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21 Aug 6:00 am
... upgrade extensions, reimburses the costs of a commissioning engineer to oversee the rebuild of the building and its systems towards green
certification. Commissioning provides an extra quality control step - the agent will examine the building's systems and ... One can envision claims against directors and officers for
failing to ensure a company's compliance with green standards or a suit against a realtor for neglecting to address environmental issues
outside of the traditional pollution context. ...
9 Feb 1:00 am
... indicating his support for green building and the LEED standards and has recently shown support for the use of green related job creation in the face of the recent recession. Other localities, notably Arlington, Virginia, have passed building ... lower operating costs.
Couple these factors with tax incentives and the like provided by the government and the benefits of green building to owners are obvious.
Because of the environmental benefits and cost savings inherent in a green building approach, ...
28 Aug 6:00 am
... both insurers and insureds are gambling to a higher degree when assessing the economic viability of coverage in the uncharted waters of "green" construction, engineering and design. Conclusion As the Marsh report noted in part one of this series ... impact of substandard performance present a
moving target. Insurers will need to grapple with enhanced standards imposed on green industry design professionals and the morphing of the
legal requirements from multiple industry certifications and changing ...
1 Jun 2:00 am
... of government wants in on the latest in sustainability. Musings discussed this trend in prior posts relating to Virginia and "green"
building and Virginia Business Magazine chimed in as well. This trend is laudable, however, like any new technological or ... on expectations relating to energy efficiency. Governments
are looking for ways to legally enforce their mandates of LEED or other green certification. Contractors also have a particular level of risk
that they did not face before. Of course, ...
24 Jul 2:00 am
... much depth for those of you who haven't yet read the original page turner, Green Eggs and Ham, it has a very happy ending. Chris has so
kindly ... using Revit Architecture and Revit MEP in conjunction with tools like Ecotect, Green Building Studio and Integrated Environmental
Solutions (IES) Virtual Environment Tools. Lucky for ... Just for kicks, something I've been toying with is this: If all of our buildings are Green and energy efficient, with better ventilation, lighting and less material toxicity, ...
21 May 5:00 am
... , all who were attentive and had great questions. The panel consisted of 4 great resources on construction and green/sustainable building.
Joel St. John, an appraiser from MGMiller Valuations, Michael Pellis, and architect from Baskervill, ... in your favorite reader. I value your feedback. Related articles by Zemanta Go
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14 Aug 6:00 am
... bring sustainable design to every organization - large or small. You can follow Build2Sustain on Twitter at @build2sustain. Today, with the interest in "green" and "eco-friendly" products and environments increasing, you often hear conflicting messages about how investment in a ... it any other way. As always,
please comment below and subscribe if you find this and other Musings interesting. Related Musings: Green Lighting and Sustainability
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16 Oct 6:00 am
... makes sense and will help to bring transparency and common sense to an emerging field which is currently filled with green washing and bad
information. By following the progress of Build2Sustain you or your company can learn the truth about what ... with the latest Construction Law Musings and other Guest Post Fridays.
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Build2Sustain- A Video Introduction GHTime ...
10 Apr 2:00 am
... President. Robin is also an active member of Partners in Prevention, The Healthy Schools Network, The Healthy Wilmington Coalition, The Green Team, The Business Development Group, The PTO, and Women's Professional Network [Boston]. Robin was recently ... of Conservation Teacher of the Year
[2008] by the Massachusetts Audubon Society. There is a lot of talk these days about "The Greening of our Schools". Some schools are jumping in headfirst and see the need for
change. Other schools are not quite ...
1 May 2:00 am
... you all an overview if where sustainable lighting design is and how the lighting industry is moving to respond tithe challenges of "green"
design. I've been a professional lighting designer for over 9 years. Working first in entertainment and now ... The counter-active force to lighting designers when looking at the
industry as a whole are the lighting manufacturers. They are in a race to "out-green" one another and find themselves caught in the middle of
two competing tensions. One is the market's ...
24 Aug 6:00 am
... adding such certification to construction contracts and the relationship of consultants to this process. Much has already been said, particularly at the Green Building Law Update, a great blog by my friend Chris Cheatham (@chrischeatham on Twitter), relating to the ... out that discussion for further thoughts
on this issue. Update: My friend @stephendp (A/K/A Stephen Del Percio of the Green Real Estate Law Journal) has weighed in on this debate here.
As always, please subscribe to keep up with the ...
6 May 11:26 am
... the jury has begun deliberating the capital MEJA case of United States v. Green. As expected, the defense's closing argument focused on the
stress of serving in a war zone and ... ... defense attorney Scott Wendelsdorf said jurors needed to take into account Green's stress and the
Army's failure to address it. Jurors heard testimony that ... had spoken before the attack about having thoughts of killing Iraqis. "Did Steven Green uphold the honor of the Army? Hell no," Wendelsdorf said. "Did the Army do ...
22 Jan 9:29 am
Thanks to @totalbankruptcy for giving me the opportunity to guest post on her Debtress Blog regarding the cost savings for building green.
Please say hello to her at twitter and check out her great consumer tips!
20 Mar 3:00 am
... Portland Cement Association. As PCA's Program Coordinator of Sustainable Development Ms. McGinnis is responsible for several green outreach
and education programs for the design and construction community. Additionally, she oversees content development for www. ... features and demonstrates the long-term environmental
benefits concrete provides. Related articles by Zemanta GreenBuild: Durisol, the Green Insulated Concrete Form (treehugger.com) College unveils
energy-efficient campus (guardian.co.uk)
31 Mar 10:11 am
This month's Virginia Business Magazine is a great issue on green jobs in Virginia. The whole issue is very worth reading. I was fortunate
enough to be interviewed in connection with the piece entitled "LEEDing the Way?" The topic of discussion in this article is the incentive provided by the market and state and local
governments for building green. Please check it out.
20 Apr 2:00 am
... as has been posted at Musings before, contractors must learn about it to thrive in the new economic and construction climate. The AGC-VA will be presenting a panel breakfast
discussion relating to the practical issues and advantages of being versed in green building. Check out the AGC-VA website (the general site is
linked through the above logo) for details and a calendar of other events. The presenters will speak from the perspectives of appraisers, contractors (both residential and commercial
...
8 Jun 7:00 am
Check out Page 5 for the write up on the recent Green Building Roundtable. AGC Virginia Roundtable Bulletin Publish at Scribd or explore
others: Law & Government Business & Law associated general c agc Related articles by Zemanta Virginia Business on Green Building
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2 Sep, 2007 11:47 am
... of thoughtful responses: a further post by Chris Eberle at Mirror of Justice, and one sent to Balkinization, at my (and Jack Balkin's) invitation, by Christopher Green, a law professor at the University of Mississippi (and, I'm proud to say, a former student of
mine). Green writes: Thanks for the chance to highlight a few things about my view more prominently. First, I should distinguish my argument
from that of Michael Perry and ...
7 May 10:17 am
The Associated Press reports that a federal jury has convicted ex-PFC Steven D. Green in the rape and murder of Abeer Qassim al-Janabi and
three members of her family. Green now faces the death penalty for his role in the 2006 killings in Mahmudiya.
22 Jan, 2007 3:22 am
The Federal government posted a new policy on its website concerning resident aliens who obtained their green card through asylum. Now, such
aliens risk losing their status if they return home even for a short visit--for a funeral, for example. This is a surprising shift in policy and leads me to question whether it is
outside the bounds of the law. Expect a challenge once a good fact pattern has been found.
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