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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

Green Building Law Update

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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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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FTC Cracks Down on Environmental Marketing Claims

Green Building Law Update

All of these cases are part of the FTC’s program to ensure compliance with the agency’s revised Green Guides. According to the complaint, ECM also issues its own “Certificates of Biodegradability of Plastic Products.” ECM Biofilms, Inc. Clear Choice Housewares, Inc. Carnie Cap, Inc.

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15 Cities, Counties Join Green Buildings Leadership Program

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In partnership with Bank of America, USGBC LEED for Cities certification has provided over $2 million to accelerate action on climate change, resilience, and social equity.

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LEED v4 Costs Demystified

Green Building Law Update

build-to-suit, ground up, slab-on-grade, four-story medical office building located in Massachusetts, constructed with union labor in a jurisdiction that mandates LEED certification or equivalent. To match its LEED v2009 Gold certification with a LEED v4 Gold plaque, the project would incur an extra cost of $78,400.

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5 of the Most Sustainable Buildings of 2017

Viewpoint Construction Technology

The American Institute of Architects’ Committee on the Environment looks at the best green buildings each year that save energy and water, utilize eco-conscious materials, and overall enhance the environment. Below, we look at five leaders in green building that made us take a second look. Amherst, Massachusetts. Cost: $371.5

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Verdant Checked Cannabis is Coming

Green Building Law Update

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. But the U.S.