December 15, 2013

Legal Hurdles Faced by Deep Green Buildings: Case Studies and Recommendations

By Kathleen O’Brien, Nicole DeNamur, and Elizabeth Powers

The recent emphasis on building design, construction, and performance has revealed legal challenges and risks an owner or project team may face when attempting to construct a “deep green” building. The intent of this article is to encourage and facilitate the development of deep green and high performing buildings by reducing perceived and actual risks as well as challenges associated with their development, construction, and operation. Read more>

Copyright © 2013 by Washington Journal of Environmental Law & Policy, 2013, Vol. 3:2, pp 125-185.