Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 28, 2013

General Services Administration announced that it has issued its recommendation on the federal government’s use of third party green building certification systems. In its recommendation to the Department of Energy, GSA recommended both the Green Building Initiative''s Green Globes 2010 and the U.S.

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 2, 2023

Among the flight of projects given the green light are two major high-rise projects with a combined construction value of up to £575m. An existing 18 floor office building currently occupied by HMRC will be demolished to clear the site, which also includes Bridge Street car park.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Green Building Law Update has moved. Over the last year, I have been working through two companies -- Cheatham Consulting, LLC and The Law Office of Christopher W. Going forward, I am working through Cheatham Consulting, LLC. A review of the FTC Green Guides and how they apply to green buildings.

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Constructonomics

MARCH 6, 2012

I’m actually not talking about about how to deal with parks or trees or green rooftops (are there any in NYC?), but rather office space certified by the United States Green Building Council as LEED (Leadership in Energy Efficiency and Design). On a side note, I find some slight irony in green commercial real estate.

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BD+C

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Sustainability Group will strengthen Suffolk’s in-house expertise and ability to design and execute a wider range of green building solutions. He offered sustainability consulting, building systems commissioning, and LEED administration services on projects across campus.

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BD+C

JULY 26, 2013

has acquired the business and assets of Sharon Greene + Associates, a firm specializing in transportation economics and financial analysis with offices in California and Denver. HDR Engineering, Inc. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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Natural Building

AUGUST 16, 2019

We know that green buildings help the environment, but they also help us feel better. Toyin-Ann Yerifor is an architectural consultant who has been an advocate for both green living and holistic architectural design. Good ventilation is essential for creating a green building with a small carbon footprint.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Given that the Federal Government is, by far, the largest owner of buildings in North America, and is also the owner or more green buildings and more LEED certified buildings than anyone else, this is significant. Green Building Council’s LEED 2009. GSA completed a supplemental review of the U.S. changes looming.”

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 26, 2014

Much has changed, but much has remained the same, in the arena of green building law mandates since March 18,2002, when the city of Normal, Illinois enacted Ordinance 4825, the first ever mandatory green building law, requiring LEED certification in the Central Business District for public or private new construction of over 7,500 square feet.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 20, 2023

London developer Sellar has secured planning permission to build 444 purpose-built student homes, office and retail space at King’s Place in Southwark. The project will be an all-electric building that could be carbon-free through green power procurement.

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HardHatChat

APRIL 30, 2012

Recently, our director of operations Chuck Taylor was featured in a Chicago Tribune article based on the reporter’s curiosity about a hotel peephole he kept in his office. When it comes to new office construction or an office retrofit, we know first hand how many materials can be recycled from an existing site or office.

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Natural Building

MAY 27, 2013

Published in 2013 by Chelsea Green, The Greened House Effect: Renovating Your Home with a Deep Energy Retrofit , by Jeff Wilson, is a worthy read. While they were in the disruptive process of renovation, they decided that this would also be a good time to make a needed addition to their house, providing garage and office space.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 29, 2022

Green building guru Drew Smith and builder Steve Earl deliver a step-by-step tour of the energy, water, and other resource efficiencies that make The New American Home 2022 a comfortable, healthy net-zero home for today's homebuyers, with building practices and product selections that translate to any market and any price point.

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BD+C

APRIL 20, 2023

IRA-incentivized green building As the federal government provides more direction on the provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, owners and developers will begin taking advantage of the $369 billion included in the IRA for climate resilience, energy efficiency, and decarbonization-related technology.

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Stok

OCTOBER 27, 2021

. “A company’s physical assets and operations represent an unmatched opportunity to implement smart, highly impactful, ESG-oriented practices that can provide a multitude of short- and long-term benefits,” said Jacob Arlein, Chief Executive Officer of Stok. ABOUT STOK. Stok is reimagining the built environment.

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Construction Marketing

AUGUST 29, 2011

And A/E/C veteran and consultant Hope Wilson will present how to market construction services to the government. In addition, Wendy is trained in lean manufacturing, achieving Six Sigma Green Belt certification. Hope Wilson , CPSM, is Principal of Wilson Business Growth Consultants.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Ed, an expert on financial incentives, joined forces with Mark Sweeney in 2000 to found McCallum Sweeney Consulting. The firm quickly rose to the top ranks of economic development consultants, certifying sites for major projects across the country. McCallum, 59, of Inman, SC, died on September 8 after a battle with cancer. Plains U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 3, 2022

The Rooney Rule, named for Dan Rooney, the late owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, responds to the problem within the NFL where despite that more than 70% of the league’s players are Black, with no Black owners and only two minority owners, and minority candidates do not have equal access to coaching and front office opportunities.

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C-School

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

The following article was taken from the Consulting – Specifying Engineer Website at: [link]. – Consulting-Specifying Engineer, 7/19/2006 7:59:00 AM. Students are the future of the green building movement,” said Chris Smith, chief officer of operations for USGBC.“USGBC’s

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Green Building. Gregg is a consultant with FMI and specializes in the areas of productivity and project management. With backlogs down and work less plentiful, field supervision has come into the office and become an integral part of the estimating process. Green Building. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 26, 2014

” As part of its commitment to support the local community, PNC expects 2,500 people to be hired during construction of The Tower at PNC Plaza. -based engineering firm; and Paladino & Company, a Seattle-based green building consultant, among others. Mid Atlantic Blog-July-2014 LEED Pittsburgh PNC Sustainability'

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BIM & Beam

JULY 31, 2014

Glumac, a consulting engineering firm with offices throughout the West Coast and in Shanghai, is a leader in sustainable design—engineering green buildings that work. The team had been using the Autodesk Building Design Suite to create photorealistic renderings of its architectural designs for years.

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Stok

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Originally engaged as LEED consultant and commissioning agent on Blocks 3 and 4, Stok introduced the WELL Building Standard to the team as a way for Uber to further support its employees’ health and well-being. Green Building Council, with the remaining buildings going through review. ABOUT STOK. ABOUT FAST COMPANY.

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Construction Lawyer

MAY 20, 2009

He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier. Liability for green design. TrackBack URL for this entry: [link].

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JULY 16, 2013

The new building will replace the current Rockingham resource center and become Piedmont’s third LEED-certified facility under the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED rating system. Piedmont employees will work with design and architecture consultants to design both the interior and exterior of the new facility.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 7, 2022

office, which conceived the 4,674-square foot coastal-style home for the massive Orlando-area master plan of Lake Nona. The rest of the main floor is taken up by an efficient yet enviable kitchen [7] , a flex room fashioned as a home office [8] , and a glassed-in wine storage room [9] that extends along the staircase. PROJECT DETAILS.

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Stok

JANUARY 25, 2021

Christina is a LEED Green Associate and holds a Master of Corporate Real Estate in Workplace Strategy (MCR.w) Additionally, she serves on the United States Green Building Council’s Market Leadership Advisory Board. The firm maintains offices in San Francisco, San Diego, and Denver. ABOUT STOK.

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Stok

JANUARY 25, 2021

Christina is a LEED Green Associate and holds a Master of Corporate Real Estate in Workplace Strategy (MCR.w) Additionally, she serves on the United States Green Building Council’s Market Leadership Advisory Board. The firm maintains offices in San Francisco, San Diego, and Denver. Christina earned her M.A. ABOUT STOK.

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Green Home Design Architect

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

If you own land and are planning to build a home in the Dartmouth Lake Sunapee region, contact Bonin Architects for a free one-hour consultation in our office or at your site to answer any questions your might have about the design and building process. For more details, look for our upcoming events.

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Stok

OCTOBER 21, 2020

To begin to dissect this challenge, our team of engineers and sustainability consultants reframed five common life science building pain points for core and shell lab developers and occupiers into opportunities to redefine the norm for lab project delivery and performance. 5: LAB EMPLOYEES (NOT JUST OFFICE WORKERS) DESERVE HEALTHY WORKPLACES.

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Stok

OCTOBER 22, 2020

To begin to dissect this challenge, our team of engineers and sustainability consultants reframed five common life science building pain points for core and shell lab developers and occupiers into opportunities to redefine the norm for lab project delivery and performance. 5: Lab employees (not just office workers) deserve healthy workplaces.

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Natural Building

SEPTEMBER 23, 2007

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design. According to KPFF Consulting, a structural engineering firm in St.

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Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 19, 2011

Green Building. And, let’s face it: the kind of individual driven to be a general contractor is often not the kind that relishes tedious office work and long hours spent analyzing numbers. Green Building. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. EQUIPMENT |. General Management. foundation.

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Stok

AUGUST 24, 2020

SSR and stok served as the sustainability consultants to the Warriors’ Chase Center and office tower projects. These notes proved helpful in ensuring consistent communication with the larger project team as our point of contacts for many of the consultants also changed. What were the key lessons you learned from this project?

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Contractor Magazine

JULY 18, 2012

Green Geothermal. Green Mechanical Awards. FMI , the largest provider of management consulting and investment banking to the engineering and construction industry, releases the second quarter 2012 Construction Outlook Report. Office construction should be 4% by the end of 2012 and improve to around 6% for 2013 through 2014.

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PSMJ Resources

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

With apologies to Green Day (that's a rock band for all you silverbacks out there) I have to share with you today an example of exactly what not to do when you are out of the office for prolonged periods of time. I think it's also worth noting that this consultant's business has not exactly been drowning in cash lately.

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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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