Becoming licensed as an architect, engineer or contractor is the culmination of many years of hard work. Since humans often like shortcuts, I suppose it should come as no surprise that someone felt that impersonating an architect would be a lot easier than actually becoming one. As you might expect, hilarity did not ensue. Consumerist's … Continue reading Impersonating a fully licensed architect, engineer or contractor is no way to go through life
Tag: Professional certification
UL Environment Acquires Greenguard Certification Programs
UL Environment, a subsidiary of the product safety certification organization Underwriters Laboratories (UL), has acquired Air Quality Sciences (AQS) and its certifying body, the Greenguard Environmental Institute. Under the acquisition, Greenguard wil...
Noted Changes To New LEED Certification and Registration Agreements, Other Legal Issues
Douglas Reiser, of Reiser Legal, a Washington state construction law firm, recently published some information pertaining to new legal agreements issued by the USGBC. After briefly reviewing the documents he noted some stand-out changes: Clarification...
Timothy Hughes: The Future Of USGBC and LEED In The Wake Of Building Code Adoption
As state and local building code enforcement agencies adopt more stringent standards regarding energy efficiency and sustainability, will a third party certification body remain relevant? This is the question Timothy Hughes of Bean Kinney & Korman ...
Green Building Law Blog: Builders Association of the Twin Cities Sues Third Party Green Building Certification Program
Ahhh holiday time, when the sound of the clerk's stamp on green litigation rings merrily in my ears.
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