteria. Procurement of supplies and labor.

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Apply to be a Member of the ASHRAE Committee for Standard 189.1

Green Building Law Update

Standard for the Design of High Performance Green Buildings Except Low Rise Residential Buildings. is important because it provides the minimum requirements for the “energy” design of buildings, but ASHRAE Standard 189.1 provides a “total building sustainability package” to design, build and operate green buildings.

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