Construction Law

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

UK insurers want to start pilot investment projects with local and national government to develop funding models that might include new public-private partnerships to help deliver a potential £100 billion of investment unlocked by post-Brexit regulatory reforms into green infrastructure projects.

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Contractor Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The IgCC is part of the Code Council’s family of comprehensive, coordinated and modern model codes.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 18, 2016

But rather, this responds to a question I was recently asked when speaking at a law school forum on innovation in the law, “ what does a green building attorney do? ”. My practice is almost exclusively sustainability including green building law, so a good response may be to look at a typical day. addendum public comment.

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BD+C

JULY 6, 2017

Flawed energy efficiency modeling is the reason many green buildings fail to live up to expectations on energy efficiency, according to a U.K. researcher.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 22, 2016

EDGE, the acronym for “Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies” is a green building certification system for new residential and commercial buildings in emerging markets and developing countries. Green building can save the planet, or at least the people on the planet. Human Development Index.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 29, 2017

California’s statutory changes to its existing residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing program, that became effective January 1, 2017, may be a model for residential PACE programs across the nation. The first residential PACE program started in Berkeley, California in 2007. To that end, the State enacted Assembly Bill No.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 12, 2015

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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Green Building Law Update

JULY 12, 2015

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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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I had a conversation with Jerry Yudelson last week, six weeks after he became the President of the Green Building Initiative, the non profit with the rights to distribute Green Globes in the United States. Jerry is known to many in the green building world. we have certified less than one percent of them as green.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

The release this month of the 2018 edition of the International Green Construction Code marks the first time two sustainability standards developers have joined to foster green buildings and streamline code adoption.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 6, 2018

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. Many small U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

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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Green Building Law Update

MAY 22, 2016

EDGE, the acronym for “Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies” is a green building certification system for new residential and commercial buildings in emerging markets and developing countries. Green building can save the planet, or at least the people on the planet. Human Development Index.

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ENR Construction

AUGUST 18, 2014

Green Building Council and HOK design children''s center as a model for sustainable buildings in post-earthquake Haiti. Buildings'

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 23, 2014

The process of updating the 2012 International Green Construction Code moves to Memphis next week. The resulting document, the 2015 IgCC will be released for use in the calendar year 2015 and will offer a more robust and greener Green Construction Code.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 13, 2013

The process of updating the 2012 International Green Construction Code has commenced. In fact, proposals for changes to the International Code Council’s “Green Construction Code” have been accepted since November and are due not later than January 10, 2014. And significantly, ASHRAE Standard 189.1

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Building Information Management

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

NBS BIM Definition: A Building Information Model is a rich information model, consisting of potentially multiple data sources, elements of which can be shared across all stakeholders and be maintained across the life of a building from inception to recycling (cradle to cradle). What is Green BIM? Green BIM.

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Stok

APRIL 23, 2018

Building Energy Modeling (BEM) is often only used for green building certifications or to show compliance to building codes or standards. While most project teams have heard of energy modeling, very few fully understand its ability to support important energy related decision-making for projects. BEM Metrics: Informing Outcomes.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Current green building programs actually encourage the use of concrete. Possibly most significant, the code provides a form of non-residential specification and residential specification that could be a model for construction contract provisions. And the next versions of green building programs must respond.

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Green Industry Professionals

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

A more powerful, efficient version of the Walker Model B for running larger decks

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BD+C

JANUARY 25, 2013

To be able to achieve a Net-Zero Energy Building, the ‘plug load problem’ should be incorporated into early energy modeling for the building. read more.

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The $133-million LEED Platinum project serves as Montgomery County’s crown jewel in green energy and as an industry-wide model for sustainable construction. .

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Pro Builder

APRIL 3, 2023

Webinar on Demand: The New American Home 2023, High-Performance Features ibush Mon, 04/03/2023 - 18:30 In the second of two webinars about The New American Home 2023, we explore how the luxury home is also a model of resource efficiency, from next-level energy and water savings to indoor air quality and materials use.

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Contractor Magazine

APRIL 26, 2017

The goal of the 2018-IgCC is to provide fundamental criteria for energy efficiency, resource conservation, water safety, land use, site development, indoor environmental quality and building performance that can be adopted broadly. read more.

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Constructonomics

AUGUST 14, 2012

My friend failed to explain exactly what she meant when she said she lived in a green house. I was thinking shades of green, not 20 watt light bulbs and a gravitational water supply that trickled at best. Three decades ago, going green was on the fringe. It might be time to revisit the myths about green living—I did.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 7, 2017

Last week the American Institute of Architects released the 2017 edition of the A201 family of contract documents, including updated versions of the AIA’s documents developed for the design-bid-build delivery model. This is a dramatic and significant evolution in the contracts for green building. the IgCC and more.

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Contractor Magazine

APRIL 5, 2013

THE MAXI FLO MODEL MF350PT POOL HEAT EXCHANGER features a non-corrosive glass reinforced polypropylene housing combined with a highly efficient titanium coil. Green Hydronics'

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Green Industry Professionals

APRIL 30, 2019

Model 45HP provides ease of maneuverability for spreading screened compost on lawns and small turf areas.

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Green Industry Professionals

APRIL 23, 2015

The Ramrod Model 1330 and Model 930 Mini-Loaders are well-suited to a variety of landscaping projects.'

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BD+C

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Sustainability Group will strengthen Suffolk’s in-house expertise and ability to design and execute a wider range of green building solutions. Swenson also offers specialized services through Suffolk Design including carbon neutral master planning, energy modeling, and building systems commissioning.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 14, 2017

Last week the ICC and ASHRAE issued joint news releases on the status of the “unified green building code that could become the foundation for LEED certification” that will be published as the 2018 version of the International Green Construction Code. to green building has been dramatic. And that ASHRAE 189.1

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

Green Building Council was no doubt the biggest story at Greenbuild 2017 in Boston last week. And that is saying a lot because Greenbuild is the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building and there was much to be excited about in the aisles of the expo floor. by the U.S. And if we can assist you with your v4.1

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 16, 2017

The ordinance is modeled after similar laws enacted in the California municipalities of Lancaster, Sebastopol, and Santa Monica, and the City of San Francisco. There are places like Baltimore that as part of its green building code require 1% onsite renewable energy (not only rooftop solar) and in lieu allow the purchase of green power.

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Construction Marketing

MAY 17, 2023

These tools enable construction professionals to rethink every aspect of project planning, execution, and collaboration, whether it be through the use of project management software, virtual reality (VR), or building information modeling (BIM). Robotics and Automation: Robotics and automation are revolutionizing construction processes.

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Green Industry Professionals

JULY 1, 2019

Western Products, unveiled two new PILE DRIVER pusher plow models. Available in eight and 10 foot models. The new 8- and 10-foot containment plows feature a steel trip-edge, interchangeable attachment plates and high-quality paint. Additional features.

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Green Industry Professionals

JANUARY 20, 2017

One of largest product launches in history includes nine battery products, nine professional gas models.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

AUGUST 23, 2017

Green Building Council released data showing that global green building continues to double every three years. As the leading benchmark in green building, LEED-certified projects are resource-efficient and save money. LEED points, LEED credits, and LEED prerequisites all contribute to achieving LEED certification.

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