Why Attend?
- Understand the types of due diligence often necessary in connection with the purchase and rental of green buildings
- Learn what an “ecodistrict” is, and why a developer or town might be interested in encouraging a community to establish one
- Understand the emerging role of resilience assessment in real estate investment and ownership
- Enjoy the opportunity to discuss your questions with a nationally recognized, innovative practitioner in the areas of environmental law, sustainability, land use, and real estate development
Increasingly, in the purchase and rental of green buildings, it is necessary to significantly expand the types of due diligence associated with the systems and certifications that make a building “green.” This seminar will discuss the kinds of commitments that may have been made in order to obtain certain certifications, such as LEED, and the ways these programs are evolving. The speaker will also discuss other elements of buildings that must be assessed such as green leases, green roofs and walls, solar roof or remote facility commitments, energy performance contracts and other energy commitments, as well as water, waste, and site commitments.
To maximize the efficiencies of infrastructure and build social equity on the community scale, building owners and community stakeholders are increasingly going “beyond the sidewalk” and participating in district-based systems. Many cities are creating “ecodistricts” in order to increase their resilience, reduce operating costs for businesses and residents, increase community prosperity, and improve economic development. This program will discuss what they are and how they compare to other standards as well as the process of becoming one.
Real estate developers, whether public or private, can no longer ignore the different catastrophic circumstances that may affect their portfolios. Private developers face financing and investor scrutiny over the resilience risks for their properties. Risks may be slow-moving such as sea level rise or sudden like hurricanes. They may be complex like crime or even the impact of driverless cars. Localities also face resilience risks in locating utilities, implementing retreat policies, and even financing infrastructure such as hospitals and parking decks. This program will cover how to manage these risks and utilize resilience assessment tools such as RELi.
There is no longer any room for treating environmental and sustainability issues as a separate expertise from real estate expertise. You can update your understanding of this rapidly changing landscape in this course.
Registration Deadlines: |
Webcast: |
10 minutes prior to seminar. If you register for a webcast the day of the seminar, your e-mail receipt will include a link to launch the seminar and download the materials. |
Telephone: |
Online registration ends at 11:59 p.m. the day preceding the seminar Call (800) 979-8253 to register up to one hour prior to the seminar |
Live on Site: |
Online registration ends at 11:59 p.m. the day preceding the seminar Walk-in registration is permitted on a space-available basis |
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation/transfer requests will be honored until 5:00 p.m. the day preceding the seminar. You will, however, be charged $40 if you cancel or transfer your registration to a different seminar after the link to the materials has been e-mailed by Virginia CLE.
Full refunds or transfers are available up to two days after a webcast in the unlikely event that you experience technical difficulties.
MCLE Credit Caveat: The MCLE Board measures credits by the time you spend in attendance. If you enter a seminar late or leave it early, or both, you must reflect those adjustments accurately in the credits you report on your credit reporting form. A code will be given at the end of the seminar, which must be written on your MCLE form.
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