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LEED Prerequisite Now Prohibits Smoking Cannabis

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Council issued a LEED Interpretation in 2018 ruling, “smoking of cannabis is considered a form of smoking for the purposes of both the interior and exterior smoking provisions of the LEED Prerequisite Environmental Tobacco Smoke Control.”. In accordance with the GBCI Certification Agreement because “.

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Why the D.C. Green Building Act is Fundamentally Flawed and a Solution

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Act of 2006 requires that all new construction of non-residential buildings greater than 50,000 square feet be LEED certified. While there are many technical problems with the Green Buildling Act, the very premise of the law is fundamentally flawed. Green Building Act Fundamentally Flawed? On that date, the D.C.

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Model Sustainability and Green Building Initiatives for a More Verdant City and Town

Green Building Law Update

Modeled after laws in New York, Chicago, and the District of Columbia, this bill is designed to work with the County’s recently enacted PACE program to create market based incentives for building owners to increase energy efficiency. Current laws require those buildings to achieve a LEED Certified certification.

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GBCI Changed its Name and You Need to Change Your Documents

Green Building Law Update

GBCI, formerly known as the Green Building Certification Institute, has changed its name to Green Business Certification Inc. GBCI administers project certifications and professional credentials within the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Green Building Rating System.

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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. For impacted HUD programs in the 38 states and the District of Columbia that have adopted ASHRAE 90.1-2007 And the 2015 IECC in Maryland.

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GRESB is Huge with $2.3 Trillion in Real Estate so Follow the Money

Green Building Law Update

It is clear that the finance industry is embracing green building. Today GRESB is a wholly owned subsidiary of Green Business Certification Inc., the District of Columbia nonprofit associated with the U.S. Green Building Council. Banks are beginning to use GRESB data in real estate lending.

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ASSE to Join IAPMO Pending Vote - Contractor Magazine

Contractor Magazine

Green Geothermal. Green Mechanical Awards. Founded in 1906 by the District of Columbia’s Chief Plumbing Inspector, Henry B. IAPMO joins green conference. Plumbing Contractor. Residential Plumbing. Wastewater. Piping Fire Sprinklers. Pipefitting. Piping Contractor. Hydronics Hydronics Systems. Radiant Heating.