Green Buildings: Practice and Procedure

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Green Buildings: Practice and Procedure provides in-depth legal analysis for navigating the rapidly evolving sustainable building landscape. Designed for attorneys, developers, lenders and real estate professionals, this practice-focused treatise addresses the full lifecycle of green building projects from planning and site selection through dispute resolution.

Practical Guidance Across the Green Building Lifecycle

The authors examine:

• Regulatory frameworks governing sustainable construction and development
• Leading certification systems, including LEED and BREEAM, with analysis of compliance risks and greenwashing exposure
• Site selection and environmental due diligence considerations
• Incentive programs, tax benefits, utility programs and PACE financing structures
• Purchase and sale agreement provisions tailored to sustainable assets
• Construction contracts and design and engineering agreements for high-performance buildings
• Green lease drafting strategies and landlord-tenant risk allocation
• Sustainable finance, lender expectations and green loan covenants
• Insurance coverage considerations unique to green building projects
• Emerging dispute resolution trends and enforcement risks

Transactional & Risk-Focused Analysis

Unlike policy-driven resources, this treatise delivers commercially grounded insight into contractual drafting, financing mechanisms and certification-related liabilities. Readers gain practical tools to help structure compliant agreements, manage certification risks and address evolving regulatory requirements.

Who Should Read This Title

• Real estate attorneys
• Construction law practitioners
• Land use and environmental counsel
• Developers and in-house real estate professionals
• Lenders and finance counsel handling sustainable projects

By integrating law, policy and practice, Green Buildings: Practice and Procedure supports informed decision-making while helping mitigate regulatory, contractual and certification-related exposure.

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