One of the common themes in much of the discussion on this blog relating to green building incentives is the issue of “incentives v. mandates.” When crafting green building legislation, local and states governments are forced to decide whether to make green building standards mandatory, or whether to nudge developers toward green building through tax [...]
Posts Tagged ‘trends’
Green Building Legislation in New York City: A Sign of Things to Come for Green Building in Ohio?
Posted in City, Green Building Incentives, LEED, National, tagged Green Building Incentives, LEED, Ohio, trends on January 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The latest and greatest on green office trends
Posted in Global, Green building litigation, National, tagged Green Office, trends on December 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the wake of Climategate, and as the economy in general continues to sputter along, we seem to be bidding farewell to the trendiness of the green movement. I say good riddance! Those who were “going green” (my least favorite phrase since “your hard drive just crashed”) to be trendy have probably abandoned ship. Those [...]
