Green Building Law Update

MAY 31, 2020

Green Building Council has announced that LEED will play a role in confronting risk in the post coronavirus pandemic era. LEED BD+C: New Construction v4.1 creating a re-occupancy assessment and requirements for an operations plan and the drafting of a management and operations plan. LEED BD+C: New Construction v4.1

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Construction Marketing

MARCH 28, 2022

Are you looking for different means to partake in the ongoing green revolution ? During the construction of the building, this design should be implemented in all installations. It’s best to take care of this during construction than after the building is finished. . Install Building Insulation. Conclusion.

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Natural Building

OCTOBER 22, 2022

O’Brien has learned how to construct a house in such a way that it eliminates the many small gaps, and their subsequent drafts, often prevalent in older builds. With highly insulative materials homes require fewer inputs of hot and cold air.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Savvy business people are finding opportunities to profit in matters ancillary to green building, including opportunities advantaged by providing services that contribute to LEED credits. LEED green business' A great example is snow removal. There are very real opportunities to have a role in the more than 1.7

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

On November 14, the International Code Council announced that the 2015 version of the International Green Construction Code had been approved. The 2015 IgCC creates a regulatory framework for new and existing buildings, establishing minimum green building requirements for buildings and complementing voluntary rating systems, like LEED.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 14, 2020

Green Building Council has now added two additional Pilot Credits responding to the novel coronavirus. Green Building Council has announced that LEED will play a role in confronting risk in the coronavirus pandemic era. LEED BD+C: New Construction v4.1 LEED BD+C: New Construction v4.1 LEED BD+C: New Construction v4.1

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

It can improve speed and accuracy, increase efficiency, and set up an overall plan for construction phases. Level 0 : Level 0 entails basically no collaboration, and only 2D CAD drafting is used. Level 1 : Level 1 BIM is a combination of 3D CAD and 2D for drafting. Construction Operations Building Information Exchange (COBie).

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Best Practices Construction Law

OCTOBER 3, 2012

After nearly five years of deliberations, the Federal Trade Commission has released its revised " Green Guides ," which are aimed at environmental marketing claims. For more history and context for the Green Guides, we invite you to read the FTC's 314-page statement of basis and purpose.)

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 21, 2018

The Green Business Certification Inc.’s Much more than only anticipating weather extremes, in the draft document expected to be approved in the coming days, RELi 2.0 addresses the issue differently, when it prescribes, “building on green field sites below the 500 year floodplain is not permitted.”. The launch of RELi 2.0

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Fieldwire

MAY 16, 2022

Construction hasn’t always been the most technologically advanced industry, but recent years have shown that technology has been beneficial in nearly every aspect of it. From safety training and accident prevention to AR building assistance, technology does indeed belong on the drafting table and the construction site alike.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 22, 2014

This evening an ordinance will be introduced in the Baltimore City Council for the purpose of adopting the International Green Construction Code. So, while it was controversial in 2007 when Baltimore mandating that privately owned building must be constructed green, Bill No. compliant.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Construction Law. Green Building. Construction Safety. Construction Business Owner Magazine. Construction Business Owner E-Newsletter. -->. In fact, I often wonder how smaller construction businesses with tighter margins can compete with the gigantic firms who have unlimited resources. MANAGEMENT |.

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Construction Specifier

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Construction is no different. Products and construction methodologies that provide immediate reductions in embodied carbon must be weighed against building longevity, lifecycle cost, energy consumption, and a host of other variables. These challenges play out across the construction industry. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

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Green Home Design Architect

OCTOBER 7, 2009

At the same time, they did not require full architectural services, only limited drafting services , but wanted to work with an architect to pull their design ideas together and make them work with their land’s difficult terrain and elevation issues. We were happy to assist them by providing drafting services for their new custom home.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Green Building Council recently announced the opening of the fifth public comment period for the proposed update to its LEED green building program. 10, enables the building community to view the most recent draft of the rating systems and provide comments where any substantive changes have been made. Washington, DC - The U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

CBF also contracted with Clark Construction Group, LLC as general contractor to oversee the construction, which spanned from 1999 into 2000. SmithGroup’s ‘green’ design called for exposed structural wood members outside the envelope of the Merrill Center, including some that penetrated the building’s façade.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 2, 2016

BuildingGreen will be hosting a series if meetups at their booth at this is a chance to meet and hangout with other green people. In a recent review of contracts involving green building construction projects, less than 20% had properly drafted provisions addressing green building matters.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

CBF also contracted with Clark Construction Group, LLC as general contractor to oversee the construction, which spanned from 1999 into 2000. Substantively the case suggests there is no more liability arising from green building versus other construction, but that the liability is different.

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 4, 2011

Construction Law. Green Building. Construction Safety. Construction Business Owner Magazine. Construction Business Owner E-Newsletter. -->. In that relatively short time frame I am able to draft an email from 30,000 feet and send it into the ether to any number of project team members. MANAGEMENT |.

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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

APRIL 17, 2022

Significantly, what is not in the bill was a requirement that all newly constructed buildings be electric only, which was amended out, but will no doubt be back after 15 month study and drafting of an all-electric building code. Of course, the bill does not provide a mechanism to pay for the vast majority of this.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 7, 2021

Total Cost of Building Ownership (TCBO) is an analysis builders and architects can use during the design phase of new construction or remodeling projects to help clients compare the up-front cost of a high-performance home , and the operating cash savings they can realize over the long term, with a minimum code-compliant building.

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Constructonomics

JANUARY 31, 2010

I’ve always thought there were similarities between the film making process and the construction process. Similar to construction, the more time spent on the script, the smoother and quicker the implementation of the script takes place. I’m sure it beats having to direct actors with a big green screen behind them.

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Construction Dive

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

A draft report that a task group issued earlier this month should be a source of encouragement for those advocates who want the federal government to achieve its self-imposed goals for net-zero-energy (NZE) buildings and, in turn, convince the private sector to follow suit for its structures. In the report, the task group told the U.S.

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Green Home Design Architect

AUGUST 12, 2009

There are three types of foam cores – EPS (expanded polystyrene), XPS (extruded polystyrene), and urethane (either polyisocyanurate or polyurethane), ranging in R-Values from 13 to 40 (R-value refers to a materials ability to resist transferring heat), far above conventional wall construction with fiberglass or cellulose insulation.

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Natural Building

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. Green Guidelines and Certification for your Home. Another possibility is to have a builder do the foundation and roof construction, while you build the cob walls. Name: Kelly Hart.

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Architecture Sustainability Green Permits 56

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 18, 2017

We are often asked “what is the best way to assure success in a green building project?”. Whether that query is from a Fortune 1000 businesses or an architect, the answer is the same, have the owner engage an experienced green building consultant as early as possible in the project.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 16, 2013

This project was constructed adjacent to other existing wind-energy-producing facilities. The project was completed in December 2012 and was a “repowering and infill project” entailing the decommissioning and removal of approximately 230 Kennetech wind turbines originally constructed in the late 1980s.

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Permits Drafting United States Injury 120

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 3, 2016

These two dramatic changes to LEED have very real potential for increasing risk in green building, but updates are also underway to Green Globes and ASHRAE 189.1 as well as to a host of green codes. It is beyond dispute that the best way to mitigate risk in a sustainable project is a properly drafted contract.

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Green Contract AIA Drafting 159

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Navy vessels to stain and water repellent fabrics as well as a variety of construction materials. Troubling to some is that green building programs, including LEED’s Materials & Resources credits do not track or even take into account PFOA. Some suggest the U.S. In the U.S.

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Natural Building

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. The Beyond Green High-Performance Building Awards. New Expert Panelist on Green Education. Name: Kelly Hart. Location: Crestone, Colorado, United States. Community Owned Solar Electricity.

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Fins Architecture

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Posted by fins | Filed under architectural renderings | Sep 27, 2010 | Tags: parker school rough drafts , sketchup renderings | No Comments. These rough drafts were prepared using Sketchup modeling software. green building consultation. sato residence is featured in grand green homes tour. construction. greenhouse.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

The best way to mitigate risk in your green building project are properly drafted contract documents prepared by this law firm or by another attorney with green building experience. As I posted in this blog less than a year ago, Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts are Properly Drafted.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 3, 2016

These two dramatic changes to LEED have very real potential for increasing risk in green building, but updates are also underway to Green Globes and ASHRAE 189.1 as well as to a host of green codes. It is beyond dispute that the best way to mitigate risk in a sustainable project is a properly drafted contract.

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Green Contract AIA Drafting 120

Construction Law Monitor

OCTOBER 26, 2010

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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Green Building Law Update

MAY 10, 2020

The 2020 version of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) is now available for free download and public use. You care about this because the NGBS is the most used green building standard in the United States. And yes, that is more domestic certifications than LEED and Green Globes combined.

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Construction Law Monitor

MARCH 22, 2012

A topic that is tangential to the construction industry is property law. Typically after a construction project is complete, especially in the commercial realm, there will be a lease of some type. Many times owners will complete the construction project and then get involve in complex leases with tenants.

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