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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

Green Building Law Update

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. 03:50 p.m.

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Sloan donates plumbing to sustainable Phoenix school

Contractor Magazine

Sloan, a corporate partner of a green expansion to the Roadrunner Elementary School in Phoenix, has donated water- and energy-efficient plumbing products for the restrooms. Management Plumbing'

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Eva’s Phoenix, Toronto

SAB Magazine

INTERIOIR DESIGN AWARD - Eva’s Phoenix transforms 3,810m2 of a 1930s heritage-designated municipal waterworks into a 50-bed transitional housing, education and skills training centre for 16- to 24-year-olds actively transitioning out of homelessness.

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Eva’s Phoenix, Toronto

SAB Magazine

INTERIOIR DESIGN AWARD - Eva’s Phoenix transforms 3,810m2 of a 1930s heritage-designated municipal waterworks into a 50-bed transitional housing, education and skills training centre for 16- to 24-year-olds actively transitioning out of homelessness.

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Developer Plans Car-Free Neighborhood in 'Walker's Nightmare'

Pro Builder

Well known for being a walker’s nightmare, the metropolitan area of Phoenix will now be home to the first car-free neighborhood in the country. Publications have deemed Phoenix as the world’s least sustainable city, a suburbanite wasteland, and it makes the list for one of the worst cities for pedestrians, according to the New York Times.

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Proposals for changes to the International Green Construction Code are due by January 10

Green Building Law Update

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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7 ways multifamily designers can promote wellness in urban communities

BD+C

Property Markets Group | X Phoenix. X-Phoenix pushes the boundaries of what wellness means—spaces that address both the body and the mind. Property Markets Group | X Phoenix. Sustainable lighting strategy This involves early planning to create a building footprint that directionally maximizes natural light.

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