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Sustainable Construction

Sustainable “green” construction is in the news and here to stay.

Here at Construction Law Musings, we like to keep up with the world of sustainable construction and the legal issues that face contractors, subcontractors and even construction lawyers relating to this growing field. The topics range from LEED certification issues and construction contract drafting to my role on the Build2Sustain advisory board.

These posts are not just my “musings”, but those of many individuals who have posted in the Guest Post Friday series. I hope that you will check out the posts below and let me know your thoughts.

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True Sustainability – Trust, But Verify

Written on October 28, 2011 by Christopher G. Hill in Construction, Green Building, Guest Post Friday

Brian L. Hill helps others to achieve more from less through business development, digital media and construction consulting. A fourth generation construction/real estate professional, he shares his passion for pursuing quality in the built environment at AECforensics.com. Always on the search for quality content, if you are a professional in the A/E/C industry, consider writing…

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Green Roofs: Greenery for the City-Dweller

Written on September 30, 2011 by Christopher G. Hill in Construction, Green Building, Guest Post Friday

For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome James Kim. James writes for Austin Real Estate service Homecity.com. HomeCity combines powerful online Austin MLS search technology and other online tools with personalized real estate services to provide clients with the knowledge they need to make the right buying and selling decisions. From Austin…

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Whence Green Building?

Written on September 26, 2011 by Christopher G. Hill in Business of Construction, Construction Law, Green Building

It has been a while since I last “mused” on sustainable (or “green”) building. Since my last post on the subject much has been in the news, and most of it negative in some way. While much good has occurred to advance the sustainable building cause, recent news on this front has shed an unnecessarily…

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LEED AP Update- Worth It For a Lawyer?

Written on September 23, 2011 by Christopher G. Hill in Business of Construction, Green Building

Originally posted 2009-09-28 09:00:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter LEED 3.0 is here and with it the new CMP requirements for a specialty designation. As I think about this new world of specialty designation outlined by the USGBC, I am torn regarding an attorney’s need to update the designation. I learned a lot while studying…

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