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City of Rockville Implementing the IgCC
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:19:37-05:00Friday, January 29th, 2016|Categories: Environmental Law|
What may be most telling about this enactment is that before the change in law the USGBC listed Rockville as having more LEED projects than any U.S. city with a population below 100,000.
PACE Programs are Stepping Up the Pace
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:22:44-05:00Monday, January 25th, 2016|Categories: Environmental Law|
Property assessed clean energy (PACE) programs, where payments for energy efficiency, water conservation and renewable energy improvements to commercial real estate are made through a building owner’s property tax bill are beginning to hit their stride.
LEED Dynamic Plaque Coming to a Building Near You
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:22:43-05:00Monday, January 11th, 2016|Categories: Environmental Law|
With LEED Dynamic Plaques starting to appear in building lobbies it is a good time to understand this new U.S. Green Building Council platform. It is a whole lot more than a 7 lb. display unit.
LEED v4 Costs Demystified
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-01-22T15:22:42-05:00Monday, January 4th, 2016|Categories: Environmental Law|
With the November 1, 2016 deadline approaching when new LEED projects must register under the new LEED version 4, the real estate industry has been uncertain about the first costs and benefits of LEED v4 building.
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.










