Professional Liability Insurance Policy Endorsement for LEED Projects May be...
Both Marsh- in its recent report reviewing the current state of the insurance marketplace with respect to green construction issues – and representatives of the Fireman’s Fund at Greenbuild have...
View ArticleThe Role of Risk Management at Greenbuild versus West Coast Green
I think it’s interesting to compare the treatment that green building risk management issues received at Greenbuild as compared to West Coast Green. We pointed out over at gbNYC earlier this fall that...
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Green Building Liability Pictorial
I am consistently amazed at the disparities in how green building projects are promoted. Some projects make it very clear that they are simply “aiming for” or “registered” in pursuit of LEED...
View ArticleGreen Building Liability Piques Interest of Residential Sector
Much of the discussion with respect to the liability issues surrounding sustainable building has focused on the commercial sector, so I was interested to see my friend Brian Anderson, a real estate...
View ArticleGreen Leasing Series: The Legal Risks of a Green Lease
This is the second article in our Green Leasing Series here at GRELJ. Our next article in the Green Leasing Series will provide further examination of the form green leases that are currently available...
View ArticleGreen Building Industry Apoplectic Over NAIOP Commercial Energy Efficiency Study
Ed Mazria said that it was “meant to confuse the public and stall meaningful legislation, insuring that America remains dependent on foreign oil, natural gas and dirty conventional coal.” Lloyd Alter...
View ArticleUSGBC: Legal Risk in Building Green Is “New Wine in Old Bottles”
In early March, USGBC released a white paper titled “The Legal Risk in Building Green: New Wine in Old Bottles?” The eight-page paper, which was presented as a panel discussion between four attorneys,...
View ArticleInitial Legal Thoughts on the LEED 2009 Minimum Program Requirements
As you may know, USGBC’s LEED v3 program launched this past Monday, April 27. Project teams currently pursuing LEED certification under any of the Version 2 programs can opt into LEED v3 for no...
View ArticleMitigating Risks When Building Green Roofs
This article is published here at GRELJ with the permission of Consilience, the blog of the Institute of Green Professionals. Green roofs have been a part of building for over a thousand years. The...
View ArticleVictor Schinnerer: New LEED AP Program Raising Standards of Care, Changing...
Victor Schinnerer’s most recent quarterly report has some interesting commentary on the increased risk that the new LEED Accredited Professional (“LEED AP”) program may be creating for professionals...
View ArticleGreen Building Basics for the Healthcare Industry: A Legal Perspective
This article is published here at GRELJ with the permission of Consilience, the blog of the Institute of Green of Green Professionals. Green building design, construction and operation practices have...
View ArticleCase Study: A Practical Look at the Risks of Green Roofs
Recently, there have been a number of articles suggesting that the risks associated with green roofs have been overblown. Over the past few days, I’ve spent some time looking for more concrete examples...
View ArticleMitigating the Increased Risks of Personal Injury Claims on Green...
Our Construction Practice Group at Arent Fox frequently defends owners, landlords, design professionals, and contractors in claims for personal injury brought by construction workers. Absent a “grave...
View ArticleUSGBC: No Such Thing as LEED Decertification?
A pair of recent articles – one in the San Antonio Business Journal by attorney Bradley Carson, the other in the Multifamily Executive - suggest that our article here at GRELJ back in December about...
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Cost Premiums, Risks Could Nix LEED Platinum at Silicon Valley Community College
Bids for a new 14,000-square-foot student technology center at Cabrillo College in Watsonville, California were opened up a couple of weeks with the lowest bidder nearly $1 million over the project’s...
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