Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 14, 2018

In 2008, JLL, a Fortune 500 company with more than $50 billion of real estate under asset management, purchased ECD, a Canadian sustainability consulting organization that had developed Green Globes. JLL continued ECD’s strategy of promoting Green Globes in Canada as a building sustainability assessment and certification system.

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 27, 2023

Australia’s largest privately owned civils contractor BMD has acquired UK consultancy TUSP. Ultimately this will advance BMD’s proven delivery experience in major projects and sustainable solutions and deliver increased value for money and social value outcomes for the UK construction sector.”

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

. #1 Job Order Contracting (JOC) is suitable for a wide range of facilities and horizonal physical infrastructure construction projects, including repairs, renovations, maintenance, sustainment, and new construction. Note: New construction is best limited to “minor” new construction requiring minimal design.). #2

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Construction Marketing

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Potential for Sustainability For sustainable construction methods, prefab steel is the greener option. However, modern methods increasingly incorporate sustainable and recyclable materials. Maybe long-term sustainability and maintenance costs are your focus. Reflect on what matters most for your build.

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Homes LEEDing the Way to Sustainability and Resiliency. Green Building Council's LEED Homes Awards recognize LEED-certified residential projects that are having a positive impact on communities through sustainable, healthy, and resilient design, as well as builders and developers that are helping to advance green home building.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 8, 2023

For example, a “JOC consultant” is being paid a fee based upon a dollar value of a project that they are recommending for approval. #3 Sustainable Facilities Management Reach out to learns more. 3 JOC Program should be fully collaborative and financially transparent, and not pit Owners against Contractors.

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Construction Dive

MARCH 18, 2024

By adopting BIM's data-driven approach, MEP professionals today streamline workflows, reduce project risks and design more efficient and sustainable building systems.

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Job Order Contracting

MARCH 30, 2023

1998, Krafcik, The Triumph of the Lean Production System The post Technology will NOT SOLVE Construction Productivity Woes. appeared first on 4BT.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 30, 2022

The push for sustainable construction. Last year, in a huge step toward sustainable construction, Infrastructure Australia, the nation’s independent infrastructure advisor, announced a set of governance, economic, social and environmental criteria—which it terms a quadruple bottom line—that will inform future investment recommendations.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

So, accepting that most readers of this blog will not engage our law firm to draft their contracts, the second best way to mitigate your risk in a green building project is to utilize The American Institute of Architects, 2017 Documents: New Sustainable Projects Exhibit. A Sustainable Objective is defined as the owner’s goal.

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Construction Marketing

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This trend reflects a shift toward more sustainable and creative architectural practices. Sustainability: Utilizing used shipping containers is a form of upcycling, which greatly reduces environmental waste. Adhering to local building codes is essential for safety and legality, often necessitating expert consultation.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 17, 2023

Going green pays off for today’s building owners. Buildings that implement green or sustainable practices typically see lower energy costs. Today, governments and private entities are increasingly implementing environmental regulations and incentives that reward companies for adopting sustainable practices.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 27, 2024

” Turn and run from any estimator, vendor, or consultant who claims to be able to provide one. The ability to enable sustainable repair, renovation, maintenance, and new construction relies upon current verifiable, objective, and granular cost data. Work as part of an integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery team.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 10, 2021

The above is particularly true for physical infrastructure repair, renovation, sustainability, and new build projects. In point of fact, paying a percentage fee to a “JOC consultant” for tools and services is up to 10x more expensive than simply paying for annual software and cost data subscriptions, and any required training.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 13, 2023

Do not rely heavily on a “JOC Consultant” : A core benefit of JOC is improving owner and contractor relationships and jointly building knowledge and capabilities. Traditional JOC Programs have proved challenging and costly to many participants as they tend to be structured to favor owners and are costly.

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 3, 2016

Today is the day to revise your contracts for sustainable projects. It is beyond dispute that the best way to mitigate risk in a sustainable project is a properly drafted contract. Today, those AIA Sustainable Project Contract Documents are among the most used in the industry (. With the U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

The new regulations now require certain companies to provide a “sustainability” information statement on climate-related disclosures in their annual strategic report. how processes for identifying, assessing, and managing climate-related risks are integrated into the company’s overall risk management process; As well as a description of.

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Construction Law

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Consultation has opened on the Construction Industry Council’s Climate Change Committee’s draft Competence Framework for sustainability in the built environment. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 14, 2016

I do not claim any particular business marketing prowess, but Greenbuild has been the number one source of new clients for my sustainability and green building law practice! And Greenbuild is sustainable. This year Greenbuild is in Los Angeles from October 5 – 7. I have been attending Greenbuild on and off over 13 years.

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Job Order Contracting

APRIL 13, 2023

Do not rely heavily on a “JOC Consultant” A core benefit of JOC is improving owner and contractor relationships and jointly building knowledge and capabilities. Do not pay a percentage of JOC construction value for JOC tools or services.

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HardHatChat

APRIL 30, 2012

During construction, we tried to reuse as many materials as possible to not only keep construction costs down, but also have a more sustainable construction project. As did using the building’s existing HVAC units. The work stations from our old office were fine, so we reused those, as well as all file cabinets and chairs.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Repair, renovation, sustainability, and new build projects can be consistently delivered on-time, on-budget, with high quality, and to the satisfaction of all participants and stakeholders. external “consultants” and/or “outsourcing” for program management or other mission critical. Training should. Also avoid exclusive reliance on.

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Job Order Contracting

JUNE 25, 2018

Experiencd Senior Professional Support … Training, Consulting, Strategic Planning, Line Item Construction Cost Estimating, Enterprise Cloud-based Technology, Life-cycle Capital Planning and Management, Operations, Cost Engineering and Research, and more!

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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 consultant email and draft report of Phase II environmental site assessment. Responding to consultant with comments on selection of a DOE approved energy model for 179D tax deduction.

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BD+C

MARCH 16, 2021

Two leading consulting firms that focus on data centers and other mission-critical facilities have released a white paper on data center sustainability, the first in a series of reports that will provide technical analysis for data center operators to help lower their centers’ carbon footprints in line with regulations targeting carbon neutrality by (..)

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Construction Specifier

JANUARY 13, 2025

Terms such as high gloss, reflective, sustainable, and durable can be highly subjective and used differently by manufacturers. Physical benchmarks addressing the performance of the concrete must more effectively anchor the design intent to deliver truly durable and sustainable finished concrete floors.

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Job Order Contracting

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The economic and environmental impacts are simply not sustainable. Most of the repair, renovation, sustainability, and new build construction projects end up over budget, and otherwise fail due the use traditional inefficient, archaic, and antagonistic processes. What makes the problem so frustrating is that the solution is simple.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Late last month, the startup oncology company Umoja Biopharma and CRB Group , a sustainable AEC and consulting firm, started construction on the fitout of a 146,000-sf building in Louisville, Colo.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 5, 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. Many funds these days brand themselves as “green,” “sustainable,” “low-carbon,” and so on. yes, this blog will continue).

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Job Order Contracting

MAY 19, 2022

Provides sufficient granularity to monitor and improve sustainability. Encourages and retains feedback and input from the people doing the work, continuously building a knowledge base. Integrates internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Knowledgeable sustainability attorneys can help companies avoid greenwashing including making ESG claims that mislead stakeholders and the public. yes, from environmental only to also include social and governance); and sometimes in the EU termed “sustainable washing.” yes, this blog will continue).

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 3, 2016

Today is the day to revise your contracts for sustainable projects. It is beyond dispute that the best way to mitigate risk in a sustainable project is a properly drafted contract. Today, those AIA Sustainable Project Contract Documents are among the most used in the industry (. With the U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 13, 2022

Gensler Tweeted , with an embedded video from the SEC’s YouTube channel, If it’s easy to tell if milk is fat-free by just looking at the nutrition label, it might be time to make it easier to tell if “green” or “sustainable” funds are really what they say they are.”. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a blog www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The “S” in ESG is among the most impactful sustainability factors despite being among the least measured. There are a myriad of Social factors in sustainability, but what they have in common is they are about “social relationships.” Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a blog www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

This week on The Weekly show, BD+C editors speak with AEC industry leaders from BK Facility Consulting, cove.tool, and HMC Architects about: . How AEC firms can use machine learning to optimize design, cost, and sustainability, and prioritize efficiency protocols. . . .

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Job Order Contracting

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

. #1 Job Order Contracting (JOC) is suitable for a wide range of facilities and horizonal physical infrastructure construction projects, including repairs, renovations, maintenance, sustainment, and new construction. And never pay a percentage of construction value for JOC services or a “JOC consultant” via www.4bt.us

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

But Greenbuild has been a prime source of new clients for my sustainability and green building law practice (. And Greenbuild is sustainable. This year Greenbuild is in Chicago from November 14 thru 16. I do not claim any particular business marketing expertise. I have attending a lot of Greenbuilds. Actually my first U.S.

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