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. [...]
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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 »
Code Green: ICC Completes Seminal Green Building Code
Posted in City, Codes and Regulations, Federal, National, Ohio, State, tagged ICC, International Code Council, LEED on November 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The International Code Council (ICC) recently completed the 2012 International Green Construction Code (IgCC), recognized as the first model code focused on new and existing commercial buildings addressing green building design and performance. Although the final code won’t be published until March 2012, local and state governments may already adopt it. Unlike voluntary third-party certifications like LEED or Green Globes, the IgCC establishes enforceable [...]
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 [...]
Unsure(ty): How Will the Green Building Act Change the Role of Surety in Construction?
Posted in City, Codes and Regulations, National, Ohio, tagged Green Building Act, LEED, Standard Performance Bonds, Surety on September 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
OGBL welcomes a guest post by Danielle Rodabaugh, editor of the Surety Bonds Insider Introduction Consideration for environmentally friendly building practices and sustainable projects continues to be a pressing issue for the construction industry as a whole. Unfortunately, the well-intentioned Green Building Act, which was passed to promote green building, has raised concern among surety industry [...]
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 [...]
Green Capitol helps Green the Capital
Posted in Central Ohio, City, Green Building Incentives, Ohio, State, tagged Columbus, Green Building Incentives, Green Building policy, LEED, Ohio on August 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Continuing with our series on city-based incentives for sustainable development, we now revisit Ohio’s capital city and the Green Columbus Fund. To quickly recap for those unfamiliar with the Fund, it was established in September 2010 with a $1 million capital investment. The Fund’s purpose is twofold: (1) support brownfield redevelopment; and (2) incentivize LEED certification for [...]
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 [...]
New Logo, New Series, Same Mission
Posted in Central Ohio, LEED, National, Northern Ohio, Ohio, Southern Ohio, tagged LEED, new logo, ohio green building law on July 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Less than two years ago, we launched OGBL to help spread knowledge and ideas relevant to green building and construction, particularly within Ohio, but always with an eye toward national and international developments. Today, more than ever, we believe that green building is imperative to help transform Ohio’s built environment to be more healthy [...]
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
Drill down to facts: study finds energy efficient building are cheapest, cleanest way to boost Ohio economy
Posted in Codes and Regulations, Green Building Incentives, Ohio, State, tagged energy efficiency, HB 133, Senate bill 221 on May 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome to the Buckeye State’s intersection of energy policy and green building. On one hand we have the long-term path toward conserving more, consuming less, and enriching the entire populace. On the other hand we have the dead-end path of continued dependence on fossil fuels that will enrich a few in the short term. One path follows Senate Bill 221, a bipartisan [...]
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