Green Building Law Update

MARCH 13, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler Tweeted about the future of ESG regulation. Those funds, including those making “green” or “sustainable” claims will be the first targets of the soon to be announced ESG regulations. Last week U.S. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a blog www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (.

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Stok

DECEMBER 4, 2014

This blog is part of a series, check it out: Top 6 reasons to commission your building Commissioning! absolutely everyone) What to look for in a commissioning agent Top 10 Commissioning Pitfalls The goal of building Commissioning is to uncover and address issues with the installation and performance of building […].

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Hastings on Hudson, a village with a population of just over 9,400, located east of the Hudson River, less than 20 miles north of Times Square, conducted a final public hearing last evening on its custom written Green Building Code. nor any of the national green codes, rating systems or standards.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Dallas has now accepted the first building permit applications under its green building ordinance. Dallas is one of the first major cities in the nation to implement comprehensive mandatory green building standards for both all new residential and commercial construction. Dallas Green IGCC LEED Local Government building'

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Baltimore City is poised to adopt a new zoning code that is among the most ''green building friendly'' land use ordinances in the country. 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.

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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. Others collect building data.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

LEED Commercial Interiors projects present the best single opportunity for greening buildings. Green Building Council’s LEED (the ubiquitous acronym for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the most widely used green building rating system in the world, less than 1% of commercial buildings in the U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 29, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission last month charged Vale S.A., Many investors rely on ESG disclosures like those contained in Vale’s annual Sustainability Reports and other public filings to make informed investment decisions,” said Gurbir S. Grewal, Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement. “By

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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

DECEMBER 8, 2013

On November 6, the City Commission of Key West, Florida unanimously adopted Ordinance 13-19 establishing LEED Certified level certification or Florida Green Building Coalition Bronze level certification as a prerequisite to all residential construction. Coalition Florida Green Key LEED Local Government West building'

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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

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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Natural Building

JULY 21, 2009

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 Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. July 21, 2009.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 5, 2015

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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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 16, 2016

The word is “organic” as it relates to non-agricultural products is the topic of the October 20, 2016, roundtable sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. If a business makes environmental claims in its ads or on its products or in its building, the Federal government offers guidance through the FTC’s Green Guides.

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BD+C

JUNE 5, 2023

Office Buildings Engineers M/E/P Systems Reconstruction & Renovation Resiliency Sustainable Design and Construction The trend toward building electrification in commercial properties with a view toward decarbonization is increasingly at the forefront of the effort to mitigate climate change.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (CAIC) has awarded $350,000 in grants for nine projects. InterUrban ArtHouse formed to create sustainable and affordable space for artists, creative industries and arts organizations. Posted by Heidi Schwartz. The grant recipients are: InterUrban ArtHouse, Kansas City, $50,000.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 17, 2016

Green Building Council is to be applauded for the release last week of the new pilot credit MRpc102 – Legal Wood. Green Building Council was originally named the U.S. Green Manufacturers Council reflecting that the target members were building product manufacturers. Recall that the U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 31, 2016

The First Parish in Bedford, Unitarian Universalist church has appealed from a decision of the Historic District Commission of the Town of Bedford that denied First Parish’s application for a certificate of appropriateness to install solar panels on its Meetinghouse roof. Until 1954 the roof shingles were wooden.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 31, 2021

The urgency of climate change has gone up,” said Andrew McAllister, a member of the California Energy Commission, which developed and approved the building code changes. “We If we push it and we do things that are modern and efficient and green, we tend to be able to do it in Los Angeles,” Mr. Marini said. Sustainability.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 18, 2014

As explained in my recent blog post, EPDs are Among the Hottest Topics in Green Building. All are invited to the mini symposium “Can Green Building Law Save The Planet?” EPDs LEED Product Sustainability TRACI declaration environmental' Most simply put, an EPD in analogous to a nutritional label on a box of cereal.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 20, 2020

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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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 17, 2016

Green Building Council is to be applauded for the release last week of the new pilot credit MRpc102 – Legal Wood. Green Building Council was originally named the U.S. Green Manufacturers Council reflecting that the target members were building product manufacturers. Recall that the U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Publicly traded companies are required to disclose material business risks to investors through regular filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Since February 8, 2010, the SEC has expressly required disclosure related to climate change. If not, the guidance could be withdrawn and there will be less climate change disclosure.

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Stok

OCTOBER 21, 2020

With their strict technical requirements and rigorous performance standards, laboratories and other high-tech life science facilities present a unique opportunity for sustainable design and construction innovation. If the space can’t perform to exact requirements, the tenant can’t use it and the schedule is delayed.

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Stok

OCTOBER 22, 2020

With their strict technical requirements and rigorous performance standards, laboratories and other high-tech life science facilities present a unique opportunity for sustainable design and construction innovation. If the space can’t perform to exact requirements, the tenant can’t use it and the schedule is delayed.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 22, 2022

Sitting on the grounds of a former petrol station was the COP house – a wooden cottage modelling a much more sustainable form of housing. While creating new houses will be part of the solution, it’s often said that the most sustainable house is the one that’s already been built. Getting the fundamentals right with digital construction.

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Green Building Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

For all my Pennsylvania and New Jersey fans, I will be speaking at the third annual PA/NJ Sustainability Forum on March 12, 2013. The other members of my panel are: • Katherine Gajewski: Director, Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, City of Philadelphia. To get more information and register click here. 7:45 AM - 1:30 PM.

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Green Building Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

For all my Pennsylvania and New Jersey fans, I will be speaking at the third annual PA/NJ Sustainability Forum on March 12, 2013. The other members of my panel are: • Katherine Gajewski: Director, Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, City of Philadelphia. To get more information and register click here. 7:45 AM - 1:30 PM.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 14, 2015

In recent weeks this law firm has received more inquiries than at any time in recent years about the Securities and Exchange Commission’s disclosure requirements for public companies as they apply to climate change matters. When a company is required to file a disclosure with the Commission, those disclosures (e.g.,

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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 is the purview of state public service commissions. And we know they won’t be run from Washington DC.

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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 is the purview of state public service commissions. And we know they won’t be run from Washington DC.

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Stok

JANUARY 25, 2021

San Francisco (January 26, 2021) – Stok, a provider of sustainability and high-performance building services, announces the addition of Christina Weber as Vice President of Growth and Client Solutions. Stok’s methodology for creating better buildings leverages sustainability strategies as a competitive business advantage. ABOUT STOK.

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Stok

JANUARY 25, 2021

San Francisco (January 26, 2021) – stok, a provider of sustainability and high-performance building services, announces the addition of Christina Weber as Vice President of Growth and Client Solutions. stok’s methodology for creating better buildings leverages sustainability strategies as a competitive business advantage. ABOUT STOK.

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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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Construction Dive

DECEMBER 12, 2012

“Having a Division 1 section that clearly addresses what the minimum requirements are for commissioning is highly recommended. . “Having a Division 1 section that clearly addresses what the minimum requirements are for commissioning is highly recommended. You cannot pursue LEED without it.”

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 14, 2015

When a company is required to file a disclosure with the Commission, those disclosures (e.g., The Commission issued guidance that public companies should consider disclosing in their SEC filings the financial impact of compliance with environmental laws. Data culled from filings of public companies listed on U.S.

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