Green Building Law Blog

MARCH 20, 2012

The Department of Energy and several interesting partners (both BOMA and NRDC, for example) have launched a website consolidating green lease resources. A number of public agency versions of leases, as well as some guidance documents are included. It is available here. My feeling on this topic has always been that it is illusory.

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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. 1% were pursuing Green Globes.

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The Korte Company

AUGUST 12, 2020

Design-Build was not always accepted in the industry. So when he encountered Ralph Korte’s vision of Design-Build in action, he saw the industry’s future. . The work was labor-intensive at the time—everything was hand-drawn on drafting boards—and everyone still wore white shirts and ties. Louis Arch and Lincoln Center). .

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 6, 2013

Providing the opportunity for the kind of collaboration that the construction industry so badly needs… Design-Build has a spectrum, ranging from almost as dysfunctional … all the way to almost as collaborative as Integrated Project Delivery. Shifting Design-Build toward IPD. Owners, this is bad for you.

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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 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 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

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Green buildings generate large quantities of data. In an age when many have opinions about Edward Snowden’s disclosures, foreign state sponsored hacking, and Uber’s massive customer data hack, most people have not considered matters of data protection from their real estate, green building or otherwise. Others collect building data.

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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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Green Building Law Update

MAY 3, 2015

GBCI, formerly known as the Green Building Certification Institute, has changed its name to Green Business Certification Inc. Green Building Council’s LEED Green Building Rating System. “a structure that has achieved, as certified by Green Business Certification Inc.,

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

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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Construction Dive

AUGUST 14, 2009

This is a great feature for web designers who want to upload a template for a client, and create editable (even repeatable) sections within the content area (without letting clients uglify the rest of your design). They’d click the green (+) icon to add another row. They’d click the green (+) icon to add another row.

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Revit Beginners

JANUARY 11, 2010

I've fortunately been busy lately working on some residential projects but do have a couple of new documents in the works for posting. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. USG Design Studio. HOK Green BIM. Design Reform Videos.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 1, 2019

The 2018 International Green Construction Code was released on November 8, 2018 but more than a year later, it has not been adopted anywhere. Many code officials have concluded the 2018 IgCC is not a good building code, green or otherwise. for the Design of High Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings.

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 30, 2011

Green Building. » Relationship between the designer and the contractor. One part of our industry that I simply cannot get my head around is the oftentimes adversarial relationship that exists between the building design professionals and the building contractors on a particular job. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |.

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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 19, 2009

The task was to demolish a 1980s addition, restoring the building to its original design, and then adding our own additions. To add to the complexity, the as-built drawings we had on file were not accurate to the true construction of the existing structure because the original architect had improvised the design during construction.

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Contractor Magazine

JULY 27, 2012

Green Geothermal. Green Mechanical Awards. IAPMO and ASSE are now working together to draft a legally binding document for the transition. IAPMO joins green conference. Plumbing Contractor. Residential Plumbing. Wastewater. Piping Fire Sprinklers. Pipefitting. Piping Contractor. Hydronics Hydronics Systems.

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Revit Beginners

JANUARY 20, 2010

Once the principals saw the data loss and loss of efficiency from such workarounds they got over the look of the documents. especially as documents became a secondary deliverable to the coordinated BIM. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

The 2018 International Green Construction Code was released on November 8, 2018 by the U.S. Green Building Council , International Code Council , ASHRAE and the Illuminating Engineering Society. Make no mistake, the 203 page document unveiled by the coterie of trade group authors and available from the ICC for sale to the public (.

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Revit Beginners

JULY 29, 2009

Some of you may already be aware of it, but I havent seen it documented anywhere so here goes. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. USG Design Studio. HOK Green BIM. Design Reform Videos. Design Build Inst (oct). Subscribe To.

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 22, 2006

Load Family and youll notice icons on the left for Desktop, My Documents, My Computer, My Network Places, Imperial Library, Imperial Detail Library, and Training Files. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. USG Design Studio. HOK Green BIM.

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Revit Beginners

MARCH 28, 2008

Ive been doing construction documents in Revit for the past three years and dont have any renderings to show from that time. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. USG Design Studio. HOK Green BIM. Design Reform Videos. David Duarte.

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Revit Beginners

APRIL 20, 2009

It's a bit of a pity that these things do not seem to be so wll documented in the helpfiles. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. USG Design Studio. HOK Green BIM. Design Reform Videos. Design Build Inst (oct). Newer Post.

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Revit Beginners

DECEMBER 4, 2006

And unique modelling, documenting, and implimenting methods utilized by others in the Revit community. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. USG Design Studio. HOK Green BIM. Design Reform Videos. Design Build Inst (oct).

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Revit Beginners

MARCH 23, 2007

HOKs CAD Standards describe a Data Leader as someone "responsible for the execution of the CAD strategy including, the use of BIM, the folder structure and file-naming strategy, use of templates, and documenting specific project procedures." We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Green Revit.

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Revit Beginners

OCTOBER 10, 2006

Because we do a lot of high-end residential design most of our projects are very detailed and put Revits performance to the test. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. USG Design Studio. HOK Green BIM. Design Reform Videos. BIM & BEAM.

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Revit Beginners

JULY 21, 2006

This solution was concieved under deadline pressure and I have stuck with it through to construction documentation and so far havent had any adverse reactions due to using this method. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. USG Design Studio.

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Revit Beginners

JUNE 9, 2006

Quite often we need to organize our plots for different submittal package sets (Schematic Design Presentation, Land Use Permit, Plan Check, Construction Admin, etc). If you look at your new schedule youll notice that under the column Submit for SD you can check which sheets you want to apply to your Schematic Design Submittal Package.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 5, 2023

His proficiency extends beyond the digital realm, drawing from real-world field experience to inspire designers toward heightened drawing accuracy and enriched content. He has rapidly ascended the ranks from his initial role as a Design Cadet to his current position as a Digital Project Manager.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 7, 2021

Cory Benjamin , 39, Project Director, BIM Manager, TK Design & Associates, South Lyon, Mich. Koby Bowen , 38, President / CEO of Construction and Design, Homes of Distinction, Rogers, Ark. Alexa Drees Walker , 31, Design Center Director, Drees Homes, Fort Mitchell, Ky. Adam Steiner , 35, Owner, Birnam Design Co.,

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Green Building Council’s LEED green building rating system is widely accepted and while LEED certification certainly has its advantages, our advice is that a very good response can be to enact company practices complying with this single LEED credit. The credit language is here.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

TVA Economic Development Loan Fund: A multimillion-dollar revolving loan program designed to stimulate investment and job creation in the TVA region. 573), was enacted in 1987 to stimulate business and industrial growth in designated areas of the state that are considered economically depressed. In December 2002, the former U.S.

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Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 25, 2006

A green LED on the motherboard lights, but the PSU fan doesnt spin up. There is also a draft conference schedule available as a google spreadsheet. Movable Python Documentation Complete. At long last the documentation for Movable Python 2.0.0 The documentation now covers all the new features in Movable Python 2.0.0.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 7, 2018

2018 will be a watershed year in the course of green building standards, codes and rating systems. IgCC, ICC 700, Green Globes and. Earlier versions of these green building standards, codes and rating systems were largely written in silos by partisans. will be published in that same document as an alternative compliance path.

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Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

Various cost information is typically formatted as Products & Activities, General or Routine Maintenance, New Construction, Renovation and/or Repair, Sustainability/Green, Job Order Contracting (JOC), or any combination thereof. 00 41 53 Bid Form – Design/Build (Single-Prime Contract). design/negotiate/build).

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Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

Various cost information is typically formatted as Products & Activities, General or Routine Maintenance, New Construction, Renovation and/or Repair, Sustainability/Green, Job Order Contracting (JOC), or any combination thereof. 00 41 53 Bid Form – Design/Build (Single-Prime Contract). design/negotiate/build).

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