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PFOA Contamination is Found in 49 States

Green Building Law Update

Adverse health impacts from PFOA are being policed by the marketplace and enforced by the rule of law through these common law state tort liability suits. Troubling to some is that green building programs, including LEED’s Materials & Resources credits do not track or even take into account PFOA. Some suggest the U.S.

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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

And to keep this compilation of new environmental in context, this April 22nd is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day: SB 007 alters the membership of the Maryland Green Building Council by removing the Secretary of Housing and Community Development or designee and adding the Secretary of Labor or designee.

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Supreme Court to decide Climate Change Case

Green Building Law Update

Those lawsuits primarily assert that the extraction, production, sale, and promotion of fossil fuels constitute a public nuisance and give rise to product liability under state common law and state consumer protection statutes; the plaintiffs are seeking relief largely in the form of compensatory and punitive damages. v, Connecticut , held.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Green Building. « Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. To paraphrase what the owner of an electrical contracting company told me not long ago, “We do our best to go through all the plans, RFIs, etc. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Green Building. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Green Building. One of our clients does industrial electrical work on projects around the country. One of our employees recently visited one of their locations in Iowa where they have built out the electrical power and control system for a large grain processing operation. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites.

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Selling a House with Solar Panels is Fraught with Peril

Green Building Law Update

A form that may be the most widely utilized in the country only provides, SOLAR PANELS: Solar panels are devices that convert light into electricity. There can be real legal jeopardy and significant dollar liability for the seller and buyer, failing to address the issues associated with solar power.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

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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