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IgCC will now be Powered by ASHRAE 189.1
Last Friday, the International Code Council and ASHRAE announced they signed an “agreement that the new version of the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), .. scheduled to be released in 2018,...
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Litigation over First LEED Platinum Building Comes to an End
On July 23, 2015, the parties in the lawsuit The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., et al v. Weyerhaeuser Company, et al, pending in the U.S. District Court for Maryland, filed a Stipulation of Dismissal...
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Climate Change Disclosures by Public Companies
In recent weeks this law firm has received more inquiries than at any time in recent years about the Securities and Exchange Commission’s disclosure requirements for public companies as they apply to...
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Court Blows Away Permits for Wind Turbine Eagle Kills
On August 11, a federal court set aside the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule allowing 30 year permits to “take” bald and golden eagles. In an industry born from tax credits and government energy...
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What one change would you make to LEED to encourage green building?
In recent days, I asked the question, “what one change would you make to LEED to encourage green building?” to four score and seven people familiar with green building.This was a highly unscientific...
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The Single Best Thing You Can Do To Grow Your Green Building Business
I was speaking at a breakfast of real estate professionals some days ago and the question I received most frequently from those in attendance was “how can I expand my green building business?” I retell...
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You Should Comment on the Revised Green Globes Standard
Last Friday was the beginning of the public comment period on the Green Building Initiative’s revision to its ANSI/GBI 01-2010: Green Building Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings that forms...
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Utility Incentives Tied to LEED are Growing Geometrically
Last week Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company announced rebates from $2,000 to $10,000 tied to achieving certain LEED credits.Electric utility based incentives that...
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EPA Issues Significant Revisions to Underground Storage Tank Regulation
EPA has issued significant revisions to the existing 1988 underground storage tank regulation that will impact most, if not all, businesses with USTs.EPA regulates over 571,000 USTs, down from a high...
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The First Green Building Litigation. The Rest of the Story.
It was widely reported that the first green building litigation in the country was the 2007 trial court case of Southern Builders, Inc. v. Shaw Development, LLC, in the Circuit Court of Maryland for...
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IgCC will now be Powered by ASHRAE 189.1
Last Friday, the International Code Council and ASHRAE announced they signed an “agreement that the new version of the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), .. scheduled to be released in 2018,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Litigation over First LEED Platinum Building Comes to an End
On July 23, 2015, the parties in the lawsuit The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., et al v. Weyerhaeuser Company, et al, pending in the U.S. District Court for Maryland, filed a Stipulation of Dismissal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Climate Change Disclosures by Public Companies
In recent weeks this law firm has received more inquiries than at any time in recent years about the Securities and Exchange Commission’s disclosure requirements for public companies as they apply to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Court Blows Away Permits for Wind Turbine Eagle Kills
On August 11, a federal court set aside the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule allowing 30 year permits to “take” bald and golden eagles. In an industry born from tax credits and government energy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What one change would you make to LEED to encourage green building?
In recent days, I asked the question, “what one change would you make to LEED to encourage green building?” to four score and seven people familiar with green building. This was a highly unscientific...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Single Best Thing You Can Do To Grow Your Green Building Business
I was speaking at a breakfast of real estate professionals some days ago and the question I received most frequently from those in attendance was “how can I expand my green building business?” I retell...
View ArticleClik here to view.
You Should Comment on the Revised Green Globes Standard
Last Friday was the beginning of the public comment period on the Green Building Initiative’s revision to its ANSI/GBI 01-2010: Green Building Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings that forms...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Utility Incentives Tied to LEED are Growing Geometrically
Last week Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company announced rebates from $2,000 to $10,000 tied to achieving certain LEED credits. Electric utility based incentives that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
EPA Issues Significant Revisions to Underground Storage Tank Regulation
EPA has issued significant revisions to the existing 1988 underground storage tank regulation that will impact most, if not all, businesses with USTs. EPA regulates over 571,000 USTs, down from a high...
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FTC Warning about Green Certification Seals
Three weeks ago the Federal Trade Commission sent warning letters to 5 providers of environmental certification seals and 32 businesses using those green seals, alerting them to the Agency’s concerns...
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