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HRECs in a Phase l are Not Recognized Environmental Conditions

Green Building Law Update

A properly drafted Phase I can create huge dollar advantages serving as a marketing piece in an associated real estate transaction, be it a sale, a lease or a loan secured by real estate or., And in another blog post last month, I wrote, I Just Read my 1000 th Phase I Environmental Site Assessment this Year.

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European Data Privacy Law Applicable to Green Buildings

Green Building Law Update

With the upcoming May 25, 2018 effective date for the new European General Data Protection Regulation, the European Union law drafted to provide greater protections for the personal data of individuals, it is a good time to review and consider the large quantity of data generated by green buildings. An example may be a U.S.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

The European Union has gone in another direction with the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation , applicable as of May 2018, updating and modernizing the principles enshrined in the 1995 Data Protection Directive which guarantee individual privacy rights in one’s personal data including “the right to be forgotten.”

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

Business Facilities

It is here that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) enforces the import and export laws and regulations of the U.S. Even though they are located in two different geographic locations in Cameron Parish, combined, the ports service commercial fisheries, shall draft manufacturing and oilfield services. made products overseas for export.

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PACE in Maryland is Not Keeping Pace

Green Building Law Update

Draft new and improved attorney prepared loan documents that work to ‘sell’ PACE. Eliminate the requirement for a pre-improvement Energy Audit. Standardize the effective date of a PACE lien to be first advance of funds, not when the project is completed. Expressly authorize PACE for new construction (i.e., the top 10% of a building).

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Facilities Maintenance Checklist and Procedures

Job Order Contracting

Check throw regulator and spring assembly for tightness. Check operation of all relays, pilot valves, and pressure regulators. Verify correct main line pressure leaving the main line air regulator. If the pressure is not correct adjust or repair the regulator 3. Replace washers and/or “o” rings if required. Electrolyte.

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2018 IgCC is Not in Use Anywhere. A Detailed Analysis of Why?

Green Building Law Update

The drafting process was widely criticized resulting in a document that has never been enacted anywhere, and likely should not ever be adopted as code. Many code officials have concluded the 2018 IgCC is not a good building code, green or otherwise. It has been widely characterized as an unbuildable code. Sec 901.4.1.4.

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