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Less than 20% of Green Building Contracts Properly Drafted

Green Building Law Update

In a recent review of contracts involving green building construction projects, less than 20% had properly drafted provisions addressing green building matters. The projects were of a variety of building types (although no single family residential) including public schools, private office buildings, multi family residential, etc.,

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The New and Improved 2020 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard

Green Building Law Update

As of April 1, 2020, more than 216,000 residential dwellings have been certified to the NGBS through NGBS Green, the third-party certification program administered by Home Innovation Research Labs. You should read the new document. And yes, that is more domestic certifications than LEED and Green Globes combined.

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2018 will be a Year for New Green Building Standards, Codes and Rating Systems

Green Building Law Update

Following ICC’s drafting of the administrative procedures for the technical content, the document that will be the 2018 – IgCC will be published in June. will be published in that same document as an alternative compliance path. all non-residential building). ASHRAE 189.1

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PACE in Maryland is Not Keeping Pace

Green Building Law Update

Nationally, including in Maryland, “residential” PACE programs (as opposed to the commercial programs) were put on hold as a result of a directive in 2011 that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac refrain from purchasing mortgage loans secured by single family properties with outstanding PACE obligations. the top 10% of a building).

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Release the Lease

Construction Law Monitor

Landlord / Tenant issues happen often because there are natural opposing positions created by the document and the occupancy. There are residential, commercial, industrial, green, month-to-month, oral, and a host of others. Just as in any legal contract, the devil is in the details.

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Construction Contracts – Pay Now to Save Later

Construction Law Monitor

Whether it be a public or private, commercial or residential, and no matter how large or small the project or contractor, the first question I ask any potential client is – where’s the contract? Construction contract defined : Construction Contract: A legal document which specifies the details of a construction project.

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Specifications for design-build projects

Construction Specifier

Greater challenges arise when adapting DBB source documents for design-build. DBB and its ‘relatives’ are longstanding methods of project delivery with clearly defined roles and responsibilities, and, therefore, drafting construction specifications for such projects is reasonably straightforward.

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