Henry Giffords, the non-LEED AP energy-efficiency professional at the center of last year’s class action lawsuit against the USGBC and LEED has (not surprisingly) filed an amended complaint. The amended complaint has created an almost entirely new lawsuit wherein many of the inadequacies and weaknesses of the previous class action have been trimmed and cut away. [...]
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Amended Complaint filed in Gifford v. USGBC
Posted in Green building litigation, LEED, LEED v3, Leedigation, National, tagged Gifford v. USGBC, Henry Gifford, LEED, LEED lawsuit, USGBC on April 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Design Columbus 2011
Posted in LEED, LEED v3, Ohio, tagged green building education, LEED, Leed v.3 on March 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Design Columbus 2011 is an event being held Monday, April 18th at COSI. It is co-promoted by the USGBC Central Ohio Chapter and CSI Columbus. This will probably be one of the largest sustainability focused events – if not the largest – in Central Ohio for 2011. This is a full-day event with many [...]
Gifford v. USGBC Part I: Revenge is a dish best served in Federal District Court (aka “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Suing Your way to More Speaking Engagements.”)
Posted in LEED, LEED v3, Leedigation, National, tagged Gifford v. USGBC, Henry Gifford, LEED, LEED Class Action, USGBC, USGBC Class Action, USGBC Lawsuit on October 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
NOTE: The opinions expressed in this post are entirely those of the author, and do not represent the position of the USGBC or of the USGBC Central Ohio Chapter. Ever heard the old adage “Hell hath no fury like a non-LEED AP energy-efficiency professional scorned”? No? Well, check out Gifford v. USGBC. Henry Gifford (the guy [...]
LEED Critic Files Lawsuit Against the USGBC
Posted in LEED, LEED v3, Leedigation, National, tagged Gifford v. USGBC, Henry Gifford, LEED lawsuit, USGBC on October 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Without explaining how (or even if) he has been personally harmed, self-proclaimed energy efficiency maven Henry Gifford is seeking class action certification for a lawsuit he and others recently filed against the USGBC in Federal District Court. The plaintiffs allege fraud, false advertising, and a violation of U.S. anti-trust and RICO laws. (The complaint can be viewed here.) Gifford’s website [...]
GBCI Tightens Up LEED v.3 Challenge Procedure
Posted in Green building litigation, LEED, LEED v3, Leedigation, National, Ohio on October 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
As OGBL previously discussed in relation to the LEED v.3 challenge procedure, two big problems with the challenge procedure were (i) challenges could be brought by persons having no interest at all in the project (in lawyer terms, challenges could be brought by persons who “lack standing”), and (ii) challenges could be brought years after certification was awarded, potentially putting an [...]
Columbus throws down the Green Gauntlet
Posted in Central Ohio, Green Building Incentives, LEED, LEED v3, Ohio on October 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Columbus just fired a major sustainability shot by announcing a new program that will reimburse eligible LEED – certified developments for up to double the USGBC fee. Mayor Coleman’s office just announced, as a part of his “Get Green Columbus” initiative, two new sustainable development programs—Green Columbus Fund and Green Switch Loan Funds. The Green Columbus Fund [...]
Open Letter to LEED Deniers, Part II: The Response
Posted in LEED, LEED v3, National, Ohio on July 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This post follows a previous entry regarding a letter to the editor published in the August 2010 Columbus CEO magazine titled “LEED Program is Another Sham,” in which Mr. Bruce Wingfield compares LEED to “Climate Gate.” Mr. Wingfield has now responded to OGBL’s blog post. His response, and the full body of his original submission to Columbus CEO, are reproduced below. First a [...]
Open letter to LEED Deniers:
Posted in Central Ohio, LEED, LEED v3, Ohio on July 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
[Editor's note: Subsequent to the posting of the entry below, the author of the "LEED Program is Another Sham" letter responded directly to OGBL. The body of his response, and his original letter to Columbus CEO magazine, are reproduced in a subsequent post on this blog.] In a letter to the editor published in the August 2010 Columbus [...]
Breaking Down the LEED v.3 Challange Procedure
Posted in Green building litigation, LEED v3, Leedigation, National, Ohio on July 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
After months (perhaps years) of hard work, your project achieved LEED® certification. But months (perhaps years) after the plaque was hung, you get word that somebody has challenged your certification. What now? We’ll answer that question in a minute. First a contrasting scenario: You put in the same months (years) of hard work only to [...]
LEED Legal Clinic at Illinois Law School
Posted in LEED, LEED v3, National, tagged Illinois Law School, LEED Continuing Education, LEED Legal Clinic on March 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Illinois College of Law has created the first LEED legal clinic in the nation. The legal clinic, which will consist of a partnership between a student run LEED team and a local real estate developer, plans to obtain LEED certification for an apartment clubhouse. The Legal Clinic also is planning on providing a Continuing Legal [...]
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