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A Green Building Game of Thrones

Green Building Law Update

As I thought about the green building policy mess of 2012, I couldn't help but draw comparisons to Game of Thrones. This was supposed to be the year of the USGBC's new green building rating system, LEED 2012. In July 2011, it appeared the USGBC was willing to negotiate with SFI. The Assault on Chemicals of Concern.

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Arbitration is Why There is So Little Litigation in Green Building

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It is surprising to many in the environmental industrial complex that there has been relatively little litigation arising out of green building. There have been only a very modest number of cases commenced in courts across the country involving construction of green buildings. Even the Green Business Certification Inc.

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Rising Tide

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A draft of the report, leaked to Reuters and The New York Times , says the panel now is “95 percent certain” that human activity is the cause of most of the increase in global temperatures in recent decades. The British scientists found that current flood defenses have been designed for past conditions (i.e. Far West U.S.

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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy

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But perhaps most enticing is Sacramento’s commitment to becoming a green city; currently boasting the second largest number of buildings in the U.S. SMUD is a major force in helping Sacramento develop into a leading clean tech/green tech industry center. that are LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).

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State by State Incentives Guide

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The sites include the Greene and Sumter Renewal Community, made up of both counties, the Mobile Renewal Community, which includes Prichard and a section of east Mobile, and the Southern Alabama Renewal Community, which includes Wilcox County and parts of Butler, Conecuh, Dallas, Hale, Lowndes, Marengo, Monroe and Perry Counties. FINANCING .

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