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Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts Properly Drafted

Green Building Law Update

The methodology was admittedly unscientific, if only in that the sample was too small given the large number of sustainable building being erected across the country. The projects were of a variety of building types (although no single family residential) including public schools, private office buildings, multi family residential, etc.,

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From Love Canal to a New Option for a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment

Green Building Law Update

EPA’s direct final rule allowing the use of the new ASTM E1527-13 “Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process” to satisfy the requirements for conducting “all appropriate inquiries” to qualify for liability protections. The EPA rule is at [link].

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LEED Buildings and the Zika Virus

Green Building Law Update

With respect to the likelihood of legal liability associated with the application of insecticides or failure to apply, it is the failure to act properly that may have the greater likelihood for landlord liability.

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Zika Virus and LEED Buildings – Redux

Green Building Law Update

Given the large number of inquiries we have responded to about Zika, including about liability for building owners, this is a repost of an updated version of my February blog post on the subject. But where a building has an insect management plan, the negligent implementation of a plan may arguably give rise to liability.

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HUD Jumpstarts PACE Financing for Homes

Green Building Law Update

Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs released new guidance, changing their previous positions, now widely allowing residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing. Last week the U.S. real estate since the invention of the glass window.

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PACE Bill Due in Baltimore City

Green Building Law Update

The concept is not new, but nationally including in Maryland, “residential” PACE programs were put on hold as a result of a directive in 2011 that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac refrain from purchasing mortgage loans secured by properties with outstanding PACE obligations. Commercial PACE programs are still very new.

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Educators Place the Spotlight on Modular Construction

GCP Applied Technologies

GCP’s residential building materials play a critical role in the modular construction process as well as the long term durability of the home against Florida’s extreme weather conditions. Safer Construction: The indoor construction environment reduced the risks of accidents and related liabilities for the students.