Sustainable Construction

Sustainable Construction is Here to StaySustainable “green” construction is 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 to my role on the Build2Sustain advisory board.

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

One More Reason for Contractors to “Think Green”

Written on June 21, 2010 by Christopher G. Hill in Business of Construction, Construction Law, Green Building

Image via Wikipedia My good friend, and great Washington State construction attorney, Doug Reiser (@douglasreiser) recently posted a great set of thoughts at his Builder’s Counsel Blog.  Doug’s inspiration for this great post was an article posted by ENR magazine outlining a proposal from the Department of Energy that Congress pass a statute requiring “sustainable [...]

Read the full article »

HOAs Going Green with a Bit of Kicking and Screaming

Written on June 18, 2010 by Christopher G. Hill in Business of Construction, Green Building, Guest Post Friday

For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome J. Roger Wood.  Roger is a partner with Carpenter Hazlewood Delgado & Wood, PLC.  The firm has offices in Phoenix, Tucson, Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Roger began practicing law twelve years ago and has been exclusively representing homeowners associations and condominiums for [...]

Read the full article »

50 Best Blogs About Environmental Law

Written on June 14, 2010 by Christopher G. Hill in Construction Law, Green Building

Originally posted 2009-06-15 09:00:00. Republished by Blog Post PromoterMusings is honored to have joined the likes of Shari Shaprio, Chris Cheatham, Rich Cartlidge, and, yes, even Erin Brockovich, on a great list of environmental law and developments blogs at the e-Justice Blog. Please check out the list for a great resource on all things relating [...]

Read the full article »

LEED Certification Challenges: What is “Close Enough”?

Written on June 14, 2010 by Christopher G. Hill in Business of Construction, Construction Law, Green Building

There have been many discussions lately regarding the Northland Pines challenge to the LEED certification of its high school facility recently rejected by the USGBC, notably at the Builder’s Counsel Blog and at the Green Building Law Update.  You can check out the Green Building Law Update link for the entire group of documents that [...]

Read the full article »

« Older Posts
Newer posts »
Get Adobe Flash playerPlugin by wpburn.com wordpress themes