California Certification Defense 
Green Building Law Update
OCTOBER 14, 2013
This is a very unscientific consideration of all the non-confidential projects in the United States that achieved certification during the week of October 1 through October 7, 2013. With 7 projects, California had the most LEED certifications, followed by Michigan with 3 projects. And the 2 nd most achieved credit was IEQc4.4
Green Building Law Update
SEPTEMBER 21, 2011
Solyndra is the solar panel manufacturer in California that qualified for a $535 million federally-backed loan. In exchange, Destiny USA promised to redevelop a brownfield site, use massive amounts of renewable energy, and get LEED certification for 75 percent of the project. Of course it could -- it already has.
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Green Building Law Update
AUGUST 22, 2021
There are few laws in the ESG space, but we have worked with businesses in their disclosures required by the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 describing their “efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking from [their] direct supply chain for tangible goods offered for sale.” Additionally, it is suggested in the U.S.
Green Building Law Update
DECEMBER 12, 2021
There has been little litigation to date, but as far back as 2016 we wrote a blog post about “net zero energy” in California, False Advertising Claims over Net Zero and LEED Certified Homes. Done correctly our work for a client is also a defense of capitalism by limiting the need for future government regulation.
Green Building Law Update
SEPTEMBER 2, 2018
This law firm has worked with businesses, non real estate and real estate alike, in their disclosures required by the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 of their “efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking from [their] direct supply chain for tangible goods offered for sale.”
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
The key to that positive change resides in the same place in California it did in North Dakota—buried more than a mile underground in the middle of a huge shale deposit. Thus far, California hasn’t dived head-first into an embrace of fracking. Source: Energy Information Administration based on data from various studies.
Construction Specifier
JANUARY 13, 2025
The industry urgently needs a specification framework that is measurable, verifiable, and defensible. The NCRI provides education to architects and engineers and certification courses on surface measurement and refinement to installers. A tolerance of +/- 0.127m [5in] is acceptable in most cases. Ryan Stoltz, P.E.,
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