A colleague recently asked about the energy management provisions of the recently-passed National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”), particularly the purported retreat from LEED. Far from abandoning the standard, the military is actually required to justify it. Not only does OGBL have no problem with that, but perhaps the government should take the concept to its logical conclusion and start [...]
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US Military Putting LEED to the Test
Posted in Codes and Regulations, Federal, LEED, National, tagged LEED, NDAA on January 17, 2012 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Case Study: Sustainable Design Innovations for Specialized School Population
Posted in LEED, National, Ohio, tagged DesignGroup, LEED, Ohio Green Schools on January 12, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Columbus-based architect Jack Hedge, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, has been a pioneer in sustainable design for decades. Later this month, he will join his DesignGroup colleague Jocelyn Krosky and Columbus City Schools Senior Executive Carole Olshavsky in presenting on the subject of sustainable design innovations for specialized school populations at the 2012 School & College Building Expo (SCBE). Taking place [...]
Best Green Building Web Sites
Posted in LEED, National, Ohio, tagged Green Building Websites, LEED, Top 10 list on December 23, 2011 | 4 Comments »
If the goal of green building is to transform the built environment to be more healthy, prosperous and sustainable, then it doesn’t really matter what green building-oriented web site is the best, because they’re all advancing the cause in their own way, right? Yeah, sure. But in this season of reflective (and sometimes competitive) contemplation, OGBL proffers [...]
The Third Teacher: Green Schools and Ohio’s 21st Century Learning Environments
Posted in LEED, Ohio, tagged LEED, Ohio Green Schools, USGBC on December 13, 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.] 2011 has been a big year for Ohio’s green schools movement, and 2012 is looking even more promising. For starters, the USGBC Center for Green Schools just named Ohio the “Best [...]
The Ever-Evolving Standard of Care: Form Contract Docs
Posted in Global, Green building litigation, LEED, Leedigation, National, Ohio, Sustainable Design Contracts, tagged AIA, ConsensusDOCS, Form Construction Contracts, LEED, standard of care on November 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Form Construction Contract Docs. What exactly is buried within the pages of all that legal gibberish when you “sign on the dotted line?” Well, to begin with, a number of different organizations associated with the construction industry produce standard form contracts - AIA, EJCDC, AGC/ConsensusDOCS, DBIA. Generally, the forms drafted by each organization reflect the interests and perspective of the sponsoring organization. [...]
2011 Green Building Market Impact Report Released
Posted in LEED, National, tagged 2011, Green Building, Green Market Impact Report, LEED, Rob Watson on November 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday Rob Watson, the founding chairman of the LEED Steering Committee, released the 2011 Green Building Market and Impact Report. Big winners in the past year appear to be LEED registration overseas and water conservation. The boldest statement is probably Watson’s declaration that “if you’re not making more money with your green building, you need [...]
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 [...]
What’s the state of your state’s green building policy?
Posted in Codes and Regulations, Green Building Incentives, LEED, National, Ohio, State, tagged Green Building policy, HB 306, legislative survey, Ohio, statewide, USGBC, USGBC central ohio on August 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The US Green Building Council just released its ”Advancing Green Building Policy in the States” report, which summarizes sustainable development policy activities from Alabama to Wyoming. The report stresses that building green “is not a partisan issue. Healthy, safe and efficient buildings resonate with a very broad audience,” and proponents of the green building movement should be able [...]
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