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LEED Certification
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Green Building Law Update
Could LEED NC and LEED EBOM Join Forces?
With the recent announcement that LEED certified projects will have to report energy performance data, the USGBC has signaled its intent to take on under performing green buildings. LEED 2009…
Green Building Law Update
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love LEED De-Certification
Love might be too strong of a word but you get the point. The idea of LEED de-certification has touched off a firestorm of comments, some in support and others…
Green Building Law Update
USGBC Addresses Performance Gap
I'm impressed. In one fell swoop, the USGBC has stepped up to the plate to address the primary criticisms of the LEED rating system. Kudos to Scot Horst and the…
Green Building Law Update
Why Do Non-Public CIRs Mean LEEDigation?
If there was a LEEDigation doomsday clock, I would move it up about 5 minutes towards midnight based on the following decision by the USGBC.* Real Life LEED recently reported…
Green Building Law Update
OUR Green Building Mission
I took away a very important, very big thought from my conversation with Rob Watson. This big, important thought was based first on a comment from Watson himself: "We are…
Green Building Law Update
Concern Remains Regarding Some LEED Mandates
In addition to clarifying the LEED 25% guideline, Rob Watson also had some interesting points regarding regulations that required LEED certification.* First, Watson made a great point about governments requiring…
Green Building Law Update
LEED and the 25 Percent Rule, Revisited
I have been spending a lot of time recently thinking about two posts I made regarding the LEED 25 percent premise and why this will be problematic for green building…
Green Building Law Update
LEED and the Top 25 Percent
I have had another green building epiphany. Actually, a series of epiphanies. But before we get to the epiphany, we have to review a simple premise. I have to thank…
Green Building Law Update
Maryland Green School Causes Delay, Extra Costs
Last week, I gave a presentation on green building law to legal counsel for D.C metropolitan jurisdictions. One of the things that I said, and have repeated to other groups,…
Green Building Law Update
DC’s Green Bond: The Worst Case Scenario
On Wednesday, we looked at the best case scenario that can result from the D.C. Green Building Act "performance bond" requirement. We assumed that the green building "performance bond" was…