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

AUGUST 8, 2015

SmithGroup’s ‘green’ design called for exposed structural wood members outside the envelope of the Merrill Center, including some that penetrated the building’s façade. Substantively the case suggests there is no more liability arising from green building versus other construction, but that the liability is different.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

SmithGroup’s ‘green’ design called for exposed structural wood members outside the envelope of the Merrill Center, including some that penetrated the building’s façade. to design the Philip Merrill Environmental Center, CBF’s headquarters, on the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Maryland.

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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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Construction Law Monitor

OCTOBER 26, 2010

AIA (American Institute of Architects ) form documents have dominated the construction industry for many years. Many experts believe that the AIA standard form contracts are drafted to protect the Architect. The contract documents should be drafted to protect this individual. More on this form at Christopher Hill’s blog.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

producer to for the first time share all documentation related to PFOA. Troubling to some is that green building programs, including LEED’s Materials & Resources credits do not track or even take into account PFOA. Significantly, concentrations of PFOA in the U.S. has been cut dramatically. Some suggest the U.S. In the U.S.

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Stok

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

According to the Cover Text , a document produced by the COP Egyptian Presidency which summarizes negotiation outcomes, the parties agreed to formalize Loss and Damage and begin to draft provisions which route funds from developed countries to developing nations.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

The best way to mitigate risk in your green building project are properly drafted contract documents prepared by this law firm or by another attorney with green building experience. As I posted in this blog less than a year ago, Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts are Properly Drafted.

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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

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

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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Construction Law Monitor

MARCH 22, 2012

Landlord / Tenant issues happen often because there are natural opposing positions created by the document and the occupancy. There are residential, commercial, industrial, green, month-to-month, oral, and a host of others. Just as in any legal contract, the devil is in the details.

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Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Green Building. Beane didn’t achieve success by drafting players based on his emotional judgments or media-based hype. document management. Green Building. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. EQUIPMENT |. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance. foundation.

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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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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

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

There is little question that a properly drafted provision in a contract requiring arbitration is enforceable. With over a million contract documents licensed on an annual basis, the AIA’s form construction documents are likely the most widely used contract documents in the industry.

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 6, 2013

On the left of this spectrum, you have those Design-Build projects that use bridging documents, lowest bidder selection, and a team that doesn’t work well together. The biggest problem with this model is that when you have an architect prepare bridging documents, you’ve just made all the big decisions without the input of the building team.

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 4, 2011

Green Building. In that relatively short time frame I am able to draft an email from 30,000 feet and send it into the ether to any number of project team members. document management. Green Building. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. EQUIPMENT |. General Management. foundation.

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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 Dive

AUGUST 14, 2009

They’d click the green (+) icon to add another row. To update any templates used in drafts, edit the draft and reapply the updated custom template. The draft will then reflect any changes you’ve made to the custom template–and keep whatever content you’ve added to the draft.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 24, 2022

We are drafting comments to the SEC on behalf of clients to the proposed, “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors” rule. Comments are due before May 20. Leading by example, what follows is an edited version of the comment we personally offered the SEC. accountants cannot provide those certifications).

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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. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. HOK Green BIM. Labels: Bloggers , News. 1 comment: revitflow. Thanks for the referral to my "revitflow" blog! Post a Comment. Newer Post.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 6, 2020

A study on the efficacy of RGGI, characterized laws that mandate green building, like LEED or Green Globes, as an example of a pseudo pollution tax on embodied carbon that come with a high economic cost. The draft Ordinance is essential reading for anyone interested in environmental matters in our current climate. Comment here.

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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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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

AUGUST 19, 2009

The model is not clean enough to develop construction documents so we have passed along that task to another architect. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. HOK Green BIM. David Duarte. at 3:06 PM. Labels: News , Phases , Practice. 1 comment: antman. Thank you for sharing this. Beyond the Silos. BIM & BEAM. BIM Videos.

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The Korte Company

AUGUST 12, 2020

The work was labor-intensive at the time—everything was hand-drawn on drafting boards—and everyone still wore white shirts and ties. To make the building more interesting, Dennis’s design varied roof heights and added angled red and green graphics (Italian colors to match the brand) to the design. But I fell in love with it.” .

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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. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. HOK Green BIM. Friday, September 22, 2006. Loading Libraries. Load from Library. Beyond the Silos. BIM & BEAM. BIM Videos.

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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. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. HOK Green BIM. Great work around. David Duarte. Beyond the Silos. BIM & BEAM.

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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. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. HOK Green BIM. Instance Parameters: The Double Agent. This is going to be particularly helpful to those of you working on large projects. Beyond the Silos. BIM & BEAM. BIM Videos. BIMtionary.

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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. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. HOK Green BIM. Labels: Practice , Rendering. 6 comments: coreed. why post from 4.5. lets see the new stuff :). David Duarte. Dont count me out completely though.

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Revit Beginners

DECEMBER 4, 2006

And unique modelling, documenting, and implimenting methods utilized by others in the Revit community. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. HOK Green BIM. The different benefits of 3rd party applications and API plugins for analyzing, reporting, and modifying Revit data (having now seen them in action). Beyond the Silos.

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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. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. HOK Green BIM. Labels: Annotations , Coordinates. 2 comments: comma. Nice suggestion. I have tried it and inded it give a bit more insight. Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Subscribe To.

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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." Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. HOK Green BIM. Beyond the Silos. 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. Green Revit. Marathon Drafting. HOK Green BIM. Then in the Element Properties/Extents - change the scope box the the new scope box name.

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Revit Beginners

OCTOBER 10, 2006

Please follow the recommendation on these solution documents: Enabling 3GB feature for Windows® XP SP2 [link] Reducing file size of Revit® projects [link] Revit® and Virtual Memory [link] In related news, Wes Macaulay on AUGI reports that the Section Box tool is more responsive in Revit 9.1. Green Revit. HOK Green BIM.

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