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Water efficiency standard

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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USA
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November 4 2012

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, the American Society of Pumping Engineers, the American Water Works Association, and the U.S. Green Building Council released a draft standard October 30 on water efficiency for the design of buildings, their mechanical systems, and building sites

LEED concerns

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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USA
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July 22 2012

A group of 27 organizations led by the American Chemistry Council, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the National Association of Manufacturers formed a coalition July 18 to promote green building ratings systems as an alternative to the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system

Italian energy efficiency

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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USA
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June 24 2012

Italy’s Ministries of Finance and Economic Development announced June 20 that they would soon unveil tax incentives for the construction sector and energy efficiency projects as the country seeks to encourage economic growth

House Judiciary approves bill on environmental review process

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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USA
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June 10 2012

Defeating all Democratic amendments, the House Judiciary Committee approved, 14-8, the Responsibly and Professional Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act (H.R. 4377) on June 6

Recent CEQA legislation streamlines review for green building and renewable energy projects

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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USA
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May 25 2012

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was originally adopted with the goal of disclosing and weighing the environmental impacts of discretionary actions by state agencies and local governments

New requirements on construction site stormwater

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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USA
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February 23 2012

EPA has issued a five-year renewal of its General Permit for construction site stormwater, superseding the 2008 version

LEED 101: a look at the proposed LEED update LEED 2012

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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USA
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January 23 2012

In November 2012, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) hopes to release the next update to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green-building rating system, known as LEED 2012

Henry Gifford’s lawsuit against U.S. Green Building Council dismissed

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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USA
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January 23 2012

A New York federal judge has held that Henry Gifford and three other design professionals cannot sue the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for false advertising under the federal Lanham Act in connection with the USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) ratings system for buildings

US Green Building Council report on job creation potential

Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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USA
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January 22 2012

On January 18, the U.S. Green Building Council released Better Buildings Through Executive Action: Leveraging Existing Authorities to Promote Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Multifamily, Residential, and Commercial Buildings, which estimates that one million jobs could be created and $130 billion per year saved if the Obama administration used its executive authority to promote green buildings