Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 9, 2018

Perennial Solar, LLC filed an application for a zoning special exception and variance to construct a solar panel farm in Washington County, Maryland. The Washington County Board of Zoning Appeals granted the relief requested. Perennial Solar, LLC , No.

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Pro Builder

MAY 26, 2022

ADUs and DADUs can be customized to any home site and, in many areas, are legally permitted on properties occupied by existing homes. Pacific Northwest-based Johnston Architects has addressed the concept with its Twisp Cabin, which was originally designed as a vacation cabin located in the Methow Valley of Washington State.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 3, 2018

Any information provided it NOT intended as any form of legal guidance. Washington. Washington State Legislature RCW 39.10.440. This is list is for reference only and may not be complete or current. The JOC regulatory framework is evolving despite its long term use. Associated General Contractors of Virginia Legislative Reports.

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BD+C

JANUARY 15, 2018

The main goal behind the renovation of the Jenner & Block law offices in Washington, D.C. is to address the rapidly evolving workplace requirements of today’s legal sector. This includes developing solutions that will realize economies of space and maximize efficiency.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Cannabis cultivation is not new, but beginning in the 1990s when states began to legalize medical marijuana and recently as state laws evolved, decriminalizing and legalizing recreational use of cannabis, the burgeoning industry has brought with it environmental implications, including of water and energy use.

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BD+C

MAY 20, 2014

Called "The Legal Office of the Future," the 5,000-sf, pop-up demonstration project designed by Genlser made its debut this week at the annual conference for the Association of Legal Administrators in Toronto, according to the Washington Post. Architects Government Buildings Office Building'

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 5, 2020

And we are now seeing that legal doctrine legislatively implemented such that Mother Nature is now a proper person to pursue adjudication. This may be the first time in America that an ecosystem has been given the legal status of a “person.”.

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Business Facilities

JANUARY 4, 2021

Many states will make changes to their minimum wage laws in 2021; greatest impacts will be seen in California, Washington and Florida. Read: Half Of U.S. States To See Minimum Wage Increases In 2021 at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 30, 2014

Today 20 states allow medical marijuana use and Colorado and Washington state have laws allowing recreational marijuana use. Colorado started allowing recreational marijuana use in January and Washington is expected to allow sales this summer. Kaplow LEED Legal Stuart marijuana pot smoking'

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 19, 2015

The growth since the data gathering for 2011 study has been significant with marijuana legalized for recreational use in four states and medicinal use in 19 states. Although non legal marijuana growing is hard to calculate, the association with high energy use has been accepted for decades.

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Green Building Law Blog

JULY 13, 2012

State of Washington case. In its decision, the Ninth Circuit held that the Washington State energy efficient building code was not preempted by Federal law. In my opinion, the Washington court did not articulate a clear rule that can be used to guide local governments through the preemption waters.

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ENR Construction

JULY 31, 2012

Washington Observer. Legal Fallout Spreads from Trainor Glass Default. Safety & Health. Banking & Credit Crisis. Project Delivery. Ethics & Corruption. Economic Stimulus. Associations. Economic Stimulus. Product Snapshot. Interviews. People on the Move. Obituaries. Multimedia. Annual Photo Contest. ENR Midwest. ENR New York.

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ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

a Washington, D.C., Nearly five years late and with about $50 million in cost overruns, the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center opened in Silver Spring, Md., suburb, on Sept.

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Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 3, 2020

The reasons are clear and fundamental: from staying alive to being there for family, and from avoid life-changing injuries to saving money, mitigating legal risk and gaining productivity. Why is safety so important? These are the basics of a good life for workers, and good business for construction companies.

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HardHatChat

DECEMBER 3, 2019

And with recreational marijuana now legal in 11 states and Washington D.C. – and more states set to vote on legalization in 2020 – we see the cannabis space as a quickly growing CRE niche that is poised to be the next big wave of boutique retail expansion nationally.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

One of the very first green building legal conundrums may be resolved. The Washington Business Journal reported on October 31 that legislation will be introduced in Washington D.C. For design professionals and contractors working in Washington D.C., Green Building Act of 2006. Government.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 19, 2021

These communities aim to provide stable housing for older adults balancing caregiving and there are at last 10 across the country, reports the Washington Post. Projects are underway in Washington, D.C., The North Portland community features nine townhomes and 27 apartments, in addition to social services. And there are roughly 2.7

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FDR Safety

MAY 31, 2012

Holmes of Jones Day and published by the Washington Legal Foundation, describes the tortured path of the case, which included a 13-year delay at the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Circuit Court of Appeals for Washington, D.C., An excellent article by Willis J. Goldsmith and Jacqueline M.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 6, 2017

A May 30 settlement in a convoluted legal dispute over an array of project issues on a much-delayed and overbudget bus-rail hub in a Washington, D.C. suburb, has brought parties less than they hoped for.

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The Korte Company

JANUARY 4, 2016

Postal Service has built and expanded dozens of distribution centers nationwide, including one in Spokane, Washington right next to an airport. We designed and built it, on-time and on-budget, while overcoming boulders the size of cars and strict FAA legalities.

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BD+C

MAY 20, 2014

At the Association of Legal Administrators, happening this week in Toronto, the pop-up office will be an exhibit, according to the Washington Post. "The law firm of the future" can be put up and broken down in seven days, according to Gensler. It is meant to combine many features that are now becoming commonplac read more.

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Safety Services Company

JULY 15, 2019

With 8 states that have approved the use of recreational marijuana and 18 states permitting the use of medical marijuana, it’s critical for companies operating in these areas to understand their legal responsibilities and how to deal with cannabis use at worksites. Washington. Washington D.C. Massachusetts.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 28, 2019

While a petition for judicial review, filed by opponents of the solar generating station, was pending, Perennial filed a motion for pre appeal determination challenging the subject matter jurisdiction of the Circuit Court for Washington County on the ground of state law preemption by implication.

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FDR Safety

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

I recently attended the 2 nd Annual Process Safety Summit in Washington DC on Oct 15-16, 2019. The Summit brought together safety and legal professionals from chemical manufacturing, petroleum refining, paper and other industries covered by OSHA’s PSM Standard and EPA’s RMP Rule, with officials from the relevant regulatory agencies.

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FDR Safety

MARCH 19, 2020

Consulting with the company’s legal counsel about difficult or special problems, such as search warrants or subpoenas. Being courteous and polite, but firmly exercising the company’s legal rights. Unlike non-supervisory employees, the statements and admissions of a supervisor may legally bind the company.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

122 beta projects are already using LEED v4 and 2 projects have been certified, including an EB project, 1800 K Street in Washington DC. The one thing that was missing was a Legal Forum. Bar none, building materials disclosures was the single most discussed subject among attendees.

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Construction Dive

DECEMBER 10, 2015

By Bruce Jervis The legal standard for a successful differing site condition claim is stated in a variety of ways. In a recent case out of the state of Washington, the public project owner included raw geotechnical data in the contract documents. The contractor’s assumptions proved to be incorrect.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

In an era when concern over legal liability for building claims is real, not only enforced by the FTC and state attorneys’ generals, but also in consumer class action suits, it is likely unwise to make the claim that a building is net zero energy use or the like, what does net zero mean?

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ENR Construction

JUNE 24, 2015

Concerns about legal liability may have prompted a legislative committee in Washington to disband an expert advisory panel.

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Federal Construction Contracting Blog

AUGUST 17, 2021

Elected officials in Washington, DC appear to have identified one topic that both parties can agree on—strengthening domestic content requirements on federal projects. Holding true to its word, the Biden administration recently issued a proposed rule that would make additional changes to an already complicated legal framework.

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Business Facilities

JANUARY 26, 2018

The legal cannabis industry is selling dangerous high-potency infused edible products that will need to be regulated. Read: Doobie Candy at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

From snow removal to legal services and office cleaning to landscaping with literally hundreds of business sectors in between, business not traditionally thought of as being in the construction field or the environmental industrial complex, are profiting by being green and marketing their contribution to LEED credits.

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Construction Law Monitor

MAY 24, 2011

I recently came across an interesting blog post on Mike Purdy’s Public Contracting Blog that includes a report by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries releasing an updated list of debarred contractors in Washington. All in all, they look a lot like the Washington list.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 5, 2019

It is widely accepted that a local government attempting to ban a legal substance is wrong. however the court’s analysis of preemption is not consistent with this same appellate court’s decision last November in Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, et al. Complete Lawn Care, Inc., et al , may or may not be good law, (.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 21, 2018

In Transportation Research Record: Journal of 23 the Transportation Research Board, National Academies, Washington, D.C. United States National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, 27 D.C., Journal of the Legal Profession, 19 Vol. 2151, Transportation Research Board of 28 the National Academies, Washington, D.C.,

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Construction Test

APRIL 23, 2020

Recreational marijuana is legal in 11 states and Washington, DC, and 33 states and DC have legalized medical marijuana. A 2018 from the Pew Research Center found that 62 percent of Americans support legalizing marijuana, double the number from two decades ago in 2000.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 14, 2017

The Patent Act of 1790, signed into law by President George Washington, gave inventors rights to their creations and laid the foundation upon which business would thrive in the new United States. Ideally, green and for that matter other laws, promote innovation and create an environment rich for investment.

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