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Green Buildings are Subsidizing Conventional Buildings Stymying Climate Progress

Green Building Law Update

Green building bonds, which are higher rated and could provide cheaper capital for green building projects, can correct the current market that prices mortgages, green building or nongreen, the same, stimulating the economy and repairing the planet. Mike Italiano, a founder of the U.S.

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The Future of Green Building was On Display at Greenbuild

Green Building Law Update

My response, Greenbuild is “the” target rich environment for green building people. The thousands of attendees represent more sustainability and green building business opportunities in a single place than will exist anywhere else on the planet this year. So, the highlight is the people. Arguably, that is where the action was.

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Top 10 Environmental Blog Posts of 2020

Green Building Law Update

In 2021 this blog will continue providing strategic intelligence on environmental law, including critical insights into sustainability and green building for the business community, not just for lawyers. In descending order these are the posts that had the most traffic: COVID-19 Liability for Building Owners.

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The UK Sets the Scene for Mandatory ESG Laws in the Western World

Green Building Law Update

And maybe of greatest import, these new laws provide a map and compass for businesses believing that profit should come not from creating the world’s problems, but from solving them. Two separate regulations were “laid before Parliament by Command of Her Majesty and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament”.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Green Building. Healthy Competition » Free Webinar on Reducing Profit Fade. One problem that even the most savvy contractors deal with is profit fade, when a job continues to incur additional costs that are not factored into the estimate. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Green Building.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Green Building. Committing Intentional Project Communications » Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Green Building. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. EQUIPMENT |. General Management. Construction Law.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Green Building. Customer Collaboration & Construction Software » Staying Focused in the Fight Against Profit Fade. There’s a name for these situations: “profit fade.” The profit you calculate when bidding a job can fluctuate dramatically as work progresses. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |.