It’s Easy Being Green: The Pentagon Goes Green One Wedge at a Time by Center for American Progress March 11, 2010 This year, the Pentagon’s Quadrennial Defense Review-a strategy document that lays out the Pentagon’s vision for its missions and force structure every four years-identified climate change as both a potential source of conflict and [...]
|
||||||
|
$1B Green Project Planned for Istanbul by Preston Koerner, JetsonGreen.com August 12, 2009 Just yesterday, architecture firm RMJM announced plans for a $1 billion, landmark green project for the Atasehir district of Istanbul, Turkey. The Varyap Meridian development is slated for a new residential and business district — and just might transform into a new [...] GSA Awards Over $1 Billion in Green Stimulus Projects August 12, 2009 by Chris Cheatham, Green Building Law Update If you are looking for green building projects resulting directly from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, then the General Services Administration is the agency for you. The GSA received $5.5 billion to support its High [...] Grab the ‘green’ real-estate boom Real-estate moguls know there’s good money in environment-friendly buildings. Here’s how the little guy can play, too. By Walecia Konrad, Fast Company If the workplace is any indication, you could almost believe corporate America really cares about the environment. Goldman Sachs (GS, news, msgs), Hearst, IBM Corp. (IBM, news, msgs), [...] The Concept of LEED De-certification Written by Preston Koerner, Jetson Green July 13, 2009 LEED Version 3 has some new aspects, and the green building community is trying to understand the ins and outs. One aspect has been talked about strenuously in the past week, and I thought we should ground ourselves a little bit. [...] Do Third Parties Have Standing to Initiate LEED 2009 Decertification Proceedings? By Stephen Del Percio, Green Real Estate Law July 9, 2009 The possibility that a LEED-certified project could be “decertified” by USGBC or GBCI in the event that any of the new LEED 2009 Minimum Program Requirements (”MPRs”) are not satisfied presents a variety [...] News: Yahoo redesigns data center, ditches carbon offsets by Tom Krazit, CNET News June 30, 2009 Yahoo thinks its plan for a new data center could eventually help the company achieve carbon-neutral status without having to resort to the purchase of carbon offsets. Yahoo designed its forthcoming data center to let outside air cool the [...] In my experience, plaintiffs will typically wait until they are up against the controlling statute of limitations before commencing a lawsuit. Here in New York, the applicable statutes of limitation for many of the causes of action under which green building liability may arise (such as negligence and breach of contract) range from three to six years. When you consider that LEED Version 2.2 only went live on January 1, 2006, many of the LEED-related green building claims that have been suggested to date remain well within the statute. This could be a significant reason why both LEED- and green building-related litigation will remain on the horizon for the near future. On April 27, 2009, the LEED green building certification program is launching Version 3. This version will taking advantage of new technologies and advancements in building science while prioritizing energy efficiency and CO2 emissions reductions. President Obama signed into law on Tuesday a $787 billion economic recovery plan designed to put millions of Americans back to work. Emphasizing investment in projects that can be deployed quickly and create jobs, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 includes billions of dollars that may be used for green building, retrofitting, energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, including those in federal facilities; states, localities, and tribal areas; schools; and housing. |
||||||
|
Copyright © 2010 Real Estate. Business. Technology. - All Rights Reserved |
||||||
