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LEED Prerequisite Now Prohibits Smoking Cannabis

Green Building Law Update

In accordance with the GBCI Certification Agreement because “. Beyond the general disclaimer below about the purposes of the blog, this blog post is not intended to give you criminal law advice or for that matter, any legal advice. . Note, the now being piloted but not yet balloted among the members, LEED v4.1

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Verdant Checked Cannabis is Coming

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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.

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

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The Green Business Certification Inc.’s offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. is similar to LEED in format with certification by GBCI based on a point system. trillion for Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, with $1.9 The launch of RELi 2.0

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

The Green Business Certification Inc.’s offers the most comprehensive certification available anywhere for environmentally and socially resilient design. is similar to LEED in format with certification by GBCI based on a point system. trillion for Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, with $1.9 The launch of RELi 2.0

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FTC Cracks Down on Environmental Marketing Claims

Green Building Law Update

According to the complaint, ECM also issues its own “Certificates of Biodegradability of Plastic Products.” CHAMP , located in Marlborough, Massachusetts, also was an ECM customer, advertised that its plastic golf tees were biodegradable. ECM Biofilms, Inc. Clear Choice Housewares, Inc.

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Appeals Court Construes Massachusetts Prompt Payment Act for First Time, Requiring Strict Compliance

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For the first time, the Appeals Court of Massachusetts has construed the Massachusetts Prompt Payment Act (the statute), requiring strict compliance on the part of owners and contractors who wish to withhold payments from contractors or subcontractors. Tocci Bldg. IRIV Partners, LLC , 101 Mass. 133 (2022).

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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

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Responding to client email about impact of construction project change order on contemplated LEED certification, so that payment can be released today. Drafting contract for general contractor on large project pursuing LEED certification. (Client names and other specific references are omitted to protect the not so innocent.).

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