Green Building Law Update

APRIL 2, 2012

In last week's post, I stated that the Army was abandoning LEED certification in lieu of a green building code based on ASHRAE 189.1. Instead, the Department of Defense is going to simultaneously require compliance with its green building code and with LEED certification. This new code, based heavily on ASHRAE 189.1, I am baffled.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 19, 2022

A new Canadian apartment building in the city of Hamilton will lease studio units for just $85 a month, a shockingly affordable cost made possible by the property’s Passive House standards. Green Design. Sustainability. Energy Efficiency. Energy Efficiency.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 20, 2013

This green tenant improvement portends enormous business opportunities associated with the U.S. Green Building Council and the existing built environment. The sustainable build out is the 32,308 square feet corporate offices of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. So, it really is very green.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 26, 2012

Instead, the Department of Defense is going to simultaneously require compliance with its green building code and with LEED certification. Read more here: Defense Department to Adopt Green Code and LEED. We have entered a new era of green building policy. For the US Green Building Council, this could be a devastating blow.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Photo courtesy Shepley Bulfinch Biophilic design and materiality Sustainable design is more than just a method for decreasing our impact on the world at large—our personal well-being is also positively affected by green design choices. Property Markets Group | X Phoenix.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Photo courtesy Shepley Bulfinch Biophilic design and materiality Sustainable design is more than just a method for decreasing our impact on the world at large—our personal well-being is also positively affected by green design choices. Property Markets Group | X Phoenix.

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BD+C

JUNE 5, 2023

Office Buildings Engineers M/E/P Systems Reconstruction & Renovation Resiliency Sustainable Design and Construction The trend toward building electrification in commercial properties with a view toward decarbonization is increasingly at the forefront of the effort to mitigate climate change.

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Stok

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Her time is mostly spent researching the financial implications of sustainability in commercial real estate (CRE) and serving Schulich’s graduate programs in real estate and infrastructure. YOUR RESEARCH CENTERS AROUND ECONOMIC RISK (BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL) AND HOW IT’S IMPACTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.

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Stok

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Her time is mostly spent researching the financial implications of sustainability in commercial real estate (CRE) and serving Schulich’s graduate programs in real estate and infrastructure. Your research centers around economic risk (business and financial) and how it’s impacted by environmental sustainability. Can you tell us more?

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HardHatChat

JUNE 21, 2012

At Englewood, we have data points that go back for decades on commercial construction costs and leasing rates for areas across the country. Each municipality brings its own costs, and different market cycles bring different lease rates. Green Commercial Construction (5). Green Building Survey. Green Construction.

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 17, 2010

We saw much-improved activity in shopping center construction – not necessarily the building of new malls, but in general commercial contractors working with landlords and developers on pre-construction services , such as commercial construction budgeting to help them propose attractive lease deals for new tenants. Low – Green building.

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C-School

AUGUST 4, 2007

A large number of construction students are passionate about the trend in sustainable construction a.k.a. green construction, LEED construction. The article, “40,000 LEED APs and Counting” provides a snapshot of how the construction and design industries are embracing the sustainable construction movement.

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Stok

MAY 14, 2010

Ask Your Landlord About Their Green Property Management Credentials By Chris Throman of www.softwareadvice.com/property This article discusses green designations and credentials for landlords; how impactful green property management can be on a community; and what the future may hold for green rental living.

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 22, 2009

2. Green is Gold. Green buildings across all commercial construction sectors will continue to gain in popularity. issue of Shopping Center Business , Go Green Stations, a new alternative fuel distributor, is planning approximately 1,000 stores in 2010, compared to 100 in 2009. According to the Dec. And as stated in No.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 11, 2015

Maryland residents may be eligible for a one time excise tax credit, up to $3,000.00, when they purchase or lease a qualifying plug-in electric vehicle through June 30, 2017. green Maryland Energy Administration RGGI Sustainability Tesla building law plug-in electric vehicles'

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Natural Building

MAY 16, 2007

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. May 16, 2007.

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Building Information Management

MAY 9, 2012

What is the Green Building Certification System? What is Federal government’s role in using sound science and peer-reviewed studies to evaluate and implement advanced building technologies? The GSA is chartered to lead high performance building efforts including Congressionally-mandated review of green building certification systems.

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HardHatChat

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Here are just a couple commercial construction tips and insights we learned along the way: There are great deals on leasing office space, but even better deals on buying vacated grocery stores. Even the smallest green construction building practices can make a difference in creating a smaller carbon footprint.

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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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Stok

JUNE 27, 2018

Product: Green Chemistry. Building Technology Director Brent Trenga from Kingspan discussed the Ireland-based building materials company’s drive to pioneer new healthy, sustainable products. Here’s a snapshot of the Summit, including the leading case studies and key topics covered in the discussion. Community: Wellbeing at Scale.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Panasonic, which signed a landmark 15-year lease to move from Secaucus to Two Riverfront Plaza, recently completed its relocation to its new headquarters, occupying 10 floors of the 12-story building, developed by a joint venture partnership of SJP Properties and Matrix Development Group. Pozycki, CEO of SJP Properties.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

While Sonoma County was an early innovator, Connecticut has a widely admired statewide green bank program that is up and running and it is the model for Maryland. Early programs were financed with a pooled revenue bond or for large projects a standalone bond, but today private lenders have entered the open market. Maryland is typical.

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Building Information Management

MARCH 28, 2012

In the recent past, all new DOD construction projects were required to meet the LEED Silver or an equivalent standard and/or to comply with the five principles of High Performance Sustainable Buildings. This new code, based heavily on ASHRAE 189.1,

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

LEED Commercial Interiors projects present the best single opportunity for greening buildings. Green Building Council’s LEED (the ubiquitous acronym for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the most widely used green building rating system in the world, less than 1% of commercial buildings in the U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 16, 2022

That guidance from the FTC is not new, but as both onsite and offsite renewable energy has become a national holy grail, increasingly businesses are communicating to others about their green power, including as part of ESG disclosures. Among the relevant language in the Green Guides is, §260.15 That express language is clear.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 20, 2013

Designed to be environmentally conscious and self-sustainable, the campus will include the application of solar and hydro technologies. The Effingham IDA will enter a 20 year capital lease with Medient and provide $1.25 The Master Plan has been completed and is being submitted to the County for formal approval.

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Contractor Magazine

JULY 18, 2012

Green Geothermal. Green Mechanical Awards. Prior to moving into the new plant this Spring, Bradley leased a smaller manufacturing facility in Milwaukee. Posted 2 weeks ago in Sustainably Speaking. Plumbing Contractor. Residential Plumbing. Wastewater. Piping Fire Sprinklers. Pipefitting. Piping Contractor. Remodeling.

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CivilJungle

OCTOBER 4, 2020

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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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Business Facilities

JULY 12, 2016

NYSERDA plans to make an additional $6 million available to building owners and their tenants this month to improve energy efficiency in leased office spaces, which typically consume between 40 to 60 percent of a building’s total energy use.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 6, 2016

Green Building Council. Green Building Council (USGBC). Last year, childcare learning center Kiddie Academy signed a lease to occupy a portion of the complex’s retail space. Waterfront Corporate Center III, in Hoboken, NJ, recently achieved LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Bank, FedEx and Chase Bank.

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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. the IgCC and the LEED green building program,” the ICC was only responsible for Chapter 1, Scope and Administration of the 2018 IgCC.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Recent increases in spending in Africa, the Middle East and Europe will need to be sustained or even further increased in the coming years to see a turnaround in these regions,” said Nijoka. Production costs rose 6% in 2012 primarily due to higher costs for labor, services and other lease operating expenses.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 18, 2013

Facilities like these will help create and sustain thousands of jobs in the energy industry across our state and will ensure quality jobs for Louisiana families for years to come.”. The company’s proposed 90-acre site would include a long-term lease with The Port of Lake Charles. LED began working with Magnolia LNG in late 2012.

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Building Information Management

JULY 26, 2012

Is there no better way for GSA to meet sustainability requirement than via LEED? The recently released sustainability and energy “scorecard” by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) demonstrates just how successful GSA has been at reducing costs, improving efficiency and eliminating waste. 2 B Green Profitably. 7group, LLC.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 24, 2020

Moreover, an invitee cannot maintain a negligence suit merely from a showing that an injury was sustained in the defendant’s building. And while reviewing insurance policies, it is also likely prudent to review liability provisions in tenant leases.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 15, 2016

a homeowner with leased photovoltaic panels on their roof) in southern Nevada by approximately $623 per year, having the effect of increasing electricity costs for the many (including disproportionately, the poor).

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