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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

Green Building Law Update

But rather, this responds to a question I was recently asked when speaking at a law school forum on innovation in the law, “ what does a green building attorney do? ”. My practice is almost exclusively sustainability including green building law, so a good response may be to look at a typical day. Lunch with prospective client].

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Arbitration including Religious Arbitration in Green Building Contracts

Green Building Law Update

There is little question that a properly drafted provision in a contract requiring arbitration is enforceable. 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.

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LEED v4.1 Announced by USGBC at Greenbuild

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Council was no doubt the biggest story at Greenbuild 2017 in Boston last week. And that is saying a lot because Greenbuild is the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building and there was much to be excited about in the aisles of the expo floor. by the U.S.

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COP27 Recap: The State of Net Zero and Negotiations

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Guest post by Joe Miller , Member of USGBC Delegation to COP27 With COP27 wrapped, here are key announcements and agreements from the conference. The details of who will pay and how much, along with who receives the funds, will be determined at COP28 and drafted by a committee this year.

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Revit Beginners: Revit's Drafting Machine

Revit Beginners

Revits Drafting Machine. For those of you who remember using drafting machines mounted to a drafting table youll find a similar tool in Revit. Now any lines or walls that you draft will snap to the gridlines of your workplane. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. HOK Green BIM. BIM Conferences.

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ConsensusDOCS v. AIA – Form Contract Wars

Construction Law Monitor

While attending the Associated Owners & Developers 14th Annual Construction Industry Conference, entitled How Owners and Contractors Can Control Project Risk, here in New Orleans today, I sat in on a informative session regarding ConsensusDOCS. Many experts believe that the AIA standard form contracts are drafted to protect the Architect.

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Revit Beginners: Imported Images and Sheets

Revit Beginners

The only solution is to place images in a drafting view (or legend view) first. Rescaling the image can also be easier from a drafting view once scale is established. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. HOK Green BIM. BIM Conferences. then place the view on your sheet. Just change the scale of the view.

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