Here is your early jump on a good project – or a number of good projects. Western Washington University has decided to overhaul a large portion of its buildings to join the modern era. How can you jump on the WWU green building wave?[...]
Archive for the ‘Certification’ Category
January 17th, 2012 - 12:11 pm § in Certification, Construction News, Design, Federal & State Contracts, Green Building, Public Contracting
Solicitation of the Month: WWU and Starbucks Announce Green Retrofits
Uninsurable LEED Risks: Managing Liability For Certification Risks
Owner expectations. How do we control them? How do we temper them? How do we simply tell them – its impossible? Owners almost always believe that LEED Certification is a product that you can purchase at a price. Its not. So how do we deal with this goal in a building contract?[...]
December 29th, 2011 - 10:38 am § in Bids, Certification, Construction News, Design, Federal & State Contracts, Green Building, Public Contracting
Teams Bid For Chance to Resurrect Green Building Nightmare
The RFP went out – and four brave souls stepped up. One of the most famous LEED Certified failures is on the mend and four contractors have submitted bids to bring it back to glory. While the project has never been formally stripped of its LEED certification, its an ugly scar for the po[...]
Seattle To Go LEED Gold For New Buildings, But Is It Enough?
The City of Seattle is revising its public building standards. The new amendments will change the current LEED Silver requirement, raising it to LEED Gold. While I am happy to see the City shoot for higher ground, when will we finally see a net zero building?[...]
LEED 2012 Opens For Comments In 2 Weeks
Just a quick drop in to let you all know that the latest and greatest from the USGBC, LEED 2012, will be opening for the third round of comments in two weeks. This is likely the last go-round for commenters before the new rating system goes to the ballot in June 2012.[...]