About a year ago, I wrote a post on the trending topic of LEED revocation or de-certification. That issue has not gone away … it actually has been brought to the front page of the news. The hot topic, recently reported by Stephen, Chris and Doug (…sounds like three men in a tub…
LEED Revocation
The Green Construction Performance Bond: The Friction, A Legislative Dilemma and the Current Environment
By Matthew DeVries on
Posted in Green Building
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 …
Are You Ready to Rumble? USGBC Says Yes! Ready to Tackle Building Performance “Head On”
By Matthew DeVries on
Posted in Green Building, LEED
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…
LEED Revocation and De-Certification: What Do the Experts Say?
By Matthew DeVries on
Posted in LEED, Legal Trends
Mom always said I was a late bloomer (… Wonder what she meant? …) Well, you can call me late to this game, but hopefully not too late.
Perhaps the best summary of the new LEED 2009 Minimum Program Requirements (MPR) can be found on Stephen Del Percio’s Green Real Estate Law Journal…