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Proposals to improve the New Zealand earthquake-prone building system - a consultation document

  • Buddle Findlay
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  • New Zealand
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  • April 2 2013

Consultation has recently closed on a document by Ministry of Business, Employment and Innovation (MBIE) on building seismic performance in New

The issues 2013: upcoming legal topics in the Czech Republic

  • CMS Cameron McKenna
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  • Czech Republic
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  • February 1 2013

The adoption of the new Civil Code and the Act on Corporations, effective as of 1 January 2014, is a step of great importance for the Czech law. There

District of Columbia's proposed Green Building Code

  • Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP
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  • USA
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  • January 18 2013

Heads up to developers, owners, engineers, architects, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, consultants, commissioning agents, insurers, and

Preview 2013 (UK law)

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • January 15 2013

2013 will herald some significant changes to the UK legal arena, notably in the corporate area in relation to executive remuneration and narrative

The energy performance of buildings (England and Wales) regulations 2012

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • January 11 2013

The energy performance of buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 (SI 20123118) came into force on 9 January this year. www.gov.uk contains a

Managing green product claims and expectations

  • Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
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  • USA
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  • August 7 2012

If a firm states that a construction project possesses sustainable features or energy-efficient attributes relative to traditional practices, certain risk mitigation issues and practices must be addressed

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

Preview of 2012

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • January 12 2012

2012 will herald some significant changes to the legal arena, notably in the corporate area in relation to the Prospectus Directive, board diversity and corporate governance and reporting; in dispute resolution in relation to the Government's reforms to the civil litigation costs and funding regime; and in energy, real estate and construction areas where there are major changes to the carbon reduction commitment energy efficiency scheme, changes to the energy performance certificates regime; and also the establishment of the Green Investment Bank