The global green building industry is doubling every 3 years andmore than 15 billion square feet of building space is LEED-certified worldwide. Closer to home, Virginia has ranked among the top 10 states for LEED projects over the last 4 years and has 2,483 LEED certified projects to date. More governmental authorities are mandating high performance buildings. Clearly, green building is becoming the norm. This session will cover the following:
- Certification Agreements: implications of privity between owners and the USGBC and effects of ownership changes/real estate transactions
- Green Leases
- Mitigating Liability if Projects fails to Certify or Recertify with contractual provisions and division of credit responsibility
- Damages Claims
- Implications of Government Mandates
- Case Law Survey and Lessons Learned
- Current Trends in LEED to include the PEER Rating System
- Intellectual Property Implications
- Other Practice Pointers for Representing Clients in Sustainable Design and Construction
- Q&A with the practitioners