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

Green Building Law Update

2018 will be a watershed year in the course of green building standards, codes and rating systems. IgCC, ICC 700, Green Globes and. Earlier versions of these green building standards, codes and rating systems were largely written in silos by partisans. In 2018 there will be new versions of LEED, ASHARE 189.1, and abroad.

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Litigation over First LEED Platinum Building Comes to an End

Green Building Law Update

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. Weyerhaeuser’s third party action against Permapost is unaffected by the dismissal and remains scheduled for trial beginning November 9, 2015.

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Litigation over First LEED Platinum Building Comes to an End

Green Building Law Update

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.

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HUD Jumpstarts PACE Financing for Homes

Green Building Law Update

a lien) that is superior to the FHA-insured mortgage for delinquent regularly scheduled PACE special assessment payments. PACE loans can provide the capital to green the existing building stock. This change in Federal policy can jumpstart green building in the U.S. The property shall not be subject to an enforceable claim (i.e.,

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Boston’s Plan to “Be Blue”

PSMJ Resources

Photo courtesy of Inhabitat.com Last year at a forum hosted by the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, futurist Edie Weiner predicted that green-to-blue spaces (spaces that give back more than they take) would gain traction in the years ahead. So, for now, it looks like the best way to stay green—is to be blue.'

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Moving from Design-Build, DB, to Integrated Project Delivery, IPD

Building Information Management

Here is the crux of the biscuit: Under an IPD model, the owner actually shares in the financial risks and rewards associated with meeting the budget and schedule [1]. Therefore, they are part of the team and get to fully participate in back-of-house discussions and see how the sausage is made.

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