Tag Archives: Green Building

Resolve to Set Construction Project Expectations Early and Often in 2012

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Christopher G. Hill • 1 Comment

Business of Construction, Construction Law, Contracts

As we enter 2012 expectations for the new year are in all of our thoughts. The best laid plans are made and possibilities seem endless. New Year’s resolutions will be made (and possibly broken). As a construction attorney here in Virginia, if I could ask contractors and subcontractors to make (and keep) one resolution for

Thanks to GBET for the Guest Post

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Christopher G. Hill • 0 Comments

Announcements, Business of Construction, Green Building

I would like to say a big thank you to Rich Cartlidge and his Green Building Envirotrends Blog for allowing me to guest post. Connections with great folks like Rich are what keep me going here at Musings. Please check him out on Twitter and explore his blog.

Greening the Green Code Through Use

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Christopher G. Hill • 6 Comments

Business of Construction, Green Building, Guest Post Friday

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

Whence Green Building?

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Christopher G. Hill • 13 Comments

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

LEED AP Update- Worth It For a Lawyer?

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Christopher G. Hill • 23 Comments

Business of Construction, Green Building

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 for the LEED AP exam, and received my designation

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I am a construction lawyer in Richmond, Virginia, a LEED AP, and have been nominated by my peers to Virginia's Legal Elite in Construction Law on multiple occasions. I provide advice and assistance with mechanic's liens, contract review and consulting, occupational safety issues (VOSH and OSHA), and risk management for construction professionals.

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