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Lawsuit Over LEED Documentation

Green Building Law Update

A case filed last week in a California court is a prime example of the importance of contract documents in a LEED project. In a letter reprinted in part in the local print media, Assistant City Attorney Cara Silver said, "very little of the LEED documentation appear to be present."

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Chase Center LEED Gold Certification: Q&A with Sustainability Team

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The Chase Center officially achieved LEED Gold certification in July 2020, joining only four other NBA arenas that have achieved LEED Gold or higher to date. Given the low level of LEED certification across U.S. California has an exceedingly strict state energy code.

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Coating for sustainability

Construction Specifier

When the project team decided to go green during construction, high-performance coatings might not be the first thing on their minds, but maybe they should be. Buildings are awarded points based on these categories and earn one of the following certifications: Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum. Green Building Council.”.

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GreenPoint Rated goes national: what multifamily developers need to know

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GPR began in California and is the state’s leading residential green building rating system with over 73,500 rated homes. Build It Green, the organization that administers GreenPoint Rated, has yet to release a national green standards comparison. Certification process. Pricing and value.

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HUD Adopts 2009 IECC (Not the 2012 or 2015 version) and Why You Care

Green Building Law Update

You care because this new minimum standard for energy efficiency in housing is widely seen as a benchmark driving green building and impacting significantly more units than LEED. 2007, including, for example, the Title 24 California Energy Code in California, Focus on Energy in Wisconsin. And the 2015 IECC in Maryland.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Tom Gay manages worldwide CAD and GIS services, site plan documentation and engineering document management services for The Factory Mutual Insurance Company (FM Global). of BIM (2009) and Green BIM (2010). Steve received his Certificate of Management – Building Information Modeling from the AGC in 2011.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

Pro Builder

Kaylee Smith , 29, VP Sales and Marketing, Southern California, Landsea Homes, Irvine, Calif. Certifications • Florida Building Contractor. Certifications • Arkansas Contractors License. Education • BA, Business Administration, University of California, Riverside. Carla Ramalho , 31, Product Manager, WernerCo.,