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Sometimes, my fair city of Washington, D.C. can drive me crazy. There is no doubt we have our issues.
But one thing Washington, D.C. has going for it is its push to become more green. D.C. is at the forefront of [...]
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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 High Performance and Sustainable Buildings program. Previously, I had reported that the GSA was requiring LEED certification and preferred LEED [...]
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If you are a contractor lucky enough to have won a stimulus project, one of the pesky requirements attached to the project is reporting the number of new jobs created by the project. Many builders and contractors have been wondering how exactly to do that. Finally, at long last, the White House has provided clarity:
”Just [...]
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You may be relieved to learn that I am temporarily done discussing LEED de-certification. The USGBC will be releasing an addenda to the Minimum Project Requirements, at which time we will discuss this issue anew. Until then, lets move on…to another LEED legal discussion.
One green building legal development that I, and others, have been [...]
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A few weeks ago, Toronto announced a mandatory green roof requirement, which my fellow bloggers dutifully covered. When I read about the green roof mandate, I thought of another Canadian city with a similar program.
You remember the Vancouver Catch-22, right?
Many British Columbia jurisdictions, including Vancouver, began mandating green roofs. Simultaneously, the Homeowner Protection Office required [...]
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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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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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On Monday we highlighted "headaches" that may arise from climate-related stimulus funding. Cities and towns are struggling to come up with worthy programs for the funds. Furthermore, the Department of Energy has warned officials that funding should go towards the long-term establishment of programs:
"Don’t use the entire amount of this money to set up [...]
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