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

CALGreen. It’s finally here. Now what?

Originally posted 2017-03-22 13:35:13. For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings welcomes Imad Naffa.  Imad was the Founder and President of NAFFA International, a private Building Code Services firm in Fresno, CA. He is also the Developer and Administrator of the Building Code Discussions Group (BCDG), one of the largest building code online communities on

Certification Bodies: Who Are They And How Do I Do Business With Them?

Originally posted 2016-01-14 14:20:31. For this week’s Guest Post Friday, Musings welcomes back Doug Reiser (@douglasreiser) for the fourth time.  Doug is a construction attorney, LEED AP and the principal at Reiser Legal PLLC in Seattle, WA. His office provides construction counsel for businesses in the construction industry. He also runs the Builders Counsel, a blog focused

Random Thoughts on LEED Challenges and De-certification

Originally posted 2010-05-10 09:00:01. Here at Musings, we have discussed the issues to do with LEED de-certification because of energy reporting (or lack thereof) by the owner of the building.  Remember the italicized portion of this last sentence, because the de-certification discussion has taken a new turn.  Now, not only can the Owner of a

Personal Musings on the LEED AP Process

Originally posted 2015-12-25 10:00:48. As a new LEED AP, I could not help but reflect on my studying and the learning curve that I went through during the process. First of all, thank you to all who helped along the way. Your support and advice was invaluable to my success. Without the support of family

LEED Certification Challenges: What is “Close Enough”?

Originally posted 2014-10-13 09:15:02. 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