Green Building Law: Opportunities and Risks
by wendy on 24/12/07 at 2:12 pm
Recording Date: November 17, 2009
Duration: 102 minutes
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Agenda & Speakers
• Green Building Programs/Certifications
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)®
- Other green building rating systems (e.g., Green Globes, BREEAM)
• Green Building Incentives and Requirements
- The Recovery Act of 2009 and proposed federal legislation
- State and municipal requirements
- Enforcement of green building standards
• Green Building Issues in Transactions
- Design and construction contracts
- Green leases
- M&A due diligence
• Green Building Issues in Litigation
- Is failure to comply with LEED standard a “construction defect?”
- Impact of right to repair statutes
- What is appropriate measure of damages?
- Insurance: Do CGL policies cover green building defects?
- Greenwashing and false advertisement claims
- Recent case law
Matthew Fortney, Esq., AP, Quarles & Brady LLP, Madison, WI
Carolyn Kaplan, Esq., Counsel and Chief Sustainability Officer, Nixon Peabody LLP, Boston
David Muth, Esq., Quarles & Brady LLP, Milwaukee, WI
Stephen O’Day, Esq., Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Atlanta
