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FITWEL may be the Future of Building Sustainability

Green Building Law Update

FITWEL, a cost effective, high impact, health promoting building certification, may be the best thing since sliced bread. The well being of building occupants is increasingly being described as the number one driver of sustainability. The aims for a sustainable buildings have shifted in the U.S. In the in the U.S.

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You Need to Review a SITES Scorecard, Now

Green Building Law Update

SITES is a sustainable landscape rating system. And while it is a standalone tool for measuring landscape sustainability, in June 2015, Green Business Certification Inc., the USGBC associated certification body for LEED, announced it had acquired the exclusive rights to the SITES rating system, its publications and trademarks.

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New Department of Defense Policy Accepts Green Globes

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Council’s LEED for third party green building certification. The new “Department of Defense Sustainable Building Policy” supersedes the October 25, 2010 policy that authorized only LEED. On March 1, 2013, DoD issued the new UFC 1-200-02 High Performance And Sustainable Building Requirement.

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King County Mandates its Green Building be the Greenest, with a Twist

Green Building Law Update

All King County, Washington government construction and major renovations must strive to achieve the top national green construction rating under Ordinance 2013-0324 unanimously approved last week by the Metropolitan King County Council. ” That law was set to expire on December 31, 2013.

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Green Build 2013 - An exclusive event organized by U.S. Green Building Council

Construction Cost Estimating

The event will take place in Philadelphia from November 20-22, 2013. Greenbuild is a meeting place for industry leaders, experts and Frontline professionals to get updated with latest features & changes in the sustainable building industry as well as indispensable networking opportunities, industry showcases, LEED workshops etc.

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You Need to Review a SITES Scorecard, Now

Green Building Law Update

SITES is a sustainable landscape rating system. And while it is a standalone tool for measuring landscape sustainability, in June 2015, Green Business Certification Inc., the USGBC associated certification body for LEED, announced it had acquired the exclusive rights to the SITES rating system, its publications and trademarks.

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Flummox: EPA Withdraws New Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Rule

Green Building Law Update

using the existing 2005 standard) Phase I assessment is a prerequisite to LEED for Schools certification and that 2005 standard is tied to credits in other LEED rating systems. The August 15, 2013 proposed rule came apart at the seams when EPA received huge numbers of adverse comments. ASTM E1527 EPA I LEED Phase Sustainability'

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