Arc is Electrifying Green Building

By Stuart Kaplow on November 26, 2017 Posted in Green Building, LEED

Next week will be a year since the launch of Arc. Already approaching a Billion square of projects not only in the United States but also from India to Sweden and Israel to Bhutan, if you are not familiar with the Arc platform, that helps a building owner measure performance and benchmark against others, you … Continue Reading

LEED v4.1 Announced by USGBC at Greenbuild

By Stuart Kaplow on November 12, 2017 Posted in Green Building, LEED

LEED v4.1 Presentation at Greenbuild

The announcement of the upcoming release of the new LEED version 4.1 by the U.S. Green Building Council was no doubt the biggest story at Greenbuild 2017 in Boston last week. And that is saying a lot because Greenbuild is the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building and there was much to … Continue Reading

Arbitration is Why There is So Little Litigation in Green Building

By Stuart Kaplow on November 5, 2017 Posted in Construction, Green Building

It is surprising to many in the environmental industrial complex that there has been relatively little litigation arising out of green building. There have been only a very modest number of cases commenced in courts across the country involving construction of green buildings. The reason for the dearth of court cases is not that there … Continue Reading

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Monthly Archives: November 2017

Arc is Electrifying Green Building

LEED v4.1 Announced by USGBC at Greenbuild

Arbitration is Why There is So Little Litigation in Green Building