Stok
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
STATE OF NEGOTIATIONS At the final hours of the conference, days after the negotiations were scheduled to end, the parties were able to agree upon a path forward on one key area of major contention between the rich and poor nations of the world: Loss and Damage. Also of note was an announcement that major U.S. COP27 was no exception.
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. In July 2011, it appeared the USGBC was willing to negotiate with SFI. The Assault on Chemicals of Concern.
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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. Much is made of green leases, and the "split incentive problem" that is seen as a barrier to green building, and which green leases are designed to address.
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.
Levelset
APRIL 15, 2022
It gives the assignee authority to file and negotiate a claim directly with the insurance company, without involvement from the property owner. The contractor, now the assignee, negotiates the claim directly with the insurance company. You may even get green-lighted to order materials and get started. Setting up an AOB.
Green Building Law Update
NOVEMBER 15, 2015
There is little question that a properly drafted provision in a contract requiring arbitration is enforceable. Arbitration is particularly wide spread in green building and has had the impact of so few green building disputes ever reaching a courtroom. Even the LEED Green Building Certification Inc.
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
FEBRUARY 4, 2013
” The Illinois Legislature is currently negotiating with oil and gas interests, business organizations and environmental groups to create regulatory guidelines for future hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling in Illinois. . “Illinois is in a great position to participate in this dynamic energy renaissance.”
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