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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. addendum public comment.

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There is still time to submit a project to be LEED certified before year end

Green Building Law Update

With construction projects facing deadlines to be eligible for tax credits, drop dead dates to meet contractual obligations and otherwise needing to obtain LEED certification by December 31st, submission deadlines to the Green Building Certification Institute are fast approaching. Appreciate that last week (i.e., Certfied GBCI LEED USGBC'

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PACE Bill Due in Baltimore City

Green Building Law Update

A public hearing is scheduled tomorrow on a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loan program ordinance in Baltimore City. The Department of Energy says that there are active commercial (as opposed to residential) PACE programs in at least 9 states and DC and enabling laws enacted or programs in development in another 23 states.

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How Autodesk Docs Underpins Whole City Builds

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Not only will the city benefit from integrated 5G services such as smart irrigation, smart waste management and smart lighting for the whole city, it will also use clean energy and offer smart green transportation. Schedule a demo to see software built for every construction workflow. Things are certainly much better than before.”

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PA Code Council Votes to Reject 2012 ICC Changes, Delay Code Updates until at least 2018

Green Building Law Blog

The Advisory Council also voted to recommend that the revision cycle for the Pennsylvania Construction Code be extended from three years, consistent with the international model code update schedule, to six years. There is much more to this story. The full article is available here.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Maryland — SSA’s New Data Hub Moves Forward In Urbana

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Green Building Council. LEED (leadership in energy and environmental design) is a system for rating construction projects’ green design and construction practices. The new data center will seek LEED Gold certification, and is scheduled to complete construction in late 2014. Old Dominion Plans Generator in Cecil County.

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Federal Facilities – Implementation of Energy Savings Projects and Performance-Based Contracting for Energy Savings

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d) Agencies shall prioritize new projects under this section based on return on investment, develop a planned implementation schedule, and reconcile all investments with actions undertaken pursuant to Executive Order 13576 of June 13, 2011 (Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and Accountable Government). (e)