Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

SmithGroup’s ‘green’ design called for exposed structural wood members outside the envelope of the Merrill Center, including some that penetrated the building’s façade. Substantively the case suggests there is no more liability arising from green building versus other construction, but that the liability is different.

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Liability Maryland Green Agreement 120

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 8, 2015

SmithGroup’s ‘green’ design called for exposed structural wood members outside the envelope of the Merrill Center, including some that penetrated the building’s façade. to design the Philip Merrill Environmental Center, CBF’s headquarters, on the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Maryland.

Liability 120

Liability Maryland Green Agreement 120

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 13, 2017

What is described here is much more than simply good drafting of consultant contacts (e.g., Third, environmental services contracts with an attorney almost always also include a broad confidentiality provision encompassing the contract itself, the scope of services, any test result, all reports (that should be only in draft form), and more.

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Consulting Contract Drafting Legal 153

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 25, 2020

By way of background, a Phase I environmental site assessment is the process of evaluating a property’s environmental conditions and assessing potential liability for contamination. History says, ‘see you later.’”. And in another blog post last month, I wrote, I Just Read my 1000 th Phase I Environmental Site Assessment this Year.

Liability 156

Liability Site Environment Commercial 156

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Adverse health impacts from PFOA are being policed by the marketplace and enforced by the rule of law through these common law state tort liability suits. Troubling to some is that green building programs, including LEED’s Materials & Resources credits do not track or even take into account PFOA. Some suggest the U.S. In the U.S.

Liability 120

Liability Regulation Products Environment 120

Green Building Law Update

JULY 24, 2016

Under this July 19, 2014 guidance in the event of a default on a residential property PACE loan, the liability is a property tax lien collected by the local government with the priority associated with other real property tax liens. PACE loans can provide the capital to green the existing building stock.

Finance 120

Finance Lien Residential Commercial 120

Green Building Law Update

JUNE 14, 2020

Green Building Council has now added two additional Pilot Credits responding to the novel coronavirus. Green Building Council has announced that LEED will play a role in confronting risk in the coronavirus pandemic era. Green building is a subset of that essential real estate sector.

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Green Risk Plans Safety 120

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Green Building. Beane didn’t achieve success by drafting players based on his emotional judgments or media-based hype. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Green Building. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. EQUIPMENT |. General Management. Software & Technology.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 30, 2011

Green Building. Many of the contractors immediately shot down the concept with the age old line of questioning that pertains to the architects’ inability to draft an affordably reproduced plan and a perceived desire to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright on a modest budget. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites.

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Contractors Design Software Software 120

Construction Law Monitor

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Many experts believe that the AIA standard form contracts are drafted to protect the Architect. AIA documents are formed on the premise that an owner will seek out a qualified architect to begin a project, thus placing more liability and responsibility on that architect. ConsensusDOCS came about from a different premise.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 25, 2017

In the event of a default, the amount in default (but not the entire principal of the PACE loan) is a liability that is a property tax lien collected by the local government with the priority associated with other real property tax liens, so existing mortgage holder acknowledgment of a PACE loan is required. the top 10% of a building).

Maryland 136

Maryland Lien Finance Cash Flow 136

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 4, 2011

Green Building. In that relatively short time frame I am able to draft an email from 30,000 feet and send it into the ether to any number of project team members. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites. Green Building. STRATEGY |. MANAGEMENT |. ACCOUNTING |. SOFTWARE |. MARKETING |. INSURANCE |. EQUIPMENT |.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software US 120

Building Information Management

AUGUST 6, 2013

Through downstream agreements, the major team players can also agree to waive certain liabilities against each other. The fee structure and certain waivers of liability (shared risk) between the owner and the other key project team members. The level of owner participation in the decision making process.

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Design Documentation Contract Estimating 69

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

But perhaps most enticing is Sacramento’s commitment to becoming a green city; currently boasting the second largest number of buildings in the U.S. SMUD is a major force in helping Sacramento develop into a leading clean tech/green tech industry center. that are LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

If a business entity invests in a qualifying project that meets certain requirements and is approved by the Alabama Department of Revenue, and maintains minimum annual requirements, the company may receive an annual credit against its income tax liability generated from the qualifying project.

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Income Finance Zoning Employment 108