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.
Green Building Law Update
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
It''s not because green building doesn''t interest me any more. I started this blog because I was excited about the green building movement. I started this blog because I wanted to help design and construction professionals navigate the legal hurdles certain to pop up from the green building movement. But what''s the point?
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Green Building Law Update
NOVEMBER 15, 2015
Arbitration is particularly wide spread in green building and has had the impact of so few green building disputes ever reaching a courtroom. Even the LEED Green Building Certification Inc. Certification Agreement has a mandatory arbitration provision. And always consult your attorney before signing.
Green Building Law Update
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
As I thought about the green building policy mess of 2012, I couldn't help but draw comparisons to Game of Thrones. This was supposed to be the year of the USGBC's new green building rating system, LEED 2012. The USGBC long ago selected FSC wood as the anointed certification for wood products. Then the USGBC shifted its tactics.
Green Building Law Update
MARCH 19, 2017
billion, or 31%, from the 2017 level of funding, little attention has been paid to specific priorities including the resultant opportunities for green building. This brief blog post cannot comprehensively address the EPA budget, so instead it will highlight some of the opportunities that exist for green building. More than 1.6
Green Building Law Update
DECEMBER 20, 2020
GBCI, the global certification body for LEED (. GRESB BV will become a benefit corporation and seek B-Corp certification, with the aim of demonstrating the separateness of the two organizations and building accountability.
Green Building Law Update
JULY 27, 2014
With a performance bond in place, the City and the surety announced in early March that they has negotiated a takeover agreement that will allow a new contractor to complete construction. Kaplow LEED LEED documents Stuart Kaplow green building law' yes, the general contractor sued the City) in Flintco Pacific, Inc. Photo credit.
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