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Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts Properly Drafted

Green Building Law Update

In a recent review of contracts involving green building construction projects, less than 20% had properly drafted provisions addressing green building matters. Surprisingly, less than 20% had properly drafted provisions addressing the disputed green building matter that was the issue resulting in a party to the contract seeking legal advice.

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Phase l Environmental Site Assessment Standard Being Revised

Green Building Law Update

Task Group, after more than a year of work, has balloted a draft revised standard and results are expected as early as next week. We have performed a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment in conformance with the scope and limitations of ASTM Practice E1527-21 of [insert address or legal description], the subject property. The ASTM E50.02

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You Should Not Contract With Your Environmental Consultant

Green Building Law Update

What is described here is much more than simply good drafting of consultant contacts (e.g., First and foremost, the attorney-client privilege protects communications made in confidence by a client to its attorney in the attorney’s professional capacity for the purpose of obtaining legal advice. And it may be much more than that.

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The Second Best Way to Mitigate Your Risk in Green Building

Green Building Law Update

The best way to mitigate risk in your green building project are properly drafted contract documents prepared by this law firm or by another attorney with green building experience. As I posted in this blog less than a year ago, Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts are Properly Drafted. This is not a paid endorsement.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Home » Blogs. Beane didn’t achieve success by drafting players based on his emotional judgments or media-based hype. I enjoy your blog and believe that there is something to be learned from applying lessons learned from the movie to the construction business. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog.

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Water is the Most Important ESG Factor

Green Building Law Update

in a state where the majority of rain in cities and towns flows into storm drains dumping into the Pacific Ocean), including a draft emergency regulation that among other things makes washing a car without a shut-off nozzle punishable by a fine. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (.

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You Should Comment on the SEC’s Transformative Proposed ESG Rule

Green Building Law Update

We are drafting comments to the SEC on behalf of clients to the proposed, “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors” rule. ESG has become such a large component of my law practice that I am now collaborating with a fabulous group of attorneys in ESG Legal Solutions, LLC, a new law consulting firm.