Green Building and Sustainable Development: The Practical Legal Guide - Softcover

Jonathan Furr; Nicole Kilbert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1604420715 ISBN 13: 9781604420715

Publisher: American Bar Association, 2010

Synopsis

The legal and economic landscape for building and development have fundamentally been altered by the major environmental problems the country is facing climate change, deforestation, loss of biodiversity, ozone depletion, pollution, and unsustainable natural resource consumption rates. All development professionals, including attorneys, are realizing that they need to fully understand sustainable development and green building concepts, requirements, and policies to meet their clients expectations and to operate successfully in the evolving economic and regulatory environment while minimizing the potential cost penalty of business-as-usual practices, Green Building and Sustainable Development provides the necessary practical information for lawyers to assist their clients in establishing themselves as leaders in the area, helping them meet growing customer demand, take advantage of government incentive programs, enhance marketing opportunities, and lower operating expenses in anticipation of rising utility costs. It covers all aspects of a development project, identifies the key regulatory issues impacting sustainable development, and provides guidance on the legal issues that may arise and how to craft legal solutions in line with sustainable development and green building principles.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Bar Association
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1604420715
• ISBN 13: 9781604420715
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320