Posted by: Andrew Burr Institute for Market Transformation The U.S. government is laying the foundation for job growth, taxpayer savings and a more energy-efficient commercial building stock in 2011 and beyond. Starting Dec. 19, 2010, Federal agencies can sign leases only in energy-efficient buildings as designated by ENERGY STAR, or when no such space is [...]
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Keeping track of legislation
Posted by: Dan Probst Energy and Sustainability Keeping an eye on legislative and regulatory trends is important in the green building business. Government mandates and incentives change rapidly. When new requirements arise, owners and their service providers must prepare buildings for compliance. When a country state or municipality creates a program than facilitates energy retrofits [...]
Keeping Up with Building Energy Laws
Dan Probst Global Lead United States Energy and Sustainability Services The pace of U.S. states and cities rolling out legislation on commercial building energy and sustainability standards has accelerated recently. A few high-profile examples: · The San Francisco Task Force on Existing Commercial Buildings has recommended that Mayor Newsom introduce legislation requiring energy benchmarking in [...]
EPA Action Signals Accelerated Energy Costs
Posted by: Bob Best Investor Services Lead United States Energy and Sustainability Services The Environmental Protection Agency’s recently-announced proposal for stricter standards for smog-causing pollutants comes with a big price tag … $19 to $90 billion by the year 2020. Who’s going to pay for it? We all are. The key sectors that will bear [...]
Insiders' view on regulatory trends
March 4, 2010 • Categories: General Comments, Legislation • by Jones Lang LaSalle
Posted by: Dan Probst Global Lead United States Energy and Sustainability Services The pending Senate bill seemingly took a dramatic turn late last week. Cap-and-trade, which has been the center of controversy for nearly the past 10 years, is apparently off the table according to Senator Lindsay Graham. Next month, Senators Graham, Kerry and Lieberman [...]
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