Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 18, 2016

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. 03:50 p.m.

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Green Drafting Contract Sustainability 149

Lets Build

JULY 1, 2022

3D-printed buildings have been popping up more frequently over the last few years, but are they a gimmick, or could they be the future of sustainable construction ? Let’s discuss the benefits and challenges of 3D-printed buildings and whether or not they’re the answer to the problem of sustainable construction. They’re green.

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Sustainability Construction Materials Industrial 148

BD+C

DECEMBER 26, 2013

What are the major trends likely to affect the green building industry and markets in the U.S. As one of the world''s leading green building consultants, keynote speakers and authors, Jerry Yudelson thinks he knows the answers. He offers his green building mega-trends for 2014: read more.

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Green Airports Education Sustainability 111

BD+C

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Green Building Council’s Greenbuild convention in Philadelphia on Thursday, November 21. The winners were featured over a live BuildingGreen webcast and will be presented at the U.S. Body Image: read more.

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Green Products Philadelphia Education 111

HardHatChat

APRIL 30, 2012

Recently, our director of operations Chuck Taylor was featured in a Chicago Tribune article based on the reporter’s curiosity about a hotel peephole he kept in his office. When it comes to new office construction or an office retrofit, we know first hand how many materials can be recycled from an existing site or office.

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 23, 2023

Developer MEPC has given Sir Robert McAlpine the green light to start phase 2 office building at the £1.2bn Paradise Birmingham scheme. The 10-storey office project, Three Chamberlain Square, forms a key part of phase two which also includes a 17-storey hotel at the south western corner of the development. ”

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BD+C

APRIL 22, 2013

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutions that protect and enhance the environment. The projects will be honored at the AIA 2013 National Convention and Design Exposition in Denver.

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 30, 2014

But when society thinks about green building, those thoughts are almost universally of buildings (be it offices or schools or homes) and not of infrastructure like roads and bridges. Each practice is assigned a point value according to its contribution to road sustainability. Green LEED Sustainability building roads'

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Roads Green Sustainability Certification 120

BD+C

JULY 2, 2013

Green Building Council (USGBC) announced today that its membership has voted to adopt LEED v4, the next update to the world’s premier green building rating system. The final overall vote was 86 percent in favor of adopting LEED v4.

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Green Airports Education Sustainability 108

Green Building Law Update

MAY 10, 2020

The 2020 version of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) is now available for free download and public use. You care about this because the NGBS is the most used green building standard in the United States. And yes, that is more domestic certifications than LEED and Green Globes combined.

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BD+C

JULY 17, 2014

“Green” construction in the U.S. That is the conclusion that New York-based nonprofit Urban Green Council found in their research on “high cholesterol buildings.”. has mostly been on a fad diet – one where trimming energy consumption is focused on the present but not the long run. Body Image: read more.

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Green New York Retail Sustainability 102

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

LEED Commercial Interiors projects present the best single opportunity for greening buildings. Green Building Council’s LEED (the ubiquitous acronym for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the most widely used green building rating system in the world, less than 1% of commercial buildings in the U.S.

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BD+C

JULY 10, 2013

In a newly posted TED talk, wood skyscraper expert Michael Green makes the case for building the next-generation of mid- and high-rise buildings out of wood. Watch the 12-minute read more.

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Green Sustainability Renovating Housing 106

BD+C

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Architects Green Renovation Sustainable Design and Construction Building Owner Green Specifications Sustainable Development Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Hotel Facilities Modular Building Multifamily Housing Construction Office Building Retail Centers Shopping Centers Transportation & Parking Facilities Green Sustainability'

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Green Retail Sustainability Renovating 96

Construction Dive

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Rising demand has led to an over 7% rental premium on green-certified office buildings across major markets in the U.S. and Canada.

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Sustainability Green Office 128

Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 2, 2016

BuildingGreen will be hosting a series if meetups at their booth at this is a chance to meet and hangout with other green people. In a recent review of contracts involving green building construction projects, less than 20% had properly drafted provisions addressing green building matters. 1% were pursuing Green Globes.

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Drafting Green Contract Documentation 120

HardHatChat

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Now is a good time to study up on sustainable construction, like this wind turbine install at Sloan Valve. There’s no denying that for your company to stay relevant in today’s commercial construction industry you need to be up to speed on sustainable construction and green building practices. Green Building Council.

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BD+C

JULY 13, 2023

Deep green retrofits: Updating old buildings to new sustainability standards 0 qpurcell Thu, 07/13/2023 - 11:32 Sustainability HOK’s David Weatherhead and Atenor’s Eoin Conroy discuss the challenges and opportunities of refurbishing old buildings to meet modern-day sustainability standards.

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Sustainability Green Renovating Certification 84

Green Building Law Update

JULY 3, 2016

United States , is a win for small businesses and very good for those that work on Green Globes projects. Among the significant beneficiaries of this Supreme Court decision will be the many small businesses involved with Green Globes green building assessment and certification system. The recent unanimous decision of the U.S.

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Green Certification United States Contract 120

BD+C

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design (GSD) has launched a new research center that is focused on advancing the energy efficiency of buildings through better design.

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Green Design Education Retail 90

BD+C

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group Design veterans Steven Burke and Michael Swenson will lead the new sustainability initiative for Suffolk. Contractors Sustainability Sustainable Design and Construction Suffolk Construction, headquartered in Boston, has established the Suffolk Sustainability Group.

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Sustainability Life Cycle Commissioning Construction 105

BD+C

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Green Building Council (USGBC), employees who work in LEED-certified green buildings are happier, healthier, and more productive than employees in conventional and non-LEED buildings. According to a new recently released survey from the U.S.

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Green Products Concrete Sustainability 104

Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 20, 2013

This green tenant improvement portends enormous business opportunities associated with the U.S. Green Building Council and the existing built environment. The sustainable build out is the 32,308 square feet corporate offices of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. So, it really is very green.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 18, 2015

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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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Homes LEEDing the Way to Sustainability and Resiliency. Green Building Council's 2020 LEED Homes Awards for single-family residential projects. by Green Phoenix Development, of nearby Newton, was certified LEED Platinum, as the gut rehab was able to divert 94% of demolition and construction waste material from landfill.

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Sustainability Green Dallas Phoenix 105

BD+C

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Energy-Efficient Design Green Renovation Sustainable Design and Construction Building Owner Green Specifications Sustainable Development Designers Engineers Facility Managers Industrial Facility Building Technology Office Building Warehouses Transportation & Parking Facilities Energy Efficiency Green Sustainability'

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BOMA Commercial Green Sustainability 110

BD+C

JANUARY 15, 2018

As more building owners, managers, and tenants incorporate environmental stewardship and sustainability into their real estate operations, the concept of green leasing has moved into the mainstream. A green lease can cover fit-out materials, energy consumption, waste disposal, office equipment energy usage, and more.

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Leases Green Agreement Sustainability 79

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 26, 2017

The well being of building occupants is increasingly being described as the number one driver of sustainability. The aims for a sustainable buildings have shifted in the U.S. from green buildings that were “high performance” because they had a low carbon footprint to, now, occupant well being and the resultant increased productivity.

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Sustainability Certification New York City Green 120

BD+C

APRIL 18, 2018

Practicing sustainability has always been important to office design. Progressive design firms and corporations have been leveraging green principles and practices, like LEED and WELL, for years. We know that people spend 90 percent of their time indoors.

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Sustainability Organization Green Office 89

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 22, 2023

Developer Landsec has revised plans worth £400m to build two landmark office buildings in Manchester city centre. The office buildings making up the first phase of the city centre £1.5bn Mayfield regeneration scheme will become net zero exemplars under the revised plans.

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Green Office Sustainability Remodeling 86

Construction Enquirer

APRIL 26, 2023

The Hive, in Bowling Green Street, Kelham Island will include 100 co-living studios, spread over five floors and is designed with a focus on a curated community living style. The second project a six-storey office development received planning at the end of last year.

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Office Consulting Green Retail 95

BD+C

JULY 10, 2014

Architects Green Renovation Sustainable Design and Construction Building Owner Green Specifications Sustainable Development Contractors Designers Building Automation Engineers Facility Managers Healthcare Buildings Hospitality Facilities Hotel Facilities Multifamily Housing Construction Office Building Designers / Specifiers / Landscape Architects (..)

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Innovation Design Green Sustainability 101

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

Green Building Council’s LEED certification program. Delos has joined forces with the Green Business Certification Inc. The first office to be WELL Certified – Pilot Program, the CBRE Corporate Headquarters in Los Angeles is a 48,000 square feet project. GBCI is now also providing third party certification for WELL.

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Green Los Angeles Certification Environment 120

HardHatChat

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Low – Green building. While sustainable construction was a hot button in 2010 office construction, green retail and restaurant construction did not gain as much traction. But in the meantime it seems like the line on sustainable retail and restaurant construction isn’t “no” but “not now.”.

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Commercial Retail Construction Chicago 196

BD+C

MARCH 21, 2014

Architects Sustainable Design and Construction Building Owner Sustainable Development Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Building Materials Hotel Facilities Building Technology Multifamily Housing Construction Office Building Green High-rise Construction Structural Materials Sustainability'

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Sustainability Materials Green Office 102

Building Radar

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This region is seeing a mix of high-rise residential developments, corporate office expansions, and commercial real estate projects DFW construction trends. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has allocated billions of dollars for these projects, focusing on sustainability and long-term efficiency sustainable highway development.

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 26, 2012

Instead, the Department of Defense is going to simultaneously require compliance with its green building code and with LEED certification. Read more here: Defense Department to Adopt Green Code and LEED. We have entered a new era of green building policy. For the US Green Building Council, this could be a devastating blow.

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