Remove Articles Remove Green Remove Residential
article thumbnail

Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts Properly Drafted

Green Building Law Update

BuildingGreen will be hosting a series if meetups at their booth at this is a chance to meet and hangout with other green people. In a recent review of contracts involving green building construction projects, less than 20% had properly drafted provisions addressing green building matters. 1% were pursuing Green Globes.

Drafting 120
article thumbnail

Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

BD+C

Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions. RELATED ARTICLE: About 11% of U.S. million units.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Promote the plumbing trade: recruiting high school students

Contractor Magazine

A handful of the most recent issues in the industry, affecting all contractors, are education and training, residential fire sprinklers, green building, and lead free piping. All these issues warrant further investigation (we have done intensive articles on all these topics throughout the years).

Education 108
article thumbnail

Greetings from Stuart Kaplow

Green Building Law Update

My name is Stuart Kaplow and I want to introduce myself, I am the new publisher of the Green Building Law Update blog. But first, thank you to Chris Cheatham, the founder of this blog, for his years of good work in spreading the word of green building. I do know something about green building law. I drank the green Kool-Aid.

Green 120
article thumbnail

California is a Model for PACE Loan Reform

Green Building Law Update

California’s statutory changes to its existing residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing program, that became effective January 1, 2017, may be a model for residential PACE programs across the nation. The first residential PACE program started in Berkeley, California in 2007. 2693 and Assembly Bill No.

Modeling 120
article thumbnail

Passive House is “In” in 2017

Green Building Law Update

As you consider what’s “in” and what’s “out” in 2017, within the realm of green building, Passive House is in. Several mid-rise residential projects currently under construction will more than quadruple the number of available units and triple the square footage of Passive buildings.

Housing 120
article thumbnail

Green House Color Schemes | Things To Know When Choosing Green Siding Colors | What About Landscaping For a Green Colored House | Best Green House Color Schemes

CivilJungle

Introduction of Green House Color Schemes Are you tired of looking for green color houses? Are you stressing over what green combination you should choose for your house? Are you looking for some green siding color suggestions? Further in this article, all the above topics will be covered.

Green 52