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California Passes Nation’s First Mandatory Green Building Codes
Editor’s Note: The CGBB is always pleased to have Sarah Grilli contribute, and here is her latest post: On Tuesday January 12, 2010 California became the first state in the USA to pass a state-wide...
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The Grass Is Green And So Is The Stadium
Stadiums. They’re large, and they’re empty for large amounts of time. Because of this strange dichotomy, stadiums are incredibly expensive to operate and maintain. They are also expensive to build....
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Ensuring High Performance Buildings Meet Expectations – Part I
It seems that green building made it to primetime in 2009. Not only are individual projects embracing third party rating systems, the past few years has also seen a meteoric rise in popularity of...
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Ensuring High Performance Buildings Meet Expectations, Part II
As discussed in Part I of this post, LEED version 3.0, first implemented in June 2009 includes enhancements that place greater emphasis on closing the gap between performance expectations and actual...
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Friendly Reminder, Webinar Series Starts Wednesday, May 12
Hi All, A friendly reminder that I am presenting in one of three great webinars presented by the State Bar of California. The webinars will be on May 12, 19, and 26. If you can’t make these dates,...
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Green Conference June 10 For Contractors and Subcontractors
The USGBC-NCC is putting on a really nice conference, GreenerBuilder 2010, for contractors and subcontractors. The event will have a number of educational sessions, as well as over 500 registered...
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New Legislation Proposed to Reduce Energy Use in San Francisco’s Existing...
As always, it’s great to have Sarah Grilli contribute. Here is her latest post: Last week San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom proposed new legislation with co-sponsor City Supervisor Bevan Dufty focused...
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Upcoming Speaking Gig For California State Bar, And Info On West Coast Green...
Just a quick editor’s note (and honestly, a little self-promotion) to let you know I will be a panelist on September 25, 2010 at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the State Bar of California. You don’t have...
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The Quick Reference We’ve All Been Waiting For! CALGreen v. LEED v. GreenPoint
The burning question everyone is asking: “What is the difference between the new California Building Code (CALGreen) and third party rating systems?” GOOD NEWS – a very handy and thorough comparison...
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USGBC Sued For Fraud And More!
A class action lawsuit against the USGBC has just been filed in Federal Court for the Southern District of New York (Gifford v. U.S. Green Building Council, docket number 10 CIV 7747). Stephen Del...
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