I just got back from the 2010 Washington State Bar Association Solo & Small Practice Conference. With attendance at maximum capacity, during a down economy, it was easy to see that the solo and small practice format is growing. There is good reason for this sudden growth. Small practices [...]
Posts Tagged ‘green building law update’
July 19th, 2010 - 9:34 am § in Construction News
Going Solo: Two More Construction Counselors Join the Movement
LEED Challenge: USGBC Not Wavering From Decision in Northland Pines Challenge
Our favorite green building news source, Chris Cheatham, has published a new blog article yesterday pertaining to the US Green Building Council’s response to the Northland Pines High School LEED “appeal” that I discussed earlier this week. Chris’ article presents the responsi[...]
June 4th, 2010 - 7:42 am § in Construction News, Contracts, Federal & State Contracts, Green Building, Public Contracting
Dept. of Energy: Lets Require Green Building on All Federal Projects
The Engineering News Record (ENR) posted an article yesterday afternoon, providing that the U.S. Department of Energy has proposed a new law that would mandate the incorporation of “sustainable design, siting and construction methods” on all federal new construction and renovations. Fr[...]
June 3rd, 2010 - 4:03 pm § in Construction Liability, Contract Drafting, Contracts, Green Building, Managing Risks, Public Contracting
Crowell & Moring Attorneys Present Webinar on Managing Green Building Risks
I don’t know if you missed it, but yesterday I attended a well thought out and constructed webinar from the brilliant minds over at Crowell & Moring. Entitled Greener Pastures: Managing Risks While Navigating Federal and State Green Building Opportunities, the webinar focuses on green buil[...]
USGBC Denies First Ever LEED Certification Challenge
***This post was corrected for error on May 10, 2010. I incorrectly reported that the GBCI had made this ruling, when in fact it was the USGBC. The challenge pre-dated the GBCI Challege Policy*** Chris Cheatham is probably the most informed of the green building law bloggers on the web. Chris mainta[...]
Green Builders: USGBC Gets Rid of GBCI 3rd Party Certifications for LEED Accreditation
Much to the delight of many in the construction law industry, LEED certification will no longer be done by Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) supervised 3rd parties. You might remember that back in 2009, the US Green Building Council (USGBC) decided that it was inundated with LEED accredi[...]
