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September/October 2015 Issue (Volume 48, Number 5)

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

September/October 2015 Issue (Volume 48, Number 5) originally appeared on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. Business Facilities September/October 2015. To subscribe to BF , visit this link.

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Supreme Court to Hear Climate Change Regulation Case

Green Building Law Update

Circuit vacated both the Trump Administration’s decision to repeal the 2015 Clean Power Plan, which established guidelines for states to limit carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, and the Affordable Clean Energy Rule that the Trump administration issued in its place.

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Former Public Officials Indicted on Criminal Charges in Flint Water Crisis

Green Building Law Update

Indictments were issued after that sole grand juror listened to and evaluated the evidence presented for 12 months. General Motors stopped using the public water in October 2014 after determining it was corroding automobile parts. In 2015 the Detroit Free Press described the Flint water crisis as “an obscene failure of government.”

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NAHB Chairman's Message: Proposal to Create Climate Risk Committee

Pro Builder

NAHB will continue to be the housing industry’s voice regarding climate issues, with NAHB's Leadership Council recommending the creation of a new Climate Risk Committee. NAHB’s 25 existing committees meet throughout the year to discuss issues of common interest, exchange ideas, and make policy recommendations to the Leadership Council.

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

Green Building Law Update

The IgCC contains numerous jurisdictional and project electives that allow adopting jurisdictions and projects to customize code requirements to address local issues and selectively raise sustainability goals. Lauderdale between October 1 and 7, 2014. will be republished in 2014 for adoption in the 2015 IgCC.

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Tony Piazza and Eric Green: Ask The Experts Any Mediation Question!

Best Practices Construction Law

And, on October 8, 2015, they will be sharing the stage in Austin, Texas for the Construction ADR Summit (pdf) sponsored by the American Bar Association’s Forum on Construction Law. Please send me your questions by September 15, 2015 so that they can be included in the drawing for consideration. The program.

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Maryland Schools will No Longer be LEED Certified

Green Building Law Update

This law firm will issue those opinions of counsel to local education agencies in Maryland. As described in a blog post I penned in 2016, Lawyer’s Opinion Matters in Green Building , this law firm has been regularly called upon to give legal opinions that a green building is LEED certified, certifiable or otherwise ‘really’ a green building.

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