An insightful letter to the editor that suggests many potential green construction law issues appears in the February 2008 issue of The Construction Specifier magazine. Written by Anne Whitacre of Gehry Partners’ Los Angeles office, A Different Perspective on Green draws attention to the LEED mandates that continue to be enacted in the author’s hometown of Seattle. In the letter, Whitacre raises her concerns about both local green building incentives and public mandates; her comments ring particularly salient in light of the recent Managing Risk in Sustainable Building conference at DePaul’s Real Estate Center in Chicago a couple of weeks ago, as well as freshly proposed Seattle-based legislation that would expand a green building mandate at the county level.
February 19th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "green insurance"
Green Insurance Law: Industry Thoughts on BIM and LEED Coverage for Design Professionals
Last week, the AIANYS Statewide Advisory Committee and the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York sponsored the 2007 Annual Joint Session on Current Insurance Issues for Design Professionals. Speakers from a number of prominent insurance companies, including Lexington, Beazley, Zurich, CNA, Liberty, and XL shared their thoughts on the current state of the [...]
December 11th, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Green Insurance: Number of Climate Change-Related Products Doubles in 2007
Ceres is a non-profit coalition of investors, environmental groups, and other public interest organizations that works with companies as they negotiate the issues implicated by sustainability and climate change. Last week, it released From Risk to Opportunity: 2007, Insurer Responses to Climate Change, a comprehensive overview of presently available climate change-related insurance products. The report [...]
October 30th, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued
Monday LEEDoff: BOMA Celebrates 100 Years & Gotham Green Milestones
Last week, the Building Owners and Managers Association (“BOMA”) International celebrated its 100th anniversary by holding its annual convention here in New York City. The Citicorp Building, Time Warner Center, and 1 Madison Avenue were all lit up green during the four day event- attended by over 2,300 real estate professionals from all over the [...]
July 30th, 2007 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued