By admin | January 31, 2009
This afternoon’s panel featured Prof. John Nolon from Pace Law School and Prof. Patricia Salkin, an Associate Dean at Albany Law School. Nolon presented on the topic of ”Local Land Use Law, Urban Form, and Climate Change Mitigation” while Salkin focused on the topic of ”Smart Growth and the Greening of Comprehensive Plans and Land Use Regulations”.
Professor John Nolon:
The situation [...]
By admin | January 31, 2009
Carl Circo from the University of Arkansas Law School joined us this morning to discuss the question: “Should Owners and Developers of Low-Performance Buildings Pay Impact or Mitigation Fees to Finance Sustainable Development Initiatives?”
He began with a confession, “My name is Carl Circo and I’m a green building pessimist.”
Circo went on to discuss the social [...]
By admin | January 31, 2009
Shari Shapiro from Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP joined us this morning to discuss “Who Should Regulate?– Federalism and Conflict in Regulation of Green Buildings”.
After leading the audience in a yoga stretch, Shapiro paid homage to the spirit of Colonial Williamsburg (home of William & Mary School of Law) by quoting Alexander Hamilton. Her quote [...]
By admin | January 31, 2009
Joining us at this morning’s panel is Darren Prum from UNLV, Senator Daniel Clodfelter from North Carolina, and Chris Cheatham from Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald.
State-Level Green Building Initiatives have the potential to promote and further the development of green building. The diverse panel brought together individuals from the academic, political and professional world. The [...]
By admin | January 30, 2009
Kevin Grosskopf from the University of Florida School of Construction spoke on the topic of “Rate Absorption Approach for Business Sector Adoption of Energy Conservation Measures”.
Grisskopf began his presentation by emphasizing the importance of bringing consumers on board with the Green Building ideals. Without them, the movement will not be able to continue to [...]
By admin | January 30, 2009
Stephen Del Percio from Arent Fox (and W&M Law Alum– w00t!) presented a talk titled “Current Issues in Green Construction Law: Legislation, Claims, and Contracts”.
At the outset, he noted the importance of involving attorneys in the green building process from the planning stage to reduce litigation. Among his major points were state and local [...]
By admin | January 30, 2009
Chris Cheatham provided a brief overview of the impact that future regulation may have on Virginia construction. There are currently 61 LEED certified buildings in the state of Virginia, and there are 498 LEED registered buildings in the works. Cheatham pointed out that William & Mary recently created its own LEED certified building, the recreation [...]
By admin | January 30, 2009
Ken Sandler joined us today from the Environmental Protection Agency. The topic of his presentation was “Introduction to Green Building– and What EPA’s Doing About It”.
Sandler discussed the goal of significantly reducing the lifecycle impact of building on the environment, as well as the health impacts of materials and products.
The EPA has already established programs [...]
By admin | January 30, 2009
The 2009 ELPR Symposium is kicking off with a presentation by Timothy Beatley from the University of Virginia School of Architecture.
With a flurry of fantastic powerpoint pics, Beatley introduced the audience to the world of biophilic urban design.
His primary focus was on encouraging city planners to look at every space as an opportunity to green.
The [...]
By admin | January 30, 2009
With alternative energy taking center-stage during the recent U.S. presidential election, an article published in Volume 33 of ELPR’s journal gave some insight on the Ethanol boom in another country– Brazil.
Vanessa M. Cordonnier’s article, titled “Ethanol’s Roots: How Brazilian Legislation Created the International Ethanol Boom” offers a detailed look at the partnerships Brazil formed to [...]
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