Constructonomics

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

”, shouts a man from the crowd of over 10,000 at the Temple University basketball arena during Hillary Clinton’s Q&A session with USGBC CEO Rick Fedrizzi after her Keynote speech last night at Greenbuild 2013 in Philadelphia. This is the win-win phenomenon of green building that has always made so much sense.

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Construction Sustainability Green Philadelphia 146

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 4, 2013

In a tectonic shift in government policy, the Department of Defense will now permit the use of both the Green Building Initiatives’ Green Globes and U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED for third party green building certification. On October 25, 2013, the U.S. And DoD is USGBC’s largest customer.

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Defense Green Certification Sustainability 120

Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 21, 2013

14, 2013) — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released its inaugural LEED in Motion report, a holistic statistical snapshot of the green building movement aimed at equipping its members with the insight to make a strong case for sustainable building activity.' Washington, D.C. (Aug.

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Green Statistics Washington Sustainability 120

Green Building Law Update

MAY 4, 2014

The final order is the fourth resulting from a set of “green” marketing cases the FTC first announced in October, 2013. In another FTC green marketing case, N.E.W. In an earlier blog post I wrote that the FTC announced in October, 2013 it would begin to ramp up enforcement of environmental claims.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 5, 2014

The Commonwealth of Virginia requires that new construction and renovation of state government buildings be green. And now Virginia has become the latest government to mandate an alternative compliance path for green building that includes the International Green Construction Code. Green building is not new in Virginia.

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Virginia Green Renovating Certification 120

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 16, 2014

Today there are 29,724 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard certified homes and lots. As the residential green code is on the cusp of eclipsing 30,000 certifications, more than a dozen governments across the country are evaluating adopting mandates or incentives tied to ICC 700. So, total certifications were up in 2013.

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Certification Residential Green North Carolina 120

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities last week announced the winners of its 2013 Green Roof and Wall Awards of Excellence. and a dramatic interior green wall at Drexel University. Among the eight winning projects are a massive, 4.4-acre acre vegetated roof at the Kauffman Performing Arts Center in Kansas City, Mo.,

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Green Kansas City Kansas Education 106

BD+C

JANUARY 21, 2014

While 2013 didn''t see the completion of a mega tower like Burj Khalifa, it was a near-record-setting year in terms of the number of super-tall skyscrapers completed. Body Image: read more.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 9, 2014

In an environment of green building standards, rating systems, and codes, it is the republishing of ASHRAE Standard 189.1 When many consider green building they do so in terms of rating systems like LEED or Green Globes and codes like the IgCC or CalGreen. In addition, it will now reference the 2013 versions of Standards 62.1

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Green Certification Environment Defense 120

Constructonomics

MARCH 6, 2012

I’m actually not talking about about how to deal with parks or trees or green rooftops (are there any in NYC?), but rather office space certified by the United States Green Building Council as LEED (Leadership in Energy Efficiency and Design). On a side note, I find some slight irony in green commercial real estate.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 1, 2013

Mandatory green building laws are spreading internationally from the Philippines to India. With more than 11 billion square feet across 175,000 projects being LEED certified worldwide, it should not be surprising that most of those new green building laws are LEED centric.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

The final vote of the District of Columbia’s Construction Codes Coordinating Board on the Green Construction Code (and all of the new construction codes) occurred last week, and today the codes are being transmitted to the Mayor''s office. The Green Code would apply to new construction and major renovations. IgCC compliance, or.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

Green Building Council’s Greenbuild Conference and Expo so that my situational awareness of Greenbuild would not be clouded by the fog of war. While I have not seen actual attendance numbers, this year did not eclipse Boston in 2008 when more than 28,224 attended, but remains the largest green building gathering each year.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 25, 2014

Regency Centers Corporation, a publicly traded REIT, completed the sale of $250 million of “green building bonds” on May 14, 2014. ” Only days before the green building bond sale, on May 12, 2014, Regency was honored by the U.S. Green building bonds are a new investment vehicle in the U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 14, 2013

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. Green building laws generally follow one of three regulatory schemes.

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Green Certification Sustainability Life Cycle 120

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

Green Building Standard was published and became available for use. is an alternative compliance option of the International Green Construction Code. 2013, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, including revised building envelope provisions. Last week the 2014 version of the ASHRAE 189.1

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Green Baltimore Life Cycle Sustainability 120

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 19, 2011

Green Building Act of 2006 requires that all new construction of non-residential buildings greater than 50,000 square feet be LEED certified. While there are many technical problems with the Green Buildling Act, the very premise of the law is fundamentally flawed. Green Building Act Fundamentally Flawed? On that date, the D.C.

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Green District of Columbia Certification Pennsylvania 120

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

Italian Colors Restaurant decided in 2013, “the overarching principle that arbitration is a matter of contract. Arbitration is particularly wide spread in green building and has had the impact of so few green building disputes ever reaching a courtroom. Even the LEED Green Building Certification Inc.

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Green Contract DC Documentation 120

SAB Magazine

JUNE 10, 2013

Miscellaneous 2013 Canadian Green Building Awards building envelope energy performance energy technology GEORGIA GREEN ECO 4-PLEX high performance windows passive design SHAPE Architecture Inc.' This project was notable for the quality of its planning and for the impressive energy performance numbers.

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Georgia Green Architecture Plans 89

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

With the maturation of the green building industrial complex it has become clear there is no more or additional liability associated with constructing a green building versus a similar non green structure. It is important to make clear there are very few instances of litigation involving substantive matters of green building.

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Green Claims Certification North Carolina 120

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

It is surprising to many in the environmental industrial complex that there has been relatively little litigation arising out of green building. There have been only a very modest number of cases commenced in courts across the country involving construction of green buildings. Even the Green Business Certification Inc.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 12, 2014

if green building is going to mitigate the negative impacts that human activity has on the planet, green building must include houses. Preparations for the development of the 2015 version of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard are underway and there are opportunities for you to participate. For details and to RSVP.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

I was speaking at a breakfast of real estate professionals some days ago and the question I received most frequently from those in attendance was “ how can I expand my green building business? ” I retell that because it is a variation of the question I get most often these days about green building. So register today.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

I was speaking at a breakfast of real estate professionals some days ago and the question I received most frequently from those in attendance was “ how can I expand my green building business? ” I retell that because it is a variation of the question I get most often these days about green building. So register today.

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Green DC Sustainability Conference 120

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Green Building Council released its annual List of the top 10 states for LEED certification in 2014. Among the extremely useful information is that green building is no longer only about erecting new high performance buildings. Kaplow LEED LEED Certification Stuart Kaplow green building law' Today, the U.S. Washington, D.C.,

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Green Certification Maryland Virginia 120

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 5, 2013

From the July/August 2013 issue . The Lone Star State, our 2013 State of the Year, continued to show dominance across several of our flagship rankings categories, something you would expect from the nation’s most dynamic state economy. So, without further ado, here is Business Facilities’ 2013 Rankings Report.

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North Dakota Alabama Texas Louisiana 111

BD+C

MAY 29, 2018

Increased use of green building materials in public facilities as a result of government support is a major growth factor for these products around the globe, according to Transparency Market Research. The global green building materials market is projected to grow 12.5% annually between 2013 and 2019, the firm says.

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Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 27, 2013

August 27, 2013) – Children’s of Alabama’s Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children expansion is the first healthcare facility in Alabama, and one of the first of its kind in the U.S., BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 5, 2017

Standard for the Design of High Performance Green Buildings Except Low Rise Residential Buildings. And this is a particularly important Project Committee impacting nearly all corners of green building. provides a “total building sustainability package” to design, build and operate green buildings. ASHRAE Standard 90.1

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Defense Green Sustainability Environment 189

BD+C

JANUARY 7, 2013

Green building and sustainability consultant Jerry Yudelson, PE, LEED Fellow, has released his annual list of “Top 10 Megatrends” for the green building industry. read more.

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Green Consulting Sustainability Industrial 76

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

Green Building Council was no doubt the biggest story at Greenbuild 2017 in Boston last week. And that is saying a lot because Greenbuild is the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building and there was much to be excited about in the aisles of the expo floor. by the U.S.

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Green Materials Life Cycle Products 238

BD+C

JULY 18, 2014

The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced that the University of North Carolina-Charlotte’s Belk Hall, a student housing facility for the college’s upper division students, is the first building certified under the 2013 Green Globes for New Construction (NC), according to GBI president Jerry Yudelson.

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North Carolina Green Housing Certification 79

Construction Equipment

MARCH 5, 2013

Fifty-one percent of construction companies responding to a McGraw-Hill Construction survey said they expect more than 60 percent of their work to be green by 2015, according to Environmental Leader. March 5, 2013.

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Green Construction 79

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Each of the tax provisions in the bill had previously expired at the end of 2013. For those interested in green building, the most important tax provision extended in the bill is the 179D energy efficient commercial building deduction that had expired on December 31, 2013. per square foot.

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Commercial Green Renovating Industrial 120

Contractor Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Environmental Protection Agency named Niagara Conservation the 2013 WaterSense Manufacturer Partner of the Year.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Sag Harbor Village, New York has become the most recent of more than 400 local governments across the country to incentivize green building. Green building is results oriented environmental stewardship that may portend a future for broader environmental policy. LEED credit green building interpretation ruling" tax'

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Green Building Council’s LEED green building rating system. Green Building Council that the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2014, in “compliance with rules of the House of Representatives and Senate regarding earmarks and congressionally directed spending items” provides, in the compilation of.

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