Green Building Law Update

JUNE 6, 2015

Department of Agriculture have determined, effective June 6, 2015, that adoption of the 2009 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code for single family homes and the 2007 edition of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers 90.1 And the 2015 IECC in Maryland.

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District of Columbia Green Housing Certification 120

Construction Marketing

APRIL 3, 2015

Cranes were well represented with the manufacturer of the biggest cranes in the world, Liebherr, along with the Crane Inspection and Certification Bureau (CICB). Safety was a big theme and Construction Americas, with two safety wear exhibitors, MSA Safety and IronWear, along with construction safety consulting firm, Optimum Safety Management.

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Construction Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Winners are recognized with a frame-quality certificate and optional gold-plated statuette from the same firm that manufactures the Oscar® awards. Entries are judged by a blue ribbon panel of experienced, volunteer members of the CMA from across the continent. To enter online using a credit card , CLICK HERE.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 3, 2015

GBCI, formerly known as the Green Building Certification Institute, has changed its name to Green Business Certification Inc. GBCI administers project certifications and professional credentials within the U.S. “a structure that has achieved, as certified by Green Business Certification Inc.,

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Documentation Certification Green District of Columbia 120

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 26, 2016

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. SITES v2 provides four certification levels.

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Site Certification Green Sustainability 149

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 8, 2019

of this article without requiring an independent certification that the buildings have achieved the required standards.”. Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System Silver rating or a comparable rating system or building code as authorized in Section 3-602.1

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Maryland Green Guidelines Certification 240

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 10, 2014

In 2015 the use of LEED v4 will become mandatory, a new 2015 International Green Construction Code will be available, an updated ASHRAE 189.1 will be published, the new ICC 700 National Green Building Standard will be approved, and there will be a 2015 Enterprise Green Communities Criteria.

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Green Certification Housing Drafting 120

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 21, 2014

floor area ratio (FAR) bonus density in exchange for obtaining a LEED Silver certification. Since the first LEED bonus density project was approved, 96 buildings have been approved by the County and of those, 56 have agreed to achieve LEED certification. FAR bonus for LEED Silver certification; 0.35

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Arlington Certification Green DC 120

Green Building Law Update

MAY 24, 2015

” So, to keep this short blog post simple but meaningful we are going to look only at a snapshot that was the nonresidential projects that were LEED certified during the month of April 2015 as reported by GBIG. During April 2015, 463 projects were certified comprising 59.4 Certification Level. million square feet.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 10, 2016

In 2015, 64 permits were issued for buildings over 7,000 square feet. Apparently none of those projects are today registered with GBCI as pursuing or having achieved a LEED Gold certification. Apparently none of those projects are today registered with GBCI as pursuing or having achieved a LEED Gold certification.

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Miami Green Certification Sustainability 120

Construction Marketing

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Special Announcement from the Construction Marketing Association : Register to attend Construction Americas 2015 Expo, March 26-27 in Miami, and receive a free eBook version of our popular Tools of the Trade: Modern Marketing for Construction Brands ($79 Value)! About Construction Americas 2015. Welcome Reception and Speakers.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 10, 2020

As of April 1, 2020, more than 216,000 residential dwellings have been certified to the NGBS through NGBS Green, the third-party certification program administered by Home Innovation Research Labs. And yes, that is more domestic certifications than LEED and Green Globes combined. Replacing the 2015 edition (.

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Green Residential Certification United States 156

Construction Equipment

AUGUST 18, 2014

has received certification for its 6.7L Turbo Diesel powers the Ram Heavy-Duty lineup, and is the first medium-duty diesel engine in the 8,501-14,000 lb GVWR segment to be certified to the new 2015 LEV III standards.' Cummins Inc. This new standard applies to all vehicles under 14,000 lb GVWR. The Cummins 6.7L The Cummins 6.7L

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 26, 2016

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. SITES v2 provides four certification levels.

Site 120

Site Certification Green Sustainability 120

Construction Equipment

MARCH 11, 2015

The Board of Directors of the National Commission for Directors of the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) has announced the industry leaders who will serve in 2015.'

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Commissioning Office Certification Industrial 48

Construction Marketing

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

AWARD winners are notified by email and mail, and receive a frame-quality certificate. The 2015 CMA STAR Awards will get underway in January, with the entry deadline in September and winners announced by November. Brown, “ proving that the construction industry is realizing excellence in all aspects of marketing and communications.”.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

That being the case, then why has the GBCI Change Of Owner Agreement been uploaded into LEED Online only 700 times since February 2015? A copy of the contract, which is attached in Exhibit __ specifies the provision of 100% of the project’s energy from green power, carbon offsets, or renewable energy certificates (RECs).”.

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Agreement Green Contract Certification 176

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 4, 2015

What is unique in the applications due by January 30, 2015 is that up to 10 points may be awarded to those developments which meet Passive House certification requirements (national or international). Actual Passive House “certification” from PHIUS or the Passive House Academy is not required.

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Pennsylvania Housing Green Income 120

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Job Order Contracting Certification Program. The industry’s official JOC Certification program became official in October 2015 and will launch in 2016. The JOC Certification program is an approved certificate from the higher education institution ASU, the Alliance for Construction Excellence, and CJE.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 15, 2018

2014, 2015 International Green Construction Code Table 702.1, or 2015 IAPMO Green Plumbing & Mechanical Code Supplement Section 402. The GBI invites interested building owners or design teams to contact info@thegbi.org for questions about pilot program participation and certification under the new Standard.

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Green Life Cycle Certification Materials 136

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 9, 2014

will be republished in 2014 for adoption in the IgCC 2015. As a rating system, LEED is a green building certification system, providing third party verification thru the private Green Building Certification Institute that a building was designed and built using specific strategies aimed at improving performance.

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Green Certification Environment Defense 120

Cassell Construction Estimating

JULY 6, 2015

All participants will receive a complimentary copy of the 2015 Construction Technology Report this fall, with the full results from the survey. Complete the 2015 Construction Technology Survey HERE. We hope you’ll take five minutes to complete this survey. We found it very beneficial in the past years and hope you will too!

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Insurance Mobility Consulting Software 100

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

GBCI will continue to accept submittals for certification of those projects registered by that date and pursuing v2009 rating systems until June 30, 2021. The date is an extension from the originally proposed close date of June 1, 2015, announced in summer 2102 when the vote on “LEED 2012” (now LEED v4) was initially delayed.

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Certification Green DC Accounting 120

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 26, 2017

FITWEL, a cost effective, high impact, health promoting building certification, may be the best thing since sliced bread. FITWEL Certification articulates a vision for the future where every building is enhanced to support the well being of its occupants, and surrounding communities. The FITWEL certification process is simple.

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Sustainability Certification New York City Green 120

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 12, 2014

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. The 2015 version of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard will be the third iteration of this residential code.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 17, 2015

Baltimore City adopted the International Green Construction Code 2012 as an overlay to the City’s building, fire and related codes effective April 1, 2015. And it should be lost on no one that all of this involves the IgCC 2012 and not the 2015 version. By Jacqueline Lusk and Stuart Kaplow. ” Read on.

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Baltimore Green Maryland Renovating 120

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Responding to client email about impact of construction project change order on contemplated LEED certification, so that payment can be released today. Drafting contract for general contractor on large project pursuing LEED certification. (Client names and other specific references are omitted to protect the not so innocent.).

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Green Drafting Contract Sustainability 149

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 1, 2019

For purposes of this blog post highlighting the significant changes in the 2018 IgCC, that new code will be contrasted with the 2012 IgCC and not the 2015 version, which last version we are only aware a single jurisdiction has adopted. Jurisdictions will be better served adopting the 2015 version of the IgCC, the last consensus based version.

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Green Maryland Certification Site 156

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 18, 2020

That is, there are options; there are alternative compliance paths, including a structure that achieves: LEED Silver certified or better, Certain multi family residential and mixed use structures, NGBS Silver or better, Enterprise Green Communities certification, or. GBI Two Green Globes rating. Recall maybe only 17 or so (.

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Baltimore Green Denver Maryland 156

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

On July 23, 2015, the parties in the lawsuit The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., But we do know the facts as recited by the trial judge in a May 4, 2015 opinion ruling on motions, More than 15 years ago, CBF contracted with SmithGroup, Inc. Weyerhaeuser Company, et al, pending in the U.S. a then new, LEED low emitting material).

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Liability Maryland Green Agreement 120

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

On July 23, 2015, the parties in the lawsuit The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., But we do know the facts as recited by the trial judge in a May 4, 2015 opinion ruling on motions, More than 15 years ago, CBF contracted with SmithGroup, Inc. Weyerhaeuser Company, et al , pending in the U.S. a then new, LEED low emitting material).

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Liability Maryland Green Agreement 120

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

This is a slight increase from the 37% reported in 2015, but a huge jump from 2005, when less than 5% of office space was certified. The study excluded buildings and square footage of any office that failed to renew certifications after five years.

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Green Regulation Certification Office 74

Construction Marketing

DECEMBER 30, 2015

With 2015 coming to an end, it is important to begin looking ahead to marketing goals and initiatives in 2016. 2015 marked the year that mobile searches surpassed desktop. Last year, 71% of respondents in our annual survey said that they were going to increase their content marketing efforts in 2015.

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Mobility Construction Resource Plans 144

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

Even the LEED Green Building Certification Inc. Certification Agreement has a mandatory arbitration provision. A quick online review of 25 suppliers registered as exhibiters at Greenbuild 2015 (arbitrarily selected from a single aisle on the expo show floor) found 16 had contracts requiring arbitration.

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Green Contract DC Documentation 120

Construction Specifier

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Innovation is key though, since the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification and the Living Building Challenge (LBC) standards limit the amount of allowable emissions from coatings. So, the core goal of most industrial coatings is sustainability. Regional Priority. Green Building Council.”.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 11, 2015

That extension from June 27, 2015, the original date LEED 2009 registration was to close, was occasioned by the delay in LEED v4. Public comment is open to everyone, USGBC member or not and the comment period runs through November 13, 2015. But now, USGC is proposing an “update” (i.e., a substantive change) to LEED 2009.

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Green Renovating Modeling Liability 120

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 22, 2014

That is under the bill a developer may pursue LEED Silver certification, compliance with ASHRAE 189.1 And the State is drafting regulations to allow use of the IgCC on State capital projects, including schools, where the law had previously required LEED Silver certification. 14-0413 sponsored by Councilman James B.

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