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Solar concentrator graces university rooftop by Martin LaMonica, cnet.com April 13, 2011 Santa Clara U. has installed 60 rooftop solar collectors. (Credit: Chromasun) If concentrating sunlight works for utility-scale solar power plants, how about for heating and cooling a single building? Santa Clara University, which sits in the heart of Silicon Valley, said [...] New Data on the Cost of LEED, Credit-by-Credit by Nadav Malin, BuildingGreen.com April 16, 2010 We’ve just released a neat new report on what it costs to achieve specific LEED credits. Based on the current LEED-NC 2009 rating system, “The Cost of LEED” draws on the experience of veteran cost estimators to provide prices [...] 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 [...] $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 [...] 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 [...] 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, [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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's David Dibble discusses the company's plans for a Buffalo-area [...] 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. [...] |
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