Green Building Law Update
MAY 26, 2019
The last review, in 2012, shook the green building industrial complex to its foundations, when it not only recommended LEED (that had previously been the sole option), but also recommended Green Globes. Green Globes, version 2013. BREEAM In-Use USA, version 2016. LEED, version 4.0. Living Building Challenge, version 3.1.
BD+C
NOVEMBER 6, 2013
According to a study of data from the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International’s Experience Exchange Report (EER) by Kingsley Associates, the commercial real estate industry’s ongoing focus on energy efficiency has resulted in a downward trend in total operating expenses. Body Image: read more.
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SAB Magazine
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
iiSBE Canada, the Canadian arm of the International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment [iiSBE], an independent, non-profit group committed to advancing the sustainable building agenda within Canada, has taken up the challenge of developing the knowledge base about the performance of leading high-performance Canadian green buildings.
Green Building Law Blog
MARCH 20, 2012
The Department of Energy and several interesting partners (both BOMA and NRDC, for example) have launched a website consolidating green lease resources. Much is made of green leases, and the "split incentive problem" that is seen as a barrier to green building, and which green leases are designed to address.
CivilJungle
AUGUST 12, 2022
Green Building Council (USGBC). According to the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), there are three classifications a building can be given. It uses large poles or posts buried in the ground or on a foundation to provide the vertical structural support, along with girts to provide horizontal support.
SAB Magazine
FEBRUARY 16, 2012
It is becoming increasingly recognized that the majority of the building stock that will be in use in 20 or 30 years time is already built. This has brought the importance of addressing the sustainability of existing buildings to the attention of many in the construction industry.
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