Why does Big Chem hate LEED 2012 so much that it cajoled a bipartisan group of 56 House lawmakers to send a letter urging the GSA to abandon LEED unless the USGBC lightens up on chemical companies and plastics makers? Rather than simply answering this question with a cynical “duh, because our politicians are bought and [...]
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My [dysfunctional LEED 2012] Chemical Romance
Posted in Codes and Regulations, Federal, LEED, LEED v3, National on May 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Guest Post by Dave Scott on Green-Talk.com
Posted in Green building litigation, LEED, LEED v3, Leedigation, National, Ohio, tagged Guest Post on January 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Check out the guest post about LEEDigation on Green-Talk.com by OGBL’s very own Dave Scott by clicking HERE.
San Fransisco’s New Green Leasing Toolkit
Posted in City, Green Building Incentives, LEED, LEED v3, National, tagged green leases, LEED, San Fransisco on January 16, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Following closely in New York City’s footsteps, San Fransisco recently released a free, on-line green leasing toolkit for Commercial Office Buildings. The toolkit, which is intended to assist commercial tenants and landlords in reaching thier sustainability goals, is designed to be adaptable to cities outside of just San Fransisco. Created at the reccomendation of the San Francisco Mayor’s Task Force on Existing [...]
Ohio Taking Green Building to School
Posted in Central Ohio, LEED, LEED v3, Northern Ohio, Ohio, Southern Ohio, tagged green school, leed mandate, Ohio green building, Ohio Green Schools, schools on October 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
[EDITOR'S NOTE: THE OHIO GREEN SCHOOLS RALLY, A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING EVENT, HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 22, 2012, AT REYNOLDSBURG'S eSTEM ACADEMY ON SUMMIT RD.] Thanks to the Buckeye State’s LEED-Silver mandate for public school construction, Ohio leads the nation with over 270 LEED certified or registered school projects. Many people, even in [...]
The Ever Evolving Standard of Care: Part 2
Posted in Green building litigation, LEED, LEED v3, Leedigation, National, tagged architect, engineer, LEED AP, LEED AP fellow, standard of care, sustainable design on September 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In an earlier post, we discussed how the standard of care for design professionals is constantly evolving. In regard to sustainable design, where the project is located is extremely important. However, There are other factors that design professionals need to take into account when considering standard of care. For instance design professionals with green building specific [...]
The Ever-Evolving Standard of Care
Posted in LEED, LEED v3, Leedigation, Sustainable Design Contracts, tagged architect, design professional, engineer, Green Building Contracts, LEED, standard of care, sustainable design contract on August 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What exactly is a “Standard of Care?” Essentially, it is standard by which a Design Professional’s service for their clients is judged. Thus, in case of a lawsuit, the higher the standard of care, the more likely it is that an Architect or Engineer’s work will be found to be negligent. Likewise, the lower the [...]
Cincinnati Schooling the Region in Sustainable Development
Posted in City, Codes and Regulations, Green Building Incentives, LEED, LEED v3, Ohio, tagged Cincinnati, Green Building Incentives, green roof loan program, greening the heartland, LEED on July 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What difference can our laws make to the green building movement? Cincinnati is answering that question, and the answer is “big.” Almost two years ago we discussed Cincinnati’s LEED-based green building incentives. To quickly recap, Cinci City Ordinance No. 446-2007 (passed on December 12, 2007) allows for a 100% (yes, 100%) abatement of taxes for 15 years for new [...]
AIA’s New Guide for Sustainable Projects – D503(2011) – Part 1: Representations to the Client
Posted in LEED, LEED v3, Leedigation, National, tagged AIA, Client expectations, Clients, D503, Guide for Sustainable Projects, LEED on June 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently released a brand new Guide for Sustainable Projects titled D503. Because of the rapid growth of sustainable design since the last revision in 2007 and partly because of the inadequacies of the 2007 docs when it came to sustainable buildings, the AIA decided that it could not wait until 2017 [...]
Seminar: Legal Issues in Sustainable and Green Building
Posted in Central Ohio, Green Building Incentives, Green building litigation, LEED, LEED v3, Leedigation, National, Ohio, tagged Green Building Law Seminar, LEED Seminar, Sustainable Building Seminar on May 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Please Join us for a seminar entitled “Legal Issues in Sustainable and Green Building” in Worthington, Ohio on Wednesday, June 29. Register online at: www.halfmoonseminars.com
Who is building LEED in Ohio?
Posted in Central Ohio, LEED, LEED v3, Northern Ohio, Ohio, Southern Ohio, tagged Columbus, Green Building, LEED, Ohio on April 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A recent report from the USGBC contains interesting data about who is building to LEED standards in the Buckeye State. Most of our readers are already familiar with Ohio’s LEED for Schools mandate, and 8 local governments in Ohio have enacted LEED-based green building policies and initiatives. Ohio ranks 19th nationally for the number of LEED registered and certified buildings [...]
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