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Past 12 Months

Recorded on: Aug. 9, 2012

Taken from the briefing Contracts for Green Buildings: Solving the Split Incentive Problem and Contracting Well for Green Performance recorded August, 2012. With the increased popularity of LEED-certified buildings and other green aspects of building, contracting or leasing for green has increased in complexity.  Many commercial leases are structured in a manner that actually discourages energy saving improvements, and we will ...

Recorded on: Aug. 23, 2012

AMY TAUB: Greetings. My name is Amy Taub and I'm a program attorney with PLI. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing, Contracts for Green Buildings, Solving the Split Incentive Problem and Contracting Well for Green Performance. Before we begin, I have some administrative announcements. This briefing will be one hour in length. Please feel free to send questions at any time during the briefing. Please remember that you have access to materials ...

From the program: Building Better Construction Contracts 2012

Recorded on: Sep. 19, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Building Better Construction Contracts 2012 recorded September, 2012 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:03:26] Green Design and Green Construction  [01:03:26] A. Opening Remarks and Introduction B. AIA Sustainable Projects Documents: Managing Roles, Responsibilities and Expectations Development of the Sustainable Projects Documents Areas of Special Interest to Architects Areas of Special ...

Recorded on: Sep. 19, 2012

MEGAN: Now, it is with great pleasure that I introduce to you the chair of today's program, Patrick J O'Connor, Jr. Pat is a partner with the international law firm of Faegre & Benson LLP. Mr. O'Connor's practice focuses on construction, suretyship and insurance. He also acts as a mediator, arbitrator, and expert witness in construction disputes. Mr. O'Connor is author of Bruner & O'Connor on Construction Law, a seven volume construction ...

From the program: Negotiating Commercial Leases: How Owners & Corporate Occupants Can Avoid Costly Errors 2012

Recorded on: Oct. 22, 2012

Taken from the Web Program Negotiating Commercial Leases: How Owners & Corporate Occupants Can Avoid Costly Errors 2012 recorded October, 2012 in San Francisco. Lecture Topics  [00:56:40] Green Leases: The What, When, How and Why  [00:56:40] Greening the landlord tenant relationship: a partnership for sustainability Greening the leasing process: from environmental game plan to lease negotiations Green Lease ...

Recorded on: Oct. 22, 2012

MICHAEL E. MEYER: OK. We're going to start. And it's my pleasure to formally introduce to you Alan Whitson, who is going to talk about green leases. I've always known and admired Alan because he chaired the Model Green Lease Task Force which recently released a Model Green Lease, and I've dealt with him on numerous occasions. I don't think there's anybody who knows more about green leases than Alan. But when you read people's bios, which are all ...

Course Handbook from the program Chemical Management Laws 2012: Business Opportunity, Public Protection or Barrier to Trade?, held October, 2012.

Recorded on: Jan. 31, 2013

Taken from the briefing FERC: Policing the Physical Energy Markets recorded January, 2013. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) became an enforcement agency in 2005 when Congress enacted the Energy Policy Act, which authorized the agency, inter alia, to impose million-dollar a day penalties and police against manipulation of the physical electric energy and natural gas markets.  FERC implemented this authority by ...

Recorded on: Feb. 12, 2013

AMY TAUB: Thank you. Hello, my name is Amy Taub. And I am a program attorney with PLI. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing, FERC-- Policing the Physical Energy Markets. Before we begin, I have some administrative announcements. This briefing will be one hour in length. Please feel free to send questions at any time during the briefing. Please remember that you have access to materials for this briefing via the Course Handbook tab in the ...

Course Handbook from the program Environmental Regulation 2012: Hot Topics, Commercial Implications and Management Strategies, held March, 2012.

From the program: Catastrophe and the Law: What Lawyers Need to Know to Advise Clients to Prepare and Respond to Disasters 2013

Recorded on: Apr. 10, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Catastrophe and the Law: What Lawyers Need to Know to Advise Clients to Prepare and Respond to Disasters 2013 recorded April, 2013 in New York.Lecture Topics  [01:00:15]Environmental and Land Use Law  [01:00:15] Oil spills and hazardous substance releases, reporting and cleanup obligations Cleanup liability for harm for release of oil or hazardous substances Regulatory issues (OSHA, EPA, state and municipal) ...

Recorded on: May. 9, 2013

Taken from the briefing Sierra Club v. EPA: Clean Air Act Permitting Becomes Even More Complicated and Onerous recorded May, 2013.On January 22, 2013, the court in Sierra Club v. EPA, No. 10-1413 (D.C. Cir. Jan. 22, 2013) issued a decision with far reaching implications for sources seeking a Clean Air Act permit under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program. The decision addressed two screening tools – Significant ...