Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 10, 2011

This year, the US Green Building Council hosted the 2nd Annual Legal Forum at Greenbuild 2011. The green building community seems to understand that green buildings do present new risks that must be managed and attorneys can help. Attorney Dan Sheridan provided a thorough recap of the Legal Forum on his blog, Legally Green.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 14, 2015

Federal securities laws and SEC regulations require certain disclosures by public companies for the benefit of investors. When a company is required to file a disclosure with the Commission, those disclosures (e.g., notes in an annual report) will largely track the disclosure requirements of Regulation S-K and Regulation S-X.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 12, 2016

The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation which will require select government vendors, from landlords to defense contractors, to indicate if and where they publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 12, 2016

The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation which will require select government vendors, from landlords to defense contractors, to indicate if and where they publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 4, 2014

Circuit Court of Appeals has nullified the retail electric market Demand Response programs governed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, putting a chink in the armor of the new EPA carbon curbs. Demand Response regulation is complex and lies at the confluence of state and federal jurisdiction. shall be encouraged.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 4, 2014

Circuit Court of Appeals has nullified the retail electric market Demand Response programs governed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, putting a chink in the armor of the new EPA carbon curbs. Demand Response regulation is complex and lies at the confluence of state and federal jurisdiction. shall be encouraged.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 2, 2011

The International Green Construction Code (IGCC) is a model code for cities seeking to promote sustainable building practices through their building codes. The IGCC promotes a transition from the current voluntary green construction certifications, like USGBC’s LEED, to mandatory green construction codes.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Motivations vary from concerns over global warming to increasing energy independence, and hedging against rising fuel costs to because it is chick to be green. Of course the allocation of costs and benefits will largely be driven by financial and tax considerations in this highly regulated area.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

A great deal of attention has be paid in recent days to a 5 year old Securities and Exchange Commission guidance, “Commission Guidance Regarding Disclosure Related to Climate Change,” which seeks to provide transparency to investors on the material risks posed by climate change.

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Los Angeles New York Commissioning Regulation 120

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 16, 2022

The Federal Trade Commissions has prescribed that such would be deceptive. That guidance from the FTC is not new, but as both onsite and offsite renewable energy has become a national holy grail, increasingly businesses are communicating to others about their green power, including as part of ESG disclosures.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 17, 2021

Manufacturers want to produce consistent products, particularly when it comes in heavily regulated goods – and that means consistent facilities. When you’re commissioning new manufacturing facilities, you often need to anticipate customer demand in the future, to ensure that your investment is worthwhile.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 5, 2016

That rate does not include that at the time of the veto, pending before the Maryland Public Service Commission was a Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. It is worthy of note that Maryland’s largest electricity generating utilities did not oppose this bill. cents per Kilowatt hour the average price is among the highest in the continental U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Green buildings generate large quantities of data. In an age when many have opinions about Edward Snowden’s disclosures, foreign state sponsored hacking, and Uber’s massive customer data hack, most people have not considered matters of data protection from their real estate, green building or otherwise.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 5, 2016

That rate does not include that at the time of the veto, pending before the Maryland Public Service Commission was a Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. It is worthy of note that Maryland’s largest electricity generating utilities did not oppose this bill. cents per Kilowatt hour the average price is among the highest in the continental U.S.

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Maryland Electrical Housing Baltimore 120

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 20, 2015

EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy is quoted as saying the new rule will expand the scope of waters of the United States by “only about 3%” but that 3% represents millions of acres that are not today regulated. This final rule was issued after over 1 million public comments on the proposal.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 20, 2015

EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy is quoted as saying the new rule will expand the scope of waters of the United States by “only about 3%” but that 3% represents millions of acres that are not today regulated. This final rule was issued after over 1 million public comments on the proposal.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 25, 2021

Maryland has been described as having more pages of environmental statutes and regulations on a per capita basis than any other state. The new laws compiled below add to that already very green environmental regulatory scheme. Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Climate Change, and Tree Planting. Prohibition on Balloon Releases.

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 11, 2015

The terms Globally Harmonized System (GHS) and Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) are getting focused attention from regulators, business owners, and property managers with new requirements. Protection Affordable Care Act) as mandated by TJC (The Joint Commission) and CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services).

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 11, 2015

The terms Globally Harmonized System (GHS) and Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) are getting focused attention from regulators, business owners, and property managers with new requirements. Protection Affordable Care Act) as mandated by TJC (The Joint Commission) and CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services).

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Contractors Construction Commissioning Certification 40

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 27, 2021

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) plans to publish guidance for raters of corporate ESG performance in July. IOSCO is the international body that brings together the world’s securities regulators and is recognized as the global standard setter for the securities sector. This is literally a global issue.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

We’ve created an economic environment that keeps taxes low, has smart regulations, doesn’t allow for over-litigation and promotes a world-class workforce This combination lets families and employers keep more of what they earn and provides certainty for businesses to grow.”. Our recipe for success in Texas is simple,” he said.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 22, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission has extended the public comment period on the proposed rulemaking to enhance and standardize climate related disclosures until June 17, 2022. Accordingly, the Commission extended the comment period for Release Nos. The final regulation will change the way business and the economy function.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 1, 2019

The 2018 International Green Construction Code was released on November 8, 2018 but more than a year later, it has not been adopted anywhere. Many code officials have concluded the 2018 IgCC is not a good building code, green or otherwise. for the Design of High Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

The 2018 International Green Construction Code was released on November 8, 2018 by the U.S. Green Building Council , International Code Council , ASHRAE and the Illuminating Engineering Society. the IgCC and the LEED green building program,” the ICC was only responsible for Chapter 1, Scope and Administration of the 2018 IgCC.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 11, 2021

13, 2020, Labor published a final rule on “ Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments ,” which adopted amendments to the “Investment Duties” regulation under Title I of ERISA. including, advancing the use of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in investments. By way of background, on Nov.

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Regulation Security Plans Risk 156

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 12, 2021

We caution companies not to make unqualified general environmental claims because ‘‘it is highly unlikely that marketers can substantiate all reasonable interpretations of these claims,’’ the Federal Trade Commission standard for environmental claims. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 23, 2021

The bill, that may be the single most significant enactment of the session, also establishes a new policy of the State to support and encourage public and private tree planting, with the goal of planting and helping to maintain 5,000,000 sustainable native trees in Maryland by the end of 2031.

Maryland 156

Maryland Banking Housing Sustainability 156

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 15, 2013

“The facility is being designed according to the most stringent environmental and safety standards, with the implementation of control technologies that will reduce our emissions footprint and exceed state and federal regulations.” New restaurants included Ruggles Green, Guru Burgers & Crepes and BLU. Perry said.

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Austin Texas Innovation Industrial 73

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting an investigation requiring selected companies to articulate their basis for ESG disclosures. This blog post highlights the legal risk associated with ESG disclosures and proffers that through green building practices, like the U.S. This is at the same time the U.S.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

OCTOBER 23, 2012

A recent KBA-commissioned study by Tufts University found “tremendous breadth and depth of expertise” among the region’s CROs and related service providers, covering the range from discovery, formulation and toxicology to bioanalytics, clinical trials, regulatory services and commercial support. Another Green Grid Initiative is the $1.5

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 29, 2013

The station will remain under the oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission throughout the decommissioning process. In addition, the financial impact of cumulative regulation is especially challenging to a small plant in these market conditions. A high cost structure for this single unit plant.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 4, 2021

As a prelude, initial insight from home builders, manufacturers, academics, and other industry watchers—several of whom are engaged in the working group to develop the road map—reveal key signposts to making off-site productive, sustainable, and profitable for home building. Local zoning regulations also can make modular problematic.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 8, 2014

These grants will be available statewide in order to support the commercialization of new technologies leading to the creation of high-paying, sustainable jobs in the commonwealth. The developer, Houston-based Clean Line Energy, is awaiting approval from regulators in Iowa and Illinois before going ahead with the direct current line.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 11, 2014

Renewable Energy Fund : Provides grants, loans and other financing options to renewable energy projects with the potential to make electricity in a cleaner, more sustainable manner, while stimulating job growth in the green technology and energy sectors of Rhode Island’s economy.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Jerry Brown fired the two state regulators who had overseen a 70 percent decline in state drilling permits since 2008, a notable turnaround for a state leader who in his first stint as governor in the 1970s pioneered many of California’s landmark environmental protection statutes. Last year, CA Gov. gigawatt hours of electricity a year.

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Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

Various cost information is typically formatted as Products & Activities, General or Routine Maintenance, New Construction, Renovation and/or Repair, Sustainability/Green, Job Order Contracting (JOC), or any combination thereof. 01 33 29 Sustainable Design Reporting. 01 35 66 Sustainability Certification Project Procedures.

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Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

Various cost information is typically formatted as Products & Activities, General or Routine Maintenance, New Construction, Renovation and/or Repair, Sustainability/Green, Job Order Contracting (JOC), or any combination thereof. 01 33 29 Sustainable Design Reporting. 01 35 66 Sustainability Certification Project Procedures.

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Equipment Construction Schedule Concrete 40