Green Building Law Update

JULY 12, 2015

This law firm is increasingly called upon to give legal opinions that a green building is LEED certified, certifiable or otherwise ‘really’ a green building. One might ask why the need for an opinion from a lawyer that a building is green? The opinion we are most often asked to render is required by a lender.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a regulation to finally resolve and codify the legal principal that an incidental bird take resulting from an otherwise lawful activity, for example a sparrows flies into a solar panel, is not prohibited under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Three weeks ago the U.S. The decision has been appealed.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 7, 2014

We are increasingly called upon to give legal opinions that a green building is LEED certified, ‘certifiable’ or otherwise really a green building. One might ask why they need an opinion from a lawyer that their building is green? a mortgage) a green building. ASHRAE 189.1

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Construction Marketing

MARCH 5, 2025

Lessons on regulatory compliance can provide insights into navigating complex legal requirements. Staying Competitive in a Changing Industry The construction industry is evolving, with technological advancements, sustainability regulations, and economic shifts influencing project management.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 28, 2018

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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Construction Dive

JUNE 30, 2023

The much-delayed pipeline got permission from federal regulators to move ahead after years of legal challenges.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Over the past year, I've been lucky enough to get to know Jeremy Sigmon at the US Green Building Council. It has been a busy year for him with the introduction of the International Green Construction Code (IGCC). I will also be participating in an upcoming green building legal webinar with the ABA Fidelity and Surety Law Committee.

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Construction Law Monitor

OCTOBER 13, 2010

Here is a truth: Green Building is not a fad. Between 2005 and 2008, the Green Building Construction industry has grown by 500%, from a $10 billion industry to a $49b industry. McGraw-Hill Trends Driving Change Report’s Green Outlook 2009 predicts the industry tripling between now and 2013, to a $140b market.

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Green Building Law Update

JULY 25, 2021

Some believe this tying the consideration to “current” standards, as opposed to the regulator determination at the time the tank was closed, creates a Faustian bargain for the environmental professional, and will greatly limit the supremely valuable designation of HRECS. This new text only exacerbates a prior bad word choice. of this report.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 6, 2018

With the upcoming May 25, 2018 effective date for the new European General Data Protection Regulation, the European Union law drafted to provide greater protections for the personal data of individuals, it is a good time to review and consider the large quantity of data generated by green buildings. Many small U.S.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Green buildings generate large quantities of data. In an age when many have opinions about Edward Snowden’s disclosures, foreign state sponsored hacking, and Uber’s massive customer data hack, most people have not considered matters of data protection from their real estate, green building or otherwise. Others collect building data.

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Two separate regulations were “laid before Parliament by Command of Her Majesty and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament”. These new laws are the Companies (Strategic Report) (Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2022 and the Limited Liability Partnerships (Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2022.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Real estate is a highly regulated industry and real estate transactions must be recorded in a government ledger to be recognized and enforceable by all. And progressive owners of green buildings and the like will all but certainly be at the forefront of this technological revolution.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The Keep American Beautiful anti littering campaign was founded by beverage manufacturers and others in 1953, partly to forestall regulation of disposable containers. The hotel industry’s “save the towel” campaign was of course not the first modern greenwashing. In 1999, the word “greenwash” was added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Longstanding Federal law requires disclosure of “any material pending legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, to which a [public company] or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any of their property is subject.” And this intentional omission is in a climate when the subject is hot.

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Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 29, 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. Some have questioned should this bill be legally challenged, would a reviewing court find it violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. We suggest not.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 30, 2021

While the idea of ESG began in 2004 with a United Nations initiative to influence capital in non Western markets, in 2021 the legal and political institutions in the United States and the EU are demanding those ideas be implementing with due haste. If each country (. If each country (.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

This market driver is, of course, before any real ESG regulation in the U.S.”. And regulation is already here that impacts some small businesses. The electric utility monopolies are an industry that doth protest too much, methinks, made wealthy by government regulation, whatever the pendulum swing of that regulation.

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 13, 2021

Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposed rule to restore criminal penalties for accidental killing of migratory birds, revoking the January 7, 2021, final regulation that limited the enforcement of the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Last week, the U.S. paraphrasing Harper Lee. That has been the letter of the law for the past century.”.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 9, 2021

That legal doctrine was brought to bear when on January 8, 2021, this defendant Beachline made a permit application to the state Florida, including, requesting authorization to fill in approximately 115 acres of Orange County waters for a construction of a mixed use residential and commercial retail development on approximately 1,923 acres.

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 31, 2012

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Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Cannabis cultivation is not new, but beginning in the 1990s when states began to legalize medical marijuana and recently as state laws evolved, decriminalizing and legalizing recreational use of cannabis, the burgeoning industry has brought with it environmental implications, including of water and energy use.

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Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

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Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 6, 2011

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 29, 2020

Environmental Protection Agency announced last Thursday retroactively beginning March 13, 2020, a temporary policy regarding EPA enforcement of environmental legal obligations during the COVID-19 pandemic. ” Of paramount import “[a]ll enforcement discretion set forth in this temporary policy is conditioned on.

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Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Pendent to those Scope 3 downstream businesses, many more will be impacted by this California law and other coming ESG regulation, enabling a large number of businesses to do their part to repair the world while taking advantage of ESG opportunities. government and The Group of Seven. yes, this blog will continue).

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 18, 2012

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 1, 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. Nancy Hudes and I are now publishing a new blog at www.ESGLegalSolutions.com (. yes, this blog will continue). This post originally appeared in that blog.

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Construction Law

APRIL 1, 2025

Legal terms explained Tse Wei Lim and Yun Wen Soh of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP explain what decennial liability means. Legislation state of play table Our regular update on the progress of regulations and legislation affecting construction and procurement compiled by Alignment Media.

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Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 18, 2011

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Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 30, 2011

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 10, 2012

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Green Building Law Update

APRIL 24, 2022

As noted in the proposal itself, the regulation builds on the SEC’s previous rules and guidance on climate related disclosures, which date back to the 1970s. The resultant regulation will change the way business and the economy function. accountants cannot provide those certifications). yes, this blog will continue).

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Some believe this tying of the consideration to “current” standards, as opposed to the regulator determination at the time the tank was closed, creates a Faustian bargain for the environmental professional, and will greatly limit the supremely valuable designation of HRECS. 9601) and petroleum products.”. yes, this blog will continue).

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 14, 2017

Last week the ICC and ASHRAE issued joint news releases on the status of the “unified green building code that could become the foundation for LEED certification” that will be published as the 2018 version of the International Green Construction Code. And that ASHRAE 189.1 has only be implemented by the U.S.

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Construction Business Owner

APRIL 2, 2011

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