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Are Green Building Codes a Bad Idea? : Green Building Law Update

Green Building Law Update

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Green Building Codes Not Eligible for Copyright Protection

Green Building Law Update

Ruling that “the law,” whether by statute, ordinance, regulations, or code, and even when its source is a judicial opinion, is not subject to federal copyright law, has broad implications, particularly for green building. Green Building Council indisputably holds a copyright in its LEED rating systems. See 17 U.S.C. §

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Denver Voters Petition Green Roof Mandate to the Ballot

Green Building Law Update

The Denver Elections Commission has announced that the Denver Green Roof Initiative, a mandatory green roof ballot initiative will appear on the November 7 ballot. Exempted buildings must pay a cash in lieu of construction of a green roof for the reduced or exempted area at $25 per square foot.

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20 Unique Construction Marketing Ideas

Lets Build

Coming up with a bunch of different ideas on how to proceed, it can be tricky but there’s no need to worry. We have gathered below twenty unique construction marketing ideas in order to help you step up your marketing effort : 1. Think green and red for Christmas or red, white, and blue for the 4th of July. Human Touch.

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Vicki Worden on the New Green Globes and Her Commitment to the Mission

Green Building Law Update

I had an opportunity some days ago to speak at length with Vicki Worden, the Executive Director of Green Building Initiative. Readers of this blog will be interested in what this thought leader in the green building movement has to say. All of which gives her street cred in the green building industrial complex.

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Improved LEED v4 ?Launches in November

Construction Business Owner

Green Building Council (USGBC) created the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building program in 2000, who could have known this idea would turn into a global movement with more than 1.5 When the U.S. million square feet of building space ?becoming becoming LEED certified every day?

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Design Ideas for Cost-Efficient Single-Family Detached Homes

Pro Builder

Design Ideas for Cost-Efficient Single-Family Detached Homes. The cottages are planned in C-shaped clusters to provide private rear yards that back up to a common green court. Fri, 04/01/2022 - 07:00. Detached-home solutions ranging from 900 to 2,300 square feet that offer attainable single-family housing with flair.

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