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Columbus expands Green Columbus Fund to include multifamily housing

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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October 3 2012

Columbus City Council approved an ordinance yesterday that expands the Green Columbus Fund beyond commercial LEED-certified building projects, which will enable builders to receive a 25 percent reimbursement for “construction of central city energy efficient apartments and condominiums,” according to a press release from Get Green Columbus

Environmental advocacy group wants energy efficient buildings

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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April 3 2012

The advocacy group Environment Ohio released a study last week that found that improving the energy efficiency of new and existing buildings in the state would reduce the projected energy use of Ohio's buildings 20 percent and would save the average Ohio family of four $340 annually by 2030, according to a press release from the group

U.S. Supreme Court sides with property owners over U.S. EPA on wetlands compliance order

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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March 22 2012

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on March 21, 2012 that property owners have the right to prompt review by a federal judge of a compliance order issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that blocked construction of a couple’s home in an alleged wetland

PACE financing gets public comment review after federal appeals court decision

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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January 26 2012

On Jan. 26, 2012, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) was ordered to solicit public comment on whether it should have halted Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing programs

Ohio leads the nation in green school projects

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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December 22 2011

With 315 projects, Ohio "leads the nation with more green school projects underway than any other state," according to a press release from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a private non-profit organization dedicated to the development of energy-efficient buildings

New bill would require state-supported projects to meet green building, energy efficiency standards

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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August 24 2011

Representative Connie Pillich (D-Montgomery) recently introduced a bill in the Ohio General Assembly that would create a new code section requiring that buildings built using state capital funds or moneys from the education facilities trust fund meet certain green building and energy efficiency standards

Modification to U.S. EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule spurs legal challenge in D.C. circuit court

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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August 3 2010

On April 22, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule took effect, thereby requiring all renovations or dust sampling activities at single family homes, multi-family housing and child-occupied facilities (e.g., day-care centers, pre-schools and kindergarten classrooms) built before 1978 to be performed by a certified firm (broadly defined to include a company, partnership, corporation, sole proprietorship or individual

Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation to create public database documenting energy efficiency efforts in New York City

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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June 23 2010

The philanthropic arm of the global investment bank Deutsche Bank A.G. (Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation) will be funding the creation of a public database that will document the energy savings from hundreds of retrofitted buildings in New York City

Green strategies

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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May 27 2010

Back in session for the month of May, the legislature kept busy trying to finish up a number of items before the House and Senate broke for the summer - a hiatus that is expected to last until after the November 2 election

U.S. EPA launches National Building Competition

Bricker & Eckler LLP
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USA
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April 27 2010

Courtesy of the US Environmental Protection Agency and The New York Times' Green blog, the federal agency has launched an energy efficiency contest that pits selected buildings from around the country against each other

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