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Builder Replaces Traditional Marketing With Online Strategy and High...

The trusty methods of attracting attention--a press release, a print ad, a brochure--generated plenty of phone calls for new work when Bethesda Bungalows built its first home in 2005. But five years...

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Gypsum Wallboard: Options for Improved Durability and Sustainability

Historically, most building pros likely haven?t given their drywall selections much thought. But with new wallboard products that target mold and moisture, extend durability, enhance noise suppression,...

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Atlanta Business News: LEED certification boosts cost of going green

It ain?t easy being green. At least, not certifiably. Just ask Connie Engel, a partner at Childress Klein, which manages and leases most of Atlanta Galleria, an 86-acre office park in Cobb County with...

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BuildingGreen: New Report Helps Untangle Green Product Certifications

The number of green product certifications is large and growing--perhaps 100 so far in the U.S. alone. This month's EBN feature article provides guidance on the growing field of multi-attribute...

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GRELJ: "LEEDigation" Is "Destined To Go Down As A Green Building Red Herring"

Since last month?s Legal Forum at Greenbuild, there have been a number of articles about the increase in ?chatter? about the potential for ?LEEDigation,? the phrase which my friend and colleague Chris...

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Reno Contracting Recycles 60,000 Tons of Waste

San Diego-based Reno Contracting began a campaign in 2010 to recycle significant amounts of waste generated during typical construction work. The results so far sound promising: Reno Contracting says...

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A Tale Of Two Meetings: The Construction Defect Litigation Industry vs. The...

Last night I attended the January GreenMeet, a monthly meeting for the San Diego Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC-SD). A week ago, I attended a seminar up in Orange County featuring...

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Chris Cheatham: LEED Automation Reduces Need For LEED Consultants

Chris Cheatham, of Cheatham Consultants and Green Building Law Update, offers a sobering prediction regarding the impact of LEED Automation on LEED consultants: Many of my friends in the green building...

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San Juan, TX Green Roofing Project Scaled Back

Construction Law Monitor points out this story from Texas publication, The Monitor. City leaders are exploring more limited ways to utilize a proposed live, green roof for Amigos del Valle in San Juan,...

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Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation Poses Significant Fire Risk

A core concept in high performance building is to create a strong thermal barrier between the inside and outside of a home. Building materials at exterior walls therefore need to include products that...

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Some Thoughts on True Sustainability

Construction attorney Christopher Hill (no relation) has invited me back for another “Guest Post Friday” at his blog, Construction Law Musings. The post is now up and is entitled, True Sustainability...

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Risk Management for LEED Construction Projects

Peter Kenter published an informative article at Canada’s Daily Commercial News and Construction Record entitled, Legal tips for construction firms pursuing LEED: “We haven’t seen a lot of cases...

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The Role of Quality in Sustainable Design & Construction for Retail

My latest column for Retail Design & Construction Today is now live. In this post, I discuss the role that quality plays in true sustainability. Unfortunately, sustainability in design and...

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San Diego: Architectural students propose Low Impact Development solutions to...

Nearly every time it rains in San Diego, the beaches are closed due to contamination from storm water runoff. Using Low Impact Development practices, landcape architecture students at NewSchool of...

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Tech industry giants place high priority on sustainability for new facilities

A few recent news stories, primarily out of Silicon Valley, highlight the growing trend among technology companies to embrace cutting edge green building practices. The rapid growth of companies such...

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Controversial LEED v4 Officially Adopted By USGBC Members

The next version of LEED, currently referred to as “LEED v4,” has been adopted by the members of the United States Green Building Council. It only took three years, six public comment periods and a...

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The LEED Platinum Case Study Nobody Wants You To Read

A non-profit organization, dedicated to preserving the natural beauty of Chesapeake Bay, commissioned a breath-taking facility that would eventually become the first LEED Platinum building in the...

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Introduction to the Passive House standard by Houzz

The content marketing team at Houzz put together a great overview of one of the hot buzzwords in the built environment these days: Passive House. Here is an overview: Unlike LEED, the Passive House...

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Understanding the Risks of Sustainable Design – Liability Protection in...

The San Diego chapter of the American Institute of Architects recently presented a lunchtime continuing education session by Bruce M. Bergman and Eric Miersma. The theme of the presentation was how...

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What are the trends that will impact high performance residential...

Hammer and Hand is a Portland, Oregon-based contractor specializing in high performance residential construction. Sam Hagerman, Skylar Swinford and Dan Whitmore, three of the green building experts at...

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