Nov 12, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
I ran across a recent TED presentation by Eben Bayer, co-inventor of MycoBond. MycoBond is an adhesive based on mycelium, a living organism. In essence, the process uses fungi to transform agriwaste and convert it into a foam-like material that can be used for...
Nov 9, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
The second draft version of the International Green Construction Code being prepared by the International Code Council (Public Version 2.0) was released last week as anticipated, which incorporates the actions taken at the hearings this past August. If you have any...
Nov 4, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
Did you hear that whooshing sound? That was the collective sigh of relief from localities embraced by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority who have levied a special transportation tax against commercial property owners while exempting residential property...
Nov 1, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
As I was discussing some of Arlington’s Community Energy Plan goals with an architect friend of mine the other day, it was apparent to both of us that a number of the County’s stated goals for energy efficiency (such as the 30% increase in efficiency) in...
Oct 29, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
An earlier blog post focused on important issues relating to the Letter of Intent. Assuming now that you have gotten past the letter of intent stage and are moving forward to a binding lease agreement, we will now focus on common legal issues reviewed from the...
Oct 28, 2010 | Real Estate, Land Use & Construction Law
For those of you out there who own and/or operate affordable housing subsidized by HUD, you should take note that the protections extended by the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) have been permanently extended to HUD Section 8 properties. The final rules published...
