Green Building Law Update

JUNE 6, 2015

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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BD+C

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Green-procurement policies or green-building mandates can help accelerate the adoption of green-building practices, according to research by Timothy Simcoe and Michael Toffel. read more.

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Green Certification Procurement California 66

Contractor Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2013

at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in La Jolla, Calif. Green Building Council LEED Platinum Certification and is scheduled to be completed August 2013. is being built by McCarthy Building Companies Inc., Located on a 3.3-acre acre site within the UCSD School of Medicine campus, the 196,000-sq.ft. read more.

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BD+C

DECEMBER 9, 2014

The University of California, Merced, received another Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum certification, this time for the Student Services Building. The award brings the campus total for LEED certifications through the U.S. read more.

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BD+C

DECEMBER 9, 2014

The University of California, Merced, received another Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification, this time for the Student Services Building. The award brings the campus total for LEED certifications through the U.S. read more.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

By analogy, nearly all businesses choose to include a warning label that nearly everything from a padlock, to jewelry, to a dish to a flashlight may cause cancer, to comply with California law that defines “no significant risk” (. Their ideas never scaled and much of their work was transferred to the Green Building Certification Inc.,

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Construction Specifier

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

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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BD+C

JULY 14, 2014

Zoos are typically a place where efforts to protect wild environments are a given, but they may not always be associated with green architecture. Be that as it may, the Oakland Zoo''s Veterinary Hospital just received a LEED Gold certification. The Gold certification was given based on multiple factors. Body Image: read more'

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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.”

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Contractor Magazine

JUNE 30, 2015

California embraces new path to achieve LEED certification as state struggles with drought. Green Building Council announced today the availability of a new path forward for California project developers seeking LEED certification. read more.

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Natural Building

JULY 22, 2008

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. Urban Green Building. Californias Green Building Code. Californias Green Building Code. Name: Kelly Hart. Location: Crestone, Colorado, United States. Timber Framing.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 20, 2016

While we all have been focused on the Presidential election results, cannabis law reform won in eight out of the nine states where it was on the ballot, from California to Massachusetts, on November 8, making clear the that the public is ready to put the harsh prohibitionist pot policies of the past behind us. Nearly one quarter of U.S.

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Organization Certification Claims Sustainability 120

Pro Builder

MARCH 31, 2023

RELATED Home Performance Counts in the Home Building and Buying Process Meet the Zero Energy Ready Home Program Version 2 Development of Next National Green Building Standard Underway While increased interest in energy efficiency isn't consistent across the nation, it is growing. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S.

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Stok

AUGUST 24, 2020

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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Natural Building

MARCH 5, 2010

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. Green Electrical Contracting. Green Guidelines and Certification for your Home. California June 26th and 27th,2010. Name: Kelly Hart. Location: Crestone, Colorado, United States.

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Green Sustainability Architecture Portland 65

Construction Specifier

APRIL 17, 2020

Oakland followed just two years later, and since then more California municipalities have adopted bird-friendly requirements. In 2016, ABC identified a proprietary channel glass from a New York City-based manufacturer as bird-friendly, making it the first 3D (U-shaped/channel) glass to receive Bird-smart certification (Figure 1).

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Stok

JUNE 25, 2020

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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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 26, 2016

Illinois Is Top State For LEED Green Building originally appeared on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Illinois retained its top national position on USGBC ’s annual Top 10 States for LEED list for the third year in a row, with 161 LEED certifications representing 3.43 as the epicenter of green building.

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Stok

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Some exciting news coming out of California means big things for Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs), which analyze a product’s full life cycle environmental impacts and identify prioritized areas for carbon reduction. AB 2446 will have a large impact on developers and the development landscape in California and beyond. Reach out to connect.

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California Life Cycle Materials New York City 52

Natural Building

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. Green Guidelines and Certification for your Home. I looks like new york city will be building green soon too. Name: Kelly Hart. Location: Crestone, Colorado, United States. Living Walls.

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Architecture Sustainability Green Permits 56

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.

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BD+C

JULY 14, 2014

Zoos are typically a place where efforts to protect wild environments are a given, but they may not always be associated with green architecture. Be that as it may, the Oakland Zoo''s Veterinary Hospital just received a LEED Gold certification. The Gold certification was given based on multiple factors. Body Image: read more'

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Oakland Certification California Green 40

Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

But energy or “green” mortgages could address the increase in energy usage while increasing a home’s value and affordability. Some local utility companies in states such as California, Michigan and New York have asked consumers to moderate electricity usage as a result of this increased demand. Green Design. Green Projects.

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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. We view our role as articulating and then mitigating for a business what is now termed “carbon asset risk” which includes a business claim of net zero.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Green Building Council's 2020 LEED Homes Awards include the award for Outstanding Developer for projects that positively impact communities through sustainable, healthy, and resilient design. markets: Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Chicago; Dallas; Denver; Houston; Seattle; South Florida; and Southern California. Tue, 09/01/2020 - 07:00.

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Construction Specifier

AUGUST 22, 2024

Certifications asthma & allergy friendly® CERTIFIED—These products have been independently tested to be more suitable for the 100-plus million people in the U.S. in association with AAFA is a regulated, physician-led certification, awarded exclusively to products meeting strict testing standards developed by healthcare experts.

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Design Certification Environment Injury 95

BD+C

MAY 6, 2024

When complete, the nine-acre structure will mimic daylight filtering through a forest, and travelers will find respite from a stressful day in transit as they walk through green spaces featuring living trees and native Oregon foliage throughout the terminal. The Eight, Bellevue, Wash.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 30, 2022

Surrounded by mountains, this outdoor living space boasts sweeping vistas in a southern California setting. GREEN DETACHED HOME, BUILT FOR SALE . Green verifier/rater: Jacksonville Building Science. Green verifier/rater: Swiftsure Energy Services. The home has also earned EPA Indoor airPlus certification.

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Aerosol envelope sealing, Werling says, makes it possible for new homes and existing buildings to achieve the stringent levels of air sealing demanded by many of today’s building codes and advanced certification programs such as the DOE’s Zero Energy Ready Homes. ACH50, nearly 80% below the California building code requirement of 5 ACH50.

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Building Information Management

JULY 26, 2012

LEED Certification, and LEED in general has been a GREAT marketing tool. 2 B Green Profitably. Alabama Green Building Solutions & SLS Construction. Cascadia Green Building Council. City of Santa Monica Green Building Program. Delaware Valley Green Building Council. Is LEED cost effective? 106 Greenway.

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Business Facilities

JULY 11, 2014

.” The program is already reaping benefits for workforce provider groups targeting disadvantaged workers across the Los Angeles region, including Homeboy Industries’ Solar Installation Training and Certification Program, the L.A. ” Click this link— la_solar —to download the report.

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Los Angeles California Equity Commercial 46

Stok

AUGUST 28, 2019

Five major themes in high performance real estate rose to the top from this year’s conference in San Francisco, presenting bold solutions for the sustainable built environment that tackle environmental, social, and economic challenges in California and at the global scale. #1: 1: Embodied Carbon Comes First. 4: Resiliency is on the rise.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 29, 2016

The number of STEM degrees and certificates conferred at state system colleges and universities reach a record high in the last academic year with more than 6,000 students receiving degrees and certificates in STEM disciplines, a 28-percent increase over the last five years.”. PLANNING FOR A GREEN ENERGY FUTURE.

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Oklahoma Resource Rhode Island Plans 72

Building Radar

JULY 30, 2024

Associated General Contractors of America Convention Date: March 18th – 22nd, 2024 Location: San Diego, California The AGC Annual Convention is one of the largest and most anticipated construction trade shows in the U.S. Attendees can earn PDH certificates and engage with top academics and industry professionals.

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Stok

APRIL 25, 2023

For building owners and operators, obtaining tenant consumption may be difficult without a mechanism requiring it like green lease language. Note that this isn’t typically an issue in California because Title 24 requires segregated panel loads, but there are instances where panels will become mixed during construction.

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Electrical Commissioning Equipment Design 98

Stok

APRIL 25, 2023

For building owners and operators, obtaining tenant consumption may be difficult without a mechanism requiring it like green lease language. Note that this isn’t typically an issue in California because Title 24 requires segregated panel loads, but there are instances where panels will become mixed during construction.

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Electrical Commissioning Equipment Design 98

Building Radar

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Sustainability and Green Building Practices Sustainability has become a critical consideration in the commercial construction sector, impacting market share distribution. This trend is evident in the increasing demand for green buildings that meet specific energy and environmental standards.

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