Robert Newcomer is an attorney who specializes in green building and sustainability litigation and counseling. His document discusses key aspects of green building including definitions, benefits, impacts, certification systems like LEED, and various legal issues that can arise related to green building standards, contracts, marketing, and more. It provides an overview of sustainability challenges and opportunities in the built environment.

5. Population

6. Petroleum Resources

7. U.S. Building Impacts Test 12 % Water Use 30 % Greenhouse Gas Emissions 65 % Waste Output 70 % Electricity Consumption

9. Global Warming?

10. Scientific Evidence

13. Green Building

17. Four Levels of LEED Ratings: Green Buildings worldwide are certified with a voluntary, consensus-based rating system. USGBC has four levels of LEED.

19. LEEDv3 Rollout

27. Projected LEED EBO&M Projects 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 <50 <100 <1,000 <5,000 10,000 22,000 30,000 50,000 50,000 - 45,000 - 40,000 - 30,000 - 25,000 - 20,000 - 15,000 - 10,000 - 5,000 - 1,000 -

39. Potential Impact for Atlanta Average Square Footage Report (1/1/2007 to 6/30/2008) Application Type # of Applications Processed Ave. Square Footage Total Square Footage BLC 1 – Plans Erect/Addition to Commercial Bldg 106 155,574 16,490,844 BLC3 – Plans Alteration/Repair to Commercial Bldg (Tenant Improvement) 1,586 6,846 10,857,756 BLM1-Plans Erect/Addition to Multi-family residence 119 196,446 23,377,074 BLR1 – Plans Erect/Addition 1-2 Family Residence 1,592 5,242 8,345,264

60. Test

68. QUESTIONS?