Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 18, 2016

My practice is almost exclusively sustainability including green building law, so a good response may be to look at a typical day. Responding to client email about impact of construction project change order on contemplated LEED certification, so that payment can be released today. 05:00 a.m. [Off Lunch with prospective client].

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Green Drafting Contract Sustainability 149

Stok

APRIL 26, 2021

San Francisco/Denver (April 27, 2021) – Stok, a provider of sustainability and high-performance building services, announces Devon Bertram as Vice President of Sustainability Consulting. Devon Bertram, VP of Sustainability Consulting, Stok. ABOUT STOK. Stok is reimagining the built environment.

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Consulting Sustainability San Francisco Denver 52

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. Given the low level of LEED certification across U.S.

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Certification Sustainability Design Project Management 52

Green Building Law Update

MAY 19, 2014

The earlier “LEED Project Registration Agreement” and “LEED Project Certification Agreement” have both been replaced in v4 with a new single Certification Agreement , accessed at the time of project registration through LEED Online after inputting the project details. Green Building Council.”

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Contract Agreement Certification Bargains 120

GCP Applied Technologies

MARCH 21, 2018

ACI certification builds concrete wisdom. If you visit the American Concrete Institute's (ACI) website , you'll soon learn why becoming ACI-certified for testing concrete is important, and necessary for building sound, safe, sustainable structures. Phillip.fry@gc…. Wed, 03/21/2018 - 10:38. GCP Applied Technologies. March 21, 2018.

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Certification Concrete Engineering DOT 68

Construction Specifier

JANUARY 13, 2025

Terms such as high gloss, reflective, sustainable, and durable can be highly subjective and used differently by manufacturers. The NCRI provides education to architects and engineers and certification courses on surface measurement and refinement to installers. Chris Bennett, CSC, iSCS, CDT, is a concrete consultant in Portland, Ore.

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Concrete Design CSI AIA 105

Stok

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

With the recently launched International Living Future Institute (ILFI) Zero Carbon Certification (ZCC) – the first third-party certified Zero Carbon global standard – achieving and verifying Net Zero Carbon performance is now within reach. Note that the ZCC certification also allows for off-site renewables if they meet certain requirements.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 9, 2014

The newest version of LEED, with the designation LEED v4 is not simply another step in the continuous improvement of the third party verified green building rating system, and while not paradigm shift equal to a Neil Armstrong “giant leap for mankind,” LEED v4 is an all but an entirely new green building certification program.

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Certification Green Sustainability Residential 136

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Their ideas never scaled and much of their work was transferred to the Green Building Certification Inc., A company could claim it is certified under the GBCI True Certification program where “a TRUE project’s goal is to divert all solid waste from the landfill, incineration (waste-to-energy) and the environment.”

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Claims Certification San Francisco Resource 156

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 22, 2021

ESG has become such a large component of my law practice that I am now collaborating with a fabulous group attorneys in ESG Legal Solutions, LLC, a new non-law consulting firm. The “Social” components of ESG are among least measured factors in corporate sustainability despite being among the most impactful.

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Legal Risk Sustainability California 177

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 9, 2014

The newest version of LEED, with the designation LEED v4 is not simply another step in the continuous improvement of the third party verified green building rating system, and while not paradigm shift equal to a Neil Armstrong “giant leap for mankind,” LEED v4 is an all but an entirely new green building certification program.

Certification 120

Certification Green Sustainability Residential 120

Stok

APRIL 25, 2021

Brought on early in the project as the Zero Carbon Consultant, Stok led the Zero Carbon Certification effort in full and collaborated closely with the ILFI to create a first-of-its-kind Zero Carbon Ready pathway to achieve the developer’s goals. Sustainable Timber: Timber used on the project was handpicked to ensure sustainability. .

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Certification California Sustainability US 98

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 10, 2016

While we are aware of six LEED Dynamic Plaque certifications, according to the USGBC, the Dexter Horton Building in Seattle was the first of the six buildings certified with the Dynamic Plaque. The LEED Dynamic Plaque does not override any other certification. Rather, the LEED Dynamic Plaque keeps all these certifications up to date.

Certification 120

Certification Green Documentation Denver 120

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

And while the AIA documents mandated arbitration as the exclusive form of binding dispute resolution for well over 100 years, the current form of documents including the new Sustainable Projects documents, contain a ‘check the box’ where the parties choose between arbitration, litigation or other agreed process.

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Green Contract DC Documentation 120

Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 12, 2021

When specifying flooring, one should consider both sustainability and performance. These factors not only contribute to the sustainability of the flooring, but how it performs. These factors not only contribute to the sustainability of the flooring, but how it performs. Even sustainably made floors must be installed correctly.

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Sustainability Certification Green Products 52

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 26, 2014

Much has changed, but much has remained the same, in the arena of green building law mandates since March 18,2002, when the city of Normal, Illinois enacted Ordinance 4825, the first ever mandatory green building law, requiring LEED certification in the Central Business District for public or private new construction of over 7,500 square feet.

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Guidelines Green Minnesota Sustainability 120

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 12, 2021

For years, in our sustainability law practice, we have assisted businesses manage carbon asset risk. 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 non-law consulting firm “powering sustainability for tomorrow’s business.”

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Risk Claims Legal Agreement 156

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 30, 2016

it all started with fire testing for homes), with over 2,247,696 BREEAM registered buildings across 77 countries in its sustainability assessment method, will before the end of the year award its first BREEAM In-Use certification in the United States. based LEED certification consultancy headed by Barry Giles.

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Certification Los Angeles Green Commercial 120

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

According to USGBC, Arc is a “state of the art platform designed to help you collect, manage and benchmark your data so you can improve sustainability performance.” This score can be utilized as a benchmarking tool, in and of itself, and it can also be directly translated to a LEED certification. We are told, people in the U.S.

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Commercial Green Commissioning Baltimore 248

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 9, 2016

They should NOT pay a fee to a JOC Consultant based upon total JOC construction costs if he/she plays a role in approving the Job Order/Task Order/Project. Or, an Owner may wish to leverage a JOC Consultant for appropriate aspects of the program while buildings internal capabilities and resources.

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Contract Life Cycle CSI Consulting 100

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Even a building owner not pursuing green certification can take advantage of benchmarking against specific credits within those green building rating systems (e.g., LEED, Green Globes and other third party verified green building rating systems provide certainty able to satisfy the E (environmental) in ESG for many organizations.

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Commercial California Green Organization 156

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Which translates into her “desire to drive positive change in the sustainability arena,” throughout her “10 years of consulting around facilitating dialogue, education, and improved standards in green building, parking industry, mattress industry, and as a consultant to ICC in solar and rainwater harvesting, just to name a few.”.

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Green Consulting Organization Environment 120

Natural Building

MARCH 5, 2010

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

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Green Sustainability Architecture Portland 65

Natural Building

APRIL 12, 2012

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

Sustainability 49

Sustainability Architecture Green Los Angeles 49

Pro Builder

APRIL 3, 2023

You'll learn about how the design-build team collaborated with green building experts to achieve Emerald-level National Green Building Standard certification for the home by integrating products, systems, and best practices.

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Green NAHB Products IDEA 98

Natural Building

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

Sustainability 40

Sustainability Architecture Green Software 40

Natural Building

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

Architecture 56

Architecture Sustainability Green Permits 56

Natural Building

JULY 21, 2009

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

Green 40

Green Sustainability Architecture Guidelines 40

Stok

APRIL 23, 2018

Building Energy Modeling (BEM) is often only used for green building certifications or to show compliance to building codes or standards. Certifications and Code Compliance – LEED energy modeling, Title 24 energy modeling, thermal comfort modeling for WELL. BEM Metrics: Informing Outcomes.

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Certification Modeling Finance Design 40

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

The reason for the dearth of court cases is not that there are no disputes and differences arising from green building design and construction, but rather that many, if not most of the contracts in sustainable construction require mandatory arbitration, in lieu of a judicial contest. Even the Green Business Certification Inc.

Green 120

Green Contract Documentation Claims 120

BD+C

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

8 strategies for multifamily passive house design projects 0 qpurcell Mon, 11/20/2023 - 12:22 Sustainability Stantec's Brett Lambert, Principal of Architecture and Passive House Certified Consultant, uses the Northland Newton Development project to guide designers with eight tips for designing multifamily passive house projects.

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Housing Design Massachusetts Certification 95

Construction Specifier

JANUARY 26, 2025

Such attributes including energy efficiency, lifecycle and serviceability enhancements, IAQ, sustainability targets, and reductions in embodied carbon. For commercial buildings, the 2021 IECC now includes a requirement to comply with ASHRAE 90.12019 and requires buildings to have a posted a Thermal Envelope Certificate.

Construction 64

Construction Commercial Residential Design 64

Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 23, 2016

Facility managers and real property owners struggle with their numerous and ongoing renovation, repair, sustainability maintenance, and minor new construction projects. Consultants can assist in this progress, however, consultants should not be solely responsible for a JOC program. Even a JOC Plan Can Go Wrong.

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Contract Consulting Negotiation Management 100

Natural Building

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

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Green Architecture Sustainability Environment 49

Construction Specifier

JANUARY 25, 2023

./ courtesy Rockfon By Rebecca Silva Grundfos, a global leader in water technology based in Bjerringbro, Denmark, has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification for its new Global Water Utility Headquarters—the highest available building certification through the U.S.

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Houston Certification Texas Sustainability 52

Natural Building

MARCH 8, 2010

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

Green 40

Green Sustainability Architecture Certification 40

Natural Building

OCTOBER 17, 2009

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.

Green 45

Green Sustainability Architecture Housing 45