Green Building: Regulatory Trends & Legal Strategies
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sponsored by: Environmental Law Section and Real Estate Law Section
With the growing awareness of global warming, green buildings are becoming a part of the development landscape. As commercial tenants and homeowners seek out these types of buildings, and the Commonwealth and local governments create rules and preferences for them, developers and their attorneys need to know the legal issues, requirements for green certification and the tools and financial incentives available to them.
This program will provide an overview for attorneys counseling clients who are considering building a green building. The panelists will discuss the LEED certification standards, state and local incentives and rules to support green building, unique liability issues that arise with green building projects, and how green building developments fit into land use practice. At the end of the program, attendees will have a better understanding of how advise clients in this emerging field.
Specific Topics will include:
- Introduction to Green Buildings
- What they are and who is building them
- How green building affects the bottom line
- Green Certification: U.S.GreenBuilding Council LEED Certification standards and process
- The Regulatory Landscape
- What the Commonwealth is doing with energy programs, MEPA, building codes and other programs
- Boston’s green building requirements, and trends in local zoning and permitting across the Commonwealth
- Federal programs
- The Unique Risks and Liabilities Raised by Green Building Projects
- How owners, architects, contractors should assess the risks and opportunities of green building
- Approaches to managing liability and contracting to allocate responsibility
- GreenBuilding and Land Use Practice
- Fitting green buildings into local zoning, planning and permitting
- Meeting MEPA and other state requirements
- Green Building Strategy
- Deciding whether or not to seek certification
- Assembling the team to get a green building project done
- Tapping into available resources
Panelists
Barbra Batshalom, LEED AP
Executive Director, The Green Roundtable, Inc.
Marc Breslow, Ph.D.
Director of Transportation & Buildings Policy
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
Neal B. Glick, Esq.
Donovan Hatem LLP
Samuel Nutter
Senior Project Manager, Green Buildings and Infrastructure, Renewable Energy Trust Program
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
Gregory Sampson, Esq., LEED AP
Senior Environmental Planner/Associate, BSC Group, Inc.
Bradford Swing, Esq.
Director of Energy Policy, City of Boston
Julie Taylor, Esq.
Noble & Wickersham LLP
Program Chairs
Benjamin J. Ericson, Esq.
Brownfields Unit Chief, Office of Attorney General Martha Coakley
David L. Sterrett, Esq.
Riemer & Braunstein LLP
Program Prices
$120 - BBA members
$155 - Non-Members
$85 - BBA Sponsoring Section Member
$65 - BBA Member Legal Services/Government Lawyer
$25 - Law Student
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