Thoughts on construction law from Christopher G. Hill, Virginia construction lawyer, LEED AP, mediator, and member of the Virginia Legal Elite in Construction Law

Category Archives: Green Building

Green or Greenwashing? What to Expect When You’re Expecting LEED Litigation

For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome Alan Haley.  Alan (via ConstructLaw) provides contract reviews, construction business consulting, and drafts construction contract supplements concerning LEED Certification and other issues in Louisiana. Contact him at: email: alan@myconstructlaw.com; phone: 318.841.1253; facebook: ; twitter: @myconstructlaw; via his website: www.myconstructlaw.com; or his blog at

Benefits of LEED Compliance for Universities

For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome Elaine Hirsch.  Elaine describes herself as a kind of a jack-of-all-interests, from education and history to medicine and videogames. This makes it difficult to choose just one life path, so she is currently working as a writer for various education-related sites and

Greening the Green Code Through Use

For this week’s Guest Post Friday, we welcome a couple of authors.  Gary Klein has been intimately involved in energy efficiency and renewable energy since 1973.  His firm, Affiliated International Management LLC, provides consulting on sustainability.  Craig Conner has been involved with energy efficient buildings since 1976.  He is active in the development of energy

The Green Code Has Wings, But Will It Fly?

For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Musings, we welcome Mike Collignon.  Mike is a co-founder of the Green Builder Coalition. The Green Builder® Coalition is working to improve the sustainable attributes of new and existing buildings through education, information and advocacy. From November 2-6, code officials, building officials, industry stakeholders and other interested