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GRESB is Huge with $2.3 Trillion in Real Estate so Follow the Money
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:19:03-05:00Monday, December 28th, 2015|Categories: Real Estate Law|
Representing a huge share of the market capitalization of real estate across the globe, this year, 707 real estate companies and funds, with over 61,000 properties, having an aggregate value of $2.3 Trillion reported their environmental, social and governance information to Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB).
Congress Breathes New Life into 179D Tax Deduction
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:17:41-05:00Sunday, December 20th, 2015|Categories: Real Estate Law|
Last week the 114th Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 and the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015.
Montgomery County to Abandon LEED Mandating IgCC for All Building
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:19:34-05:00Thursday, December 10th, 2015|Categories: Environmental Law|
Proposed as Executive Regulation #21-15, the green building code will cover all new buildings and additions 5,000 square feet and larger.
Arbitration in Green Building Contracts
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:19:24-05:00Friday, November 27th, 2015|Categories: Environmental Law|
There has been much recent discussion about mandatory arbitration since a series of New York Times articles earlier this month describing how, “.. clauses buried in tens of millions of contracts ...”
Environmental Performance Increasingly Key to CEOs
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:19:17-05:00Friday, November 27th, 2015|Categories: Environmental Law|
It is significant when the Harvard Business Review alters its methodology in ranking the best performing CEOs in the world to now take into account a company’s environmental performance.
ASHRAE 189.1 – 2014 Green Building Standard Is Now Available
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:19:59-05:00Friday, November 20th, 2015|Categories: Environmental Law|
Last week the 2014 version of the ASHRAE 189.1 Green Building Standard was published and became available for use.
Pension Funds Must Now Consider Environmental Factors
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:19:55-05:00Tuesday, November 10th, 2015|Categories: Environmental Law|
You may not have noticed, but with over $9 Trillion invested in U.S. pensions you should care that the U.S. Labor Department.
Will Proposed Change to LEED 2009 Kill the Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs?
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:19:20-05:00Tuesday, October 27th, 2015|Categories: Environmental Law|
This article first appeared on my Green Building Law Update blog. The blog is intended for the entire environmental industrial complex, .. not just lawyers. Please check out the blog and sign up for a weekly notice of new blog posts via email, at Green ...










