Construction Specifier

JULY 30, 2022

However, stainless steel reinforcement is traditionally very expensive and typically only found in projects which require long-term defense against corrosion, such as bridges or in geographies with higher seismic activity. The post Rethinking rebar: Reinforcement goes green appeared first on Construction Specifier.

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BD+C

DECEMBER 18, 2013

The Green Globes certification program from the Green Building Initiative can be used for the renovation and construction of Department of Defense facilities following agency endorsement. It is unknown whether Green Globes or the LEED standard will be used more often. read more.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

The Department of Defense has released the findings of an independent report on energy efficiency and sustainability standards used by the Pentagon for military construction. The report strongly affirmed the value of LEED-certified high performing buildings to America’s military and U.S. read more.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

Green Building Standard was published and became available for use. is an alternative compliance option of the International Green Construction Code. Water : More stringent water use requirements are included for toilets, clothes washers, dishwashers and green roofs. Kaplow LEED Stuart Kaplow green building green building law'

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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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Green Building Law Update

MAY 17, 2012

Someone recently asked me why I was baffled about the Department of Defense's decision to use both LEED and a green building code. LEED + Green Building Code = Duplicative Costs. The Department of Defense has proposed a green building code in order to streamline the process of applying for LEED certification.

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Natural Building

JANUARY 30, 2021

Many of the structures have green or living roofs, although only a fraction of the 1,800 buildings have living roofs, and many of these are confined to the garage, connecting the building directly to the surrounding earth while providing a pathway for grazing deer. As soil does not burn, sod roofs may provide protection for the roof below.

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Green Insurance Environment Housing 52

Green Building Law Update

JULY 28, 2011

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

As I started thinking about the broader implications of the Solyndra collapse, I could not help but draw parallels to a similar federally-funded green project that has not panned out as expected: Destiny USA. " To support the project, the developer applied for a $2 billion Green Bonds program that Congress passed in 2004.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

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. What will be the GSA's final recommendations regarding green building rating systems?

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 26, 2012

Correction: It is now clear to me that I misinterpreted the testimony of Dr. Dorothy Robyn, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. Instead, the Department of Defense is going to simultaneously require compliance with its green building code and with LEED certification. Read more here: Defense Department to Adopt Green Code and LEED.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 2, 2012

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Contractor Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2013

As drought conditions rage across many areas of the country, AT&T and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) unveiled today a suite of tools that U.S. commercial buildings can use to collectively save up to 28 billion gallons of water annually, equivalent to the amount of water that more than 765,000 Americans use at home in a given year.

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Defense Commercial Green 50

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 10, 2014

DMDI is one of two new manufacturing innovation institutes being led by the Department of Defense (DoD). The post Commonwealth Center For Advanced Manufacturing To Partner With The Department Of Defense Technology Development Institute appeared first on Business Facilities. Great Lakes U.S.

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Building Information Management

MARCH 12, 2013

The incremental costs to design and construct high-performance or green buildings typically range from zero to eight percent higher (0 to 8%) than the costs to design and construct conventional buildings. 2011, and the LEED or Green Globes green building certification systems. . 2010, ASHRAE Standard 189.1-2011,

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

million to the University of Maryland to create a green energy research center. The goal of the Green Energy Institute—a collaboration between the University of Maryland Energy Research Center (UMERC) at the A. The new green energy research facility is the centerpiece of Gov. By the BF Staff. A highly skilled workforce.

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Construction Specifier

APRIL 14, 2022

Green infrastructure builds climate resilience. Green infrastructure mimics a site’s natural hydrological cycle to manage runoff close to its source. Sustainable roof colors—blue or green? Green roofs. An example of the different layers of a green roof. Green roofs are multi-taskers.

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Management Sewer Green San Francisco 52

Green Building Law Blog

JANUARY 4, 2012

Many people, including me , have noted that the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”), signed into law by President Obama on December 31, 2011, prohibits the Department of Defense (“DoD”) from using any appropriated funds to achieve the two highest levels of green building certification offered by the U.S.

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Defense Life Cycle Certification Green 40

Construction Specifier

MARCH 30, 2022

Green infrastructure builds climate resilience. Green infrastructure mimics a site’s natural hydrological cycle to manage runoff close to its source. Sustainable roof colors—blue or green? Green roofs. An example of the different layers of a green roof. Green roofs are multi-taskers.

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Management Sewer Green San Francisco 52

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 21, 2018

The Green Business Certification Inc.’s 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 s newest rating system, RELi 2.0 Resilience is becoming widely accepted. Of note, RELi 2.0 not RELi’s 500 year storm).

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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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America Certification Green Defense 120

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 21, 2018

The Green Business Certification Inc.’s 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 s newest rating system, RELi 2.0 Resilience is becoming widely accepted. Of note, RELi 2.0 not RELi’s 500 year storm).

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Guidelines Certification Green Drafting 180

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

My name is Stuart Kaplow and I want to introduce myself, I am the new publisher of the Green Building Law Update blog. But first, thank you to Chris Cheatham, the founder of this blog, for his years of good work in spreading the word of green building. I do know something about green building law. I drank the green Kool-Aid.

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Green Maryland Sustainability Defense 120

The Korte Company

AUGUST 17, 2018

While juggling sustainability and profitability at the same time is a challenge, construction companies can help owners achieve both by implementing green construction principles. Harness natural resources with green construction. In a way, green construction is partly an exercise in holistic thinking. It’s also free.

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Green Construction Sustainability New Mexico 40

Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Just how difficult is it to gauge the long-term cost-effectiveness of green buildings? Department of Defense (DoD), which asked the National Research Council (NRC) for some objective advice on this matter in preparation for a report to Congress. It may be extremely difficult, at least for the U.S.

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Green Defense Renovating Sustainability 48

Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

What will be the nationwide impact, if any, of the New York Green Bank, a bank that opened for business earlier this month with a partial mission of stimulating private financing of energy-efficiency projects? ” Will it? Read more.'

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Banking New York Green Defense 48

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 2, 2015

Georgia General Assembly House Bill 255 is proof that the “wood wars” surrounding the LEED green building rating system continue to be waged. LEED LEED v4 Stuart Kaplow green building law' That said, the specific bill is Much Ado About Nothing. It is unlikely that the U.S.

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Georgia Green Certification Products 120

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 5, 2011

One of the great parts about Green Building Law Update is interacting with astute readers. One recent comment has forced me to rethink the proposed Department of Defense Reauthorization Bill ban on LEED certification. LEED certification is primarily a marketing tool for green buildings. your quoted section says '.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Back in December 2011, GBLU reported on legislation that banned the Department of Defense from pursuing LEED Gold or Platinum certification. After giving a green building legal presentation at the American Society of Military Engineers in Fort Leonard Wood last month, I had a chance to talk to contractors about the LEED ban.

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Defense Certification Legal Bidding 159

Green Home Design Architect

JANUARY 18, 2010

There are more reasons to build green than saving the environment - expanding our green technology will certainly boost the economy and provide much-needed jobs. Green jobs, for instance, are growing 2.5 I have met with green entrepreneurs in Ohio who are converting windshield factories to make solar panels.

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Green America Security Indiana 49

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Major Holdings, LLC , held a party could not assert a CERCLA defense because its Phase l report did not comply with the EPA rule. And those may be good for a host of other purposes, including to qualify for credits under the LEED and Green Globes green building rating systems. 9601) and petroleum products.”.

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Site Liability United States Green 156

Green Industry Professionals

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

With a “new abnormal” of bigger, badder wildfires, California homeowners are facing a paradigm shift in landscaping.

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Defense California 61

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 19, 2020

In 2020, an increasingly large number of prospective tenants, from commercial banks to sports apparel retailers and the defense industry are actively seeking protection for existing contamination before signing leases. In this new decade when cursed energy is “out” and dark energy is “in” Phase I ESAs ordered by prospective tenants are in.

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Liability Leases Defense Commercial 156

Construction Marketing

MARCH 4, 2021

It’s your first line of defense against natural elements. Another sign of a declining roof is when you see spots of green growing on it. Those green mushes that you see can either be molds, moss, or mildew that’s grown for some time due to the presence of deposited water caused by plumbing problems or condensation issues.

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Inspections Green Defense Housing 156

Green Industry Professionals

OCTOBER 5, 2017

The organization is asking a federal court to vacate the registrations of nearly 100 products containing neonics.

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Defense Resource Organization Products 66

Green Industry Professionals

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Where do we go from here, and what implications are there for the Green Industry? Once the Defense budget is hammered, a lot of the savings will have to come from domestic programs such as agriculture and environmental protection. (Whatchoo talkin bout, Wartgow?!). OK, but what’s done is done, or in this case not done.

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Green Industrial Debt Defense 45

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 30, 2020

In 2020, an increasingly large number of prospective tenants, from commercial banks to sports apparel retailers and the defense industry are actively seeking protection from existing contamination before signing leases. Such is a dramatically large issue with the economic contribution of real estate to the U.S.

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