Green Building Law Update

MAY 26, 2019

Section 436(h) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 requires the General Services Administration’s Office of Federal High-Performance Buildings to complete a review of high performance building certification systems every 5 years. market and identified more than 100 whole building certification systems.

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The Constructor

JULY 17, 2020

Green Building Council in 1998, is a certification system for rating. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), developed by the U.S

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HardHatChat

APRIL 20, 2017

Anyone in the commercial construction industry knows there are a variety of certifications and designations that individuals, companies and projects can achieve to show they follow a high level of green commercial construction practices. are standard green procedures for ground-up construction projects. Localized Sourcing.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Green construction isn’t new anymore. Just look at how many projects aim to achieve LEED certification or the new BREEAM certification, which we recently discussed here on Viewpoint Surveyor. Economic Benefits of Green Building. Green Building Council (USGBC), green building comes with clear environmental benefits.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

AUGUST 23, 2017

Our Portland, Oregon, headquarters is a LEED Gold certified building , and we’re committed to helping our customers reach LEED certification on projects as well. Green Building Council released data showing that global green building continues to double every three years. LEED certification submission. Plan LEED credits.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 3, 2015

Three weeks ago the Federal Trade Commission sent warning letters to 5 providers of environmental certification seals and 32 businesses using those green seals, alerting them to the Agency’s concerns that the seals could be considered deceptive in violation of federal law. The FTC enforces the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. §

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

Green Building Council and its sister organization, the Green Business Certification, Inc. New construction of green buildings cannot save the planet when less than 170,000 new commercial buildings were constructed in the U.S. There is no Arc “certification.” Scot serves as the CEO of Arc Skoru Inc.,

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 18, 2017

We are often asked “what is the best way to assure success in a green building project?”. Whether that query is from a Fortune 1000 businesses or an architect, the answer is the same, have the owner engage an experienced green building consultant as early as possible in the project.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 30, 2011

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 26, 2018

On July 11 the Green Building Initiative launched the Green Globes Multifamily for New Construction and Green Globes Multifamily for Existing Buildings. Much of that market opportunity is driven by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac green financing programs. GBI is known for swiftness n third party certification.

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 8, 2023

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 9, 2019

In response to an act of the Maryland legislature in 2018, the state is proposing a watershed revamp of its current mandatory green building requirements for new public school buildings. without requiring an independent certification that the buildings have achieved the required standards.”.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 17, 2020

Last week BRE Global announced that the “BREEAM USA In-Use Version 6 for Commercial and Residential” green building rating system has launched. An update to the BREEAM In-Use online platform, which is used to facilitate the benchmarking and certification process, has also been rolled out with an improved user interface.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 22, 2016

EDGE, the acronym for “Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies” is a green building certification system for new residential and commercial buildings in emerging markets and developing countries. And the third component is a third party EDGE certification system geared toward greater marketability.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 27, 2017

Last week the Maryland Green Building Council voted unanimously to recommend that Green Globes, at the two Green Globes level, be approved by the Maryland Secretaries of Budget and Management and General Services as a “high performance building” as defined in Maryland law. provides “in this section”. (2)

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 4, 2020

At a time when the building industry is principally concerned with the impact of COVID-19 and the luster is off green building, the Montgomery County Council last Tuesday unanimously approved legislation “to accelerate the construction of highly energy efficient buildings and green retrofitting of existing buildings.”.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I had a conversation with Jerry Yudelson last week, six weeks after he became the President of the Green Building Initiative, the non profit with the rights to distribute Green Globes in the United States. Jerry is known to many in the green building world. we have certified less than one percent of them as green.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

The best way to mitigate risk in your green building project are properly drafted contract documents prepared by this law firm or by another attorney with green building experience. As I posted in this blog less than a year ago, Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts are Properly Drafted. This is not a paid endorsement.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

Green Building Council announced that its certification body, the Green Business Certification Inc. will now administer the Green Garage Certification Program with its acquisition of the Green Parking Council. Today parking garages for cars and trucks may not pursue LEED certification.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 10, 2020

The 2020 version of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) is now available for free download and public use. You care about this because the NGBS is the most used green building standard in the United States. And yes, that is more domestic certifications than LEED and Green Globes combined.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 15, 2018

There is an electric charge running through the green building industrial complex with the announcement last week that “Green Building Initiative Launches New Green Globes Pilot Program.” 2014, 2015 International Green Construction Code Table 702.1,

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 8, 2019

This is a major change in public policy for the Old Line State that has required by law that all new state funding building be third party certified as green for more than a decade, resulting in 161 LEED certified pre K through 12 public schools. But no longer.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 21, 2018

When the Saint Paul City Council votes this Wednesday on Ordinance 17-60 it should amend the legislation to not delete, from the existing law, Green Globes as one of the approved green building standards. Over 100 localities and 23 states currently accept Green Globes for green building projects.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 6, 2015

The exciting news in residential green building is that the Federal National Mortgage Association, commonly known as Fannie Mae, is providing incentives, including lower interest rates for multifamily properties with a green building certification. Green Communities, Enterprise Community Partners. think green bonds).

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 18, 2016

But rather, this responds to a question I was recently asked when speaking at a law school forum on innovation in the law, “ what does a green building attorney do? ”. My practice is almost exclusively sustainability including green building law, so a good response may be to look at a typical day. Lunch with prospective client].

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 10, 2016

Apparently none of those projects are today registered with GBCI as pursuing or having achieved a LEED Gold certification. The new law requires the payment of a Sustainability Fee prior to obtaining a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy, Certificate of Occupancy, or Certificate of Completion.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 3, 2016

United States , is a win for small businesses and very good for those that work on Green Globes projects. Among the significant beneficiaries of this Supreme Court decision will be the many small businesses involved with Green Globes green building assessment and certification system.

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Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The Dodge Data & Analytics study also revealed that although green building techniques are increasing, not everyone is pursuing third-party certification.

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Construction Dive

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Though they trail LEED and Energy Star, several other unique benchmarks for building in a way that is healthy for both occupants and the environment are gaining ground and can't be ignored.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 15, 2017

As ever larger numbers of green buildings are bought and sold, due diligence related to the green features of commercial buildings takes on an increasing importance. Green Building Council, was also a co-originator of Phase I ASTM standard. It is curious that Mike Italiano, one of the three founders of the U.S.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JULY 23, 2018

While LEED is well-known in the United States, the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 22, 2016

EDGE, the acronym for “Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies” is a green building certification system for new residential and commercial buildings in emerging markets and developing countries. And the third component is a third party EDGE certification system geared toward greater marketability.

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Green Certification Finance Software 120

Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 9, 2015

The green building revolution touches every aspect of construction, making the challenge of meeting certification standards increasingly important and potentially challenging for all those involved.

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Green Certification Renovating Plans 120

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Green Building Council released its annual List of the top 10 states for LEED certification in 2014. Among the extremely useful information is that green building is no longer only about erecting new high performance buildings. billion square feet in the pipeline for certification. Today, the U.S. Washington, D.C.,

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 27, 2019

Petersburg, Florida passed a progressive ordinance last week mandating that City infrastructure projects and newly constructed and renovated City building be third party certified as green. What is particularly noteworthy about this enactment is that it not only regulates the City’s green building (. So, the move by St.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

With the maturation of the green building industrial complex it has become clear there is no more or additional liability associated with constructing a green building versus a similar non green structure. It is important to make clear there are very few instances of litigation involving substantive matters of green building.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 19, 2015

It was widely reported that the first green building litigation in the country was the 2007 trial court case of Southern Builders, Inc. Project is designed to comply with a Silver Certification Level according to the U. tax credit certificate. That green building tax credit was monetized and sold to 5 Maryland taxpayers.

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