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Lawyers' Opinions in Green Building Transactions

Green Building Law Update

We are increasingly called upon to give legal opinions that a green building is LEED certified, ‘certifiable’ or otherwise really a green building. One might ask why they need an opinion from a lawyer that their building is green? a mortgage) a green building. ASHRAE 189.1

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Lawyers’ Opinion Matters in Green Building Transactions

Green Building Law Update

This law firm is increasingly called upon to give legal opinions that a green building is LEED certified, certifiable or otherwise ‘really’ a green building. One might ask why the need for an opinion from a lawyer that a building is green? The opinion we are most often asked to render is required by a lender.

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Lawyers' Opinion Matters in Green Building Transactions

Green Building Law Update

This law firm is increasingly called upon to give legal opinions that a green building is LEED certified, certifiable or otherwise ‘really’ a green building. One might ask why the need for an opinion from a lawyer that a building is green? The opinion we are most often asked to render is required by a lender.

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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

Green Building Law Update

The new laws compiled below add to that already very green environmental regulatory scheme. Senate Bill 375 / House Bill 208 establish that a neonicotinoid pesticide may only be sold at retail to a “certified applicator,” as currently defined, or a farmer. The Act terminates June 30, 2026. Neonicotinoids.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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If GSA, as the “landlord of the federal government,” were to require or use something else, it would add cost to the building and leasing process across the building industry. 2 B Green Profitably. Ahold USA Retail. Alabama Green Building Solutions & SLS Construction. Cascadia Green Building Council.

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Less Is More In New England

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Waterstone Retail of Needham, MA has a 500,000-square-foot center underway with Phase 1 now open and Phase 2 approved by the city. Green Airport in Providence, RI, has approximately 250 domestic flights per day. Students can take classes in forensics, physiology, robotics, meteorology, anatomy, green engineering and alternative energy.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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Highlights include the largest industrial spec development lease in the last five years in Broward County. Over $100 million in investments are expected to be made by concerns adjacent to the arena, which could generate over 1,000 new jobs, new retail and significant quality of life enhancements. The company $7.2-million

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