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Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: President Directs Federal Agencies to Enter Into $2 Billion Worth of Energy Efficiency Contracts for Buildings
Posted on 29 Dec 2011 by J. Cullen Howe

By J. Cullen Howe, Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter LLP On December 2, 2011, President Barack Obama directed federal agencies to enter into at least $2 billion worth of contracts over the next two years to improve government buildings'... Read More

Tags: Cullen Howe , Green Buildings , building energy , energy savings , government buildings , Better Building Initiative , energy conservation , Columbia Law School , Department of Energy , energy efficiency

Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: Recent Report Quantifies the Market for Energy Efficiency Retrofits
Posted on 23 Apr 2012 by J. Cullen Howe

By J. Cullen Howe, Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter LLP In March, The Rockefeller Foundation and DB Climate Change Advisors released a research paper entitled United States Building Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Market Sizing and Financing... Read More

Tags: historic buildings , Cullen Howe , Green Buildings , building reuse , energy savings , energy efficient buildings , Energy Service Agreements , Property Assessed Clean Energy , Columbia Law School , greenhouse gases , retrofitting

Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: PACE Update-Court Issues Decision Concerning Litigation Over FHFA’s Stance and Agency Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Posted on 5 Sep 2012 by J. Cullen Howe

By J. Cullen Howe, Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter LLP This blog has been following the controversy surrounding Property Assessed Clean Energy, more commonly referred to as PACE. Here's an update: Background In the last... Read More

Tags: Cullen Howe , Green Buildings , clean energy , energy savings , energy efficient buildings , Renewable Energy , Columbia Law School , PACE

Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: Ninth Circuit Affirms Decision Finding Washington State Building Energy Code Met Requirements for Obtaining Exemption Under Federal Law
Posted on 2 Jul 2012 by J. Cullen Howe

By J. Cullen Howe, Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter LLP On June 25, 2012, the Ninth Circuit affirmed in Bldg. Indus. Ass'n v. Wash. State Bldg. Code Council a district court decision that found that an energy efficient building... Read More

Tags: Cullen Howe , Green Buildings , energy savings , energy efficient buildings , energy code , Energy Policy and Conservation Act , Columbia Law School , Washington State Building Code Council , Washington , code exemption , greenhouse gases

Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: NYC Department of City Planning Introduces Zone Green
Posted on 29 Dec 2011 by J. Cullen Howe

By J. Cullen Howe, Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter LLP Zoning laws can sometimes make it more difficult for building owners to construct new green buildings or make existing ones more energy efficient. The New York City Department... Read More

Tags: city planning , Cullen Howe , Green Buildings , building energy , energy savings , Zoning , Renewable Energy , energy conservation , Columbia Law School , Department of Energy , energy efficiency

Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: Urban Green Council Releases Report Finding That Green Codes Task Force’s Recommendations Have Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Saved Energy
Posted on 11 Apr 2012 by J. Cullen Howe

By J. Cullen Howe, Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter LLP On February 2, 2012, the Urban Green Council released a report finding that New York City is on track to meet its goal of lowering carbon emissions, energy consumption, and waste... Read More

Tags: Arnold & Porter , Cullen Howe , Green Buildings , GHG , energy savings , Urban Green Council , Columbia Law School , Center for Climate Change Law , energy efficiency , greenhouse gases , Green Codes Task Force

Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: Industry Seeking to Block Implementation of Rule Making New Federal Buildings Fossil-Fuel Free by 2030
Posted on 4 Jun 2012 by J. Cullen Howe

By J. Cullen Howe, Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter LLP In 2007, President George Bush signed the Energy Independence and Security Act . Included in the Act is Section 433 , which requires that all new federal buildings (and major renovations... Read More

Tags: fossil-fuel free , Cullen Howe , Green Buildings , Energy Independence and Security Act , carbon-neutral , energy savings , energy efficient buildings , Columbia Law School , federal buildings , greenhouse gases , retrofitting

Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: Senator Carper Introduces Bill Designed to Improve Energy Efficiency in Federal Buildings
Posted on 18 May 2011 by J. Cullen Howe

By J. Cullen Howe, Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter LLP On May 11, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) introduced a wide-ranging bill setting energy efficiency standards for new federal buildings and requiring federal agencies to make... Read More

Tags: Cullen Howe , Green Buildings , building energy , energy savings , energy use , smart meters , water usage , energy efficiency , federal buildings , greenhouse gases

Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: Recent Report Quantifies the Market for Energy Efficiency Retrofits
Posted on 23 Apr 2012 by J. Cullen Howe

By J. Cullen Howe, Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter LLP In March, The Rockefeller Foundation and DB Climate Change Advisors released a research paper entitled United States Building Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Market Sizing and... Read More

Tags: historic buildings , Cullen Howe , Green Buildings , building reuse , energy savings , energy efficient buildings , Energy Service Agreements , Property Assessed Clean Energy , Columbia Law School , greenhouse gases , retrofitting

Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: Senator Carper Introduces Bill Designed to Improve Energy Efficiency in Federal Buildings
Posted on 18 May 2011 by J. Cullen Howe

By J. Cullen Howe, Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter LLP On May 11, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) introduced a wide-ranging bill setting energy efficiency standards for new federal buildings and requiring federal agencies to make... Read More

Tags: Cullen Howe , Green Buildings , building energy , energy savings , energy use , smart meters , water usage , energy efficiency , federal buildings , greenhouse gases

Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: PACE Update-Court Issues Decision Concerning Litigation Over FHFA’s Stance and Agency Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Posted on 5 Sep 2012 by J. Cullen Howe

By J. Cullen Howe, Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter LLP This blog has been following the controversy surrounding Property Assessed Clean Energy, more commonly referred to as PACE. Here's an update: Background In... Read More

Tags: Cullen Howe , Green Buildings , clean energy , energy savings , energy efficient buildings , Renewable Energy , Columbia Law School , PACE

Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: NYC Department of City Planning Introduces Zone Green
Posted on 29 Dec 2011 by J. Cullen Howe

By J. Cullen Howe, Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter LLP Zoning laws can sometimes make it more difficult for building owners to construct new green buildings or make existing ones more energy efficient. The New York City Department... Read More

Tags: city planning , Cullen Howe , Green Buildings , building energy , energy savings , Zoning , Renewable Energy , energy conservation , Columbia Law School , Department of Energy , energy efficiency

Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: Ninth Circuit Affirms Decision Finding Washington State Building Energy Code Met Requirements for Obtaining Exemption Under Federal Law
Posted on 2 Jul 2012 by J. Cullen Howe

By J. Cullen Howe, Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter LLP On June 25, 2012, the Ninth Circuit affirmed in Bldg. Indus. Ass'n v. Wash. State Bldg. Code Council a district court decision that found that an energy efficient building... Read More

Tags: Cullen Howe , Green Buildings , energy savings , energy efficient buildings , energy code , Energy Policy and Conservation Act , Columbia Law School , Washington State Building Code Council , Washington , code exemption , greenhouse gases

Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: Industry Seeking to Block Implementation of Rule Making New Federal Buildings Fossil-Fuel Free by 2030
Posted on 4 Jun 2012 by J. Cullen Howe

By J. Cullen Howe, Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter LLP In 2007, President George Bush signed the Energy Independence and Security Act . Included in the Act is Section 433 , which requires that all new federal buildings (and major... Read More

Tags: fossil-fuel free , Cullen Howe , Green Buildings , Energy Independence and Security Act , carbon-neutral , energy savings , energy efficient buildings , Columbia Law School , federal buildings , greenhouse gases , retrofitting

Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law: Urban Green Council Releases Report Finding That Green Codes Task Force’s Recommendations Have Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Saved Energy
Posted on 11 Apr 2012 by J. Cullen Howe

By J. Cullen Howe, Environmental Law Specialist, Arnold & Porter LLP On February 2, 2012, the Urban Green Council released a report finding that New York City is on track to meet its goal of lowering carbon emissions, energy consumption, and waste... Read More

Tags: Arnold & Porter , Cullen Howe , Green Buildings , GHG , energy savings , Urban Green Council , Columbia Law School , Center for Climate Change Law , energy efficiency , greenhouse gases , Green Codes Task Force