This week Musings welcomes Scott Edward Anderson. Scott is founder of VerdeStrategy and the popular blog “the green skeptic.” He has held management positions with Ashoka and The Nature Conservancy, is co-founder of the Cleantech Alliance Mid-Atlantic, and a frequent commentator on Fox Business Network. VerdeStrategy is a consulting and advisory firm focused on the clean tech, energy, and environment […]
Green Building Codes and Concrete? A Great Combination!
For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Construction Law Musings welcomes Steve Szoke, P.E., LEED AP. Steve is Director of Codes and Standards for the Portland Cement Association in Skokie, Illinois. He graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University, in his native state of Pennsylvania. He is a register professional […]
Virginia Business on Green Building
This month’s Virginia Business Magazine is a great issue on green jobs in Virginia. The whole issue is very worth reading. I was fortunate enough to be interviewed in connection with the piece entitled “LEEDing the Way?” The topic of discussion in this article is the incentive provided by the market and state and local […]
Energy Reporting and the Broken Window Problem
Much discussion has centered around the de-certification aspect of the energy reporting requirements of the new LEED guidelines. However, as I have been reading and commenting on the proposed energy reporting requirements found in the latest LEED certification guidelines, and looking at the issue through the eyes of Eeyore (my favorite A. A. Milne character), […]
LEED, Lance Armstrong, & You?
For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we would like to welcome back (again) Sean Lintow Sr. (@SLSConstruction) of AlaGBS / SLS Construction. Sean has over 20 years in the construction and project management fields and is a proud member of NARI, NADRA, USGBC, and NAHB. While he still specializes in […]