I wanted to take a moment and thank all of the Green Building Law Update readers. You all have been blowing my minds the last few weeks. There has been a surge in comments and discussions that take place after my original post. Many times, these comments and discussions are much more important than the […]
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As I mentioned in my June 24 post, starting June 26, the USGBC eliminated public CIRs in order to improve the functionality of the LEED rating system. The USGBC’s Peter Templeton provided the following explanation for eliminating the public CIRs:
Under the new LEED certification model, standards development and project certification responsibilities are divided between […]
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I’m very happy to announce that Real Life LEED is starting to get some serious competition on the interwebs. When I started this site about a year and half ago, all I could find were sites that would talk about the latest LEED projects or new green products. There was very little in […]
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You have to have a short memory to write for a blog. There is no point getting attached to a blog post because it will soon be relegated to the archives. With that said, sometimes I am reminded of a blog post that deserves revisiting.
After reflecting on the Waxman-Markey bill over the weekend, I […]
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[Today’s post is a collaborative effort with Shari Shapiro highlighting green building provisions in the Waxman-Markey bill. You didn’t think I was going to read through a thousand page bill all by myself, did you? I have also made the article available as a white paper for download since it is a bit long.] […]
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Just a friendly reminder… If you don’t do it by tomorrow all registrations must be v3 editions (LEED 2009).
It’s the Fi-nal Count-down!!!
I’ve heard reports of problems logging into the GBCI website earlier this week, but after checking a few minutes ago they appear to be resolved right now. I’d still recommend getting the project […]
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If there was a LEEDigation doomsday clock, I would move it up about 5 minutes towards midnight based on the following decision by the USGBC.*
Real Life LEED recently reported that the USGBC has decreed that, starting June 26, 2009, Credit Interpretation Requests (CIRs) will no longer be applicable to all projects:
"Effective June 26, […]
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A colleague just forwarded me the Victor O. Schinnerer & Company, Inc.’s Guidelines for Improving Practice. This insurance company frequently provides educational services for its clients and others, and the “LEED Accredited Professional Program Changes Risk Profiles” article on page four made the following statement in no uncertain terms:
“Members of the upgraded LEED AP+ […]
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Here’s an update on "green job" requirements created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Previously, I wrote
To my knowledge, there is no requirement or guarantee in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to create a certain number of "green jobs."
While this is still the case, there are job creation reporting requirements that will […]
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Dear Feebate,
I’m sorry to be writing this. First, I have to say, it’s not you, it’s me. You have done nothing wrong.
I remember when we met back at Greenbuild ‘08. The Portland officials were very eager to show you off and I fell for you hard. You were everything I dreamed of in […]
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