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Energy Efficiency
276 published works
All About Advertising Law
“UP TO” NO GOOD
By Amy Mudge, Jack Ferry, Randy Shaheen
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="243"] By Okram (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons[/caption]A recent NAD decision provided an opportunity for NAD to once again opine on the standard for…
Land Use Prof Blog
New California firm-based sustainability law update
Allen Matkins, a well-respected California real estate law firm, has just started a "Sustainable Development Update" newsletter. Looks like it could become a useful source for what's happening on the…
Keeping It Real Estate
Budget Banishes CRC – And An Extension Of ESOS Could Still Be On The Cards
By Simon Keen
The Chancellor announced in today's Budget that the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) will be abolished, with effect from 2019. The financial aspects of the CRC will be replaced by an…
Green Building Law Update
USGBC Making Significant Change to LEED 2009
The U.S. Green Building Council has just announced that all new projects registering for LEED 2009 beginning on April 8, 2016 will need to satisfy increased minimum energy performance thresholds.…
PropertyProf Blog
Bright et al. on The Evolution of “Greener” Leasing Practices in Australia and England
Susan Bright (Oxford), Julia Patrick (Oxford), Ben Thomas (Independent), Kathryn Janda (Oxford), Esther Bailey (Independent), Timothy Dixon (Reading), & Sara Wilkinson (University of Technology Sydney) have posted The Evolution of "Greener"…
Green Building Law Update
Congress Breathes New Life into 179D Tax Deduction
Last week the 114th Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 and the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 when the Senate passed H.R. 2029 by a vote…
PropertyProf Blog
The House of the Future?
A house that produces more energy than it consumes, and laughs off hurricanes.
Environment, Land & Resources
Why Landlords Should Refocus on EPC Ratings to Safeguard Rent
By Paul Davies and Michael Green Buildings account for 40 percent of energy consumption and 36 percent of CO2 emissions in Europe. With pressure mounting to enhance energy efficiency, the…
Latham.London
Why Landlords Should Refocus on EPC Ratings to Safeguard Rent
By Paul Davies and Michael Green Buildings account for 40 percent of energy consumption and 36 percent of CO2 emissions in Europe. With pressure mounting to enhance energy efficiency, the…
Green Building Law Update
Will Proposed Change to LEED 2009 Kill the Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs?
The U.S. Green Building Council is soliciting comments on its proposal to change the prerequisites of the current LEED 2009 rating system increasing the minimum energy performance thresholds. Rick Fedrizzi,…