This guest post was written by Kevin Kaiser of SuretyBonds.com, specializing in teaching consumers about surety bonds through the Surety Bond Education Center. I do not represent Kevin or his company, nor do I sponsor any of their products. Kevin has some great things to say about the surety’s perspective in green construction, which is particularly timely given the
Hot Off the Press: ConsensusDOCS Releases Green Building Addendum
As much as possible, I like to highlight various forms of construction contract documents. In most of my green building presentations over the past few months, I have talked about the "soon to be released" Green Building Addendum from ConsensusDOCS. Well, that day has finally come!
Based upon my preliminary review of the 310
Father of LEED Says: “Green Buildings Only Bright Spot in Construction Industry”
I am certainly not the first … and certainly won’t be the last … person to write about Robert Watson’s webinar presentation yesterday afternoon entitled, Building a Sustainable Future: Progress & Trends Toward Improving the Environmental Footprint of Commercial Buildings.
Watson, Executive Editor for GreenerBuildings.com, is most commonly referred to as the father of
Father of LEED: Webinar on Green Building Market and Impact Report 2009
Not many things in life are free. So you can imagine my excitement over the weekend when I received an email to attend a free sneak preview webinar featuring Robert Watson, the "Father of LEED." Better yet … you are invited, too!
Join this fast paced live 60 minute free webinar to hear a
Smackdown in the SEC: Alabama versus Tennessee in the Green Building Debate
Living in the SEC at this time of the year is exciting! The competition is fierce and everyone has their favorite. And I am not talking about football . . .
Last week, I highlighted that Tennessee Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey was speaking to a group of contractors in Nashville at the annual convention for the Associated General Contractors of Tennessee. At
Green LEEDer of the South: Tennessee Lt. Governor Says State is Committed to the Green Wave
You’ve read the play on words: LEEDing the way … In the LEED … LEEDership … and even LEEDigation. In an address to a room full of contractors, suppliers, and (a few) attorneys on Thursday afternoon, Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey (R-Blountville) said that the state is committed to being a leader of sustainability in the South: "Honestly
Lots of Talk about Building Performance: What Does GBCI Say?
There has been a lot of talk recently about measuring a green building’s performance after construction has been completed. Last week, I highlighted what the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) had to say about the issue. On Monday, Mireya Navarro of the New York Times wrote a lengthy article about green buildings not living up to their performance
Are You Ready to Rumble? USGBC Says Yes! Ready to Tackle Building Performance “Head On”
When discussing the short and long term building performance of a green project, the issue generally comes down to the following question: Is there any identifiable or measurable gap between the predicted building performance (in the design and construction phases) and the actual bulding performance (during occupancy, operation and maintenance)? This issue has been addressed in
The Green Building Yard Stick: AIA versus USGBC
Which is worse: (a) one lawyer in a room of one hundred architects; or (b) one architect in a room of one hundred lawyers?
Two weeks ago I found myself in the first category (… although I’m sure that I was not the only shark in the room …) at a local United States Green Building Council (USGBC) meeting
Green Building for Attorneys: Is It Merely Hoopla?
I realize that the title to this post may scrunch some “What you talkin’ about, Willis?” eyebrows to the many LEED AP-construction-green-building-attorneys out there. However, the title really conveys the first words that ran through my mind as I read Gary Cole’s post on The Real Green Goblin – Emerging Legal Liability for Green