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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

Green Building Law Update

My practice is almost exclusively sustainability including green building law, so a good response may be to look at a typical day. Responding to consultant email and draft report of Phase II environmental site assessment. Reviewing and approving quotes in draft third party journal article on defects in green building contracts.

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LEED can Mitigate Legal Risks in ESG Disclosures

Green Building Law Update

Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting an investigation requiring selected companies to articulate their basis for ESG disclosures. And as the SEC seeks to articulate the ESG space with new regulations s, there is not even unanimity among Commission members. This is at the same time the U.S.

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LEED is the Tool to Restrict Water Use in This Town

Green Building Law Update

With the Town water system running out of water, the Town created a Groundwater Conservation District “encouraging environmentally sensitive and sustainable ‘green’ design and construction methods, minimizing impervious surface, maximizing groundwater recharge and protecting the aquifer.”

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Nevada Stops Subsidizing Net Metering

Green Building Law Update

In the final days of 2015, Nevada became the front line in the looming nationwide fight over energy policy when the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada altered rates for net metering impacting homeowners with rooftop photovoltaic panels.

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The Most Green Building Friendly Zoning Code in the Nation - Baltimore?

Green Building Law Update

A green building friendly zoning ordinance is significant when so many local codes including land use ordinances across the country stand in the way of sustainability efforts. Last month, the City Planning Commission approved a draft Code focusing on sustainability recommending adoption by the City Council.

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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. at odds with reality.”

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The New and Improved 2020 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard

Green Building Law Update

Moreover, the NGBS is a uniquely drafted “standard” in that it can be used by any builder for their individual project as a rating system (including obtaining third party certification), or may be adopted by a local government as a residential green building code. Replacing the 2015 edition (. Replacing the 2015 edition (.

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