The ESG Report - From Sustainability to ESG in Construction with Tommy Linstroth
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 225: Sustainable Living and Emergency Preparedness (w/Friday Apaliski)
Green leases are emerging as a key component of commercial leasing, as both landlords and tenants in different industries place an increasing emphasis on sustainability and environmental impact....more
As many property owners already know, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has begun sending letters to building owners informing them of their obligation to report energy usage for buildings over 20,000...more
On September 29, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed California Assembly Bill 98 (AB 98) into law. AB 98 was created to add to California’s attempts to reduce emissions by providing new requirements for warehouse...more
As the start of 2025 has already shown with the destructive Los Angeles wildfires, the impact of climate change on businesses and homes can be devastating. Many owners and construction contractors were already grappling with...more
The UK government has launched a consultation to reform the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPB) regime, a crucial step towards achieving the nation’s ambitious net-zero targets by 2050. This extensive consultation, which...more
Happy Holidays and welcome to our year-end issue of Decoded. We hope you enjoyed reading our technology law insights e-newsletter this year. We are already planning for 2025. ...more
The New York City Council on Dec. 5, 2024, approved the third and final proposal of Mayor Eric Adams' City of Yes zoning initiative, the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity (COY HO). COY HO is a comprehensive set of changes...more
The decarbonisation of the built environment is likely to be on the UK Government’s agenda as it looks to make good on its commitment at COP29 to cut carbon emissions by 81% from 1990s level by 2035. How will this be...more
A bid to bolster eviction protections for San Francisco’s oldest neighborhood businesses won key approval last Tuesday as city leaders contemplate a sweeping rezoning plan that stands to boost building height limits along...more
Environmental Justice Climate Corps Launched at Climate Week NYC - On September 25, coinciding with Climate Week NYC, the US Environmental Protection Agency and AmeriCorps unveiled the Environmental Justice Climate Corps...more
On September 6th, the Maryland Department of the Environment (“MDE”) officially withdrew the proposed regulations it had previously issued in December 2023, creating statewide Building Energy Performance Standards (“BEPS”)...more
Welcome to our eighth issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. Atlantech Decision Enforces Important Lessons About Avoiding Double-Payment Jeopardy in North Carolina...more
With terms like “net zero” and “carbon positive” proliferating in marketing jargon across industries, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has recently stepped in to clarify what constitutes a “zero emissions” building....more
As things get literally hotter this summer, one of the “hot” topics on many people’s minds is sustainability. Also, ice cream, but I digress. At the ILN, we’ve been thinking about sustainability for a while now. As the...more
Several jurisdictions throughout Virginia, particularly in the northern suburbs of the Washington, DC metropolitan area, are pushing the envelope on green building practices. These efforts come at a time when the development...more
The United States Department of Energy (“DOE”) has issued what it deems the: …National Definition for a Zero Emissions Building (“National Definition”). The National Definition was developed by DOE’s Office of...more
The American Coatings Association (“ACA”) submitted comments to the U.S. Green Building Council (“USGBC”) on the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) v5. USGBC describes LEED v5 as the next version of what...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a news release announcing what it describes as its “Top Cities” list that have the greatest number of ENERGY STAR certified commercial and multifamily...more
CHICAGO — Ordinance Requiring City Data Be Stored in U.S. Held in Committee- The Chicago City Council Committee on Economic, Capital & Technology Development held an ordinance requiring city data to “be processed, stored,...more
With an unprecedented momentum for the construction of new major projects linked to the shift away from fossil fuels and the development of a low-carbon economy, there is a real focus on construction law issues relevant to...more
Regulators at all levels are seeking to advance climate-change related policies. Of late, municipalities have increasingly sought to “decarbonize” buildings and related infrastructure through changes to building codes and...more
The U.S. Department of Energy recently released the first federal blueprint to decarbonize the building sector, which accounts for over a third of the nation’s planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. This plan, developed by...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted much anticipated climate-related disclosure rules....more
As part of the 2022 French Climate & Resilience Law, the French legislature decided to strengthen the greening and solarization requirements on certain buildings and parking lots. These obligations came into force on January...more
The Better Buildings Partnership’s launch of their heavily revised and updated Green Lease Toolkit, at the end of January, has undoubtedly galvanised the conversation about green leases....more