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Going-Going-Green: Strategies Fostering Sustainable New Federal Buildings, Patrick E. Tolan Jr.
Going-Going-Green: Strategies Fostering Sustainable New Federal Buildings, Patrick E. Tolan Jr.
Patrick E. Tolan Jr.
Green building, also known as sustainable building or high performance building, has exploded in popularity over the past several years as construction experience and cost-benefit studies have shown that owners of green buildings derive financial as well as environmental benefits. By smartly designing the building to maximize advantages at the onset, these newer buildings are more friendly to workers, more flexible for future growth, better integrate environmental and comfort factors using a whole building design philosophy, and help conserve energy, water, and other resources. As the world’s largest owner and operator of buildings and the nation’s largest energy user, the …
Going-Going-Green: Strategies Fostering Sustainable New Federal Buildings, Patrick E. Tolan Jr.
Going-Going-Green: Strategies Fostering Sustainable New Federal Buildings, Patrick E. Tolan Jr.
Patrick E. Tolan Jr.
Green building, also known as sustainable building or high performance building, has exploded in popularity over the past several years as construction experience and cost-benefit studies have shown that owners of green buildings derive financial as well as environmental benefits. By smartly designing the building to maximize advantages at the onset, these newer buildings are more friendly to workers, more flexible for future growth, better integrate environmental and comfort factors using a whole building design philosophy, and help conserve energy, water, and other resources. As the world’s largest owner and operator of buildings and the nation’s largest energy user, the …
Homeland Security Challenges Of Global Climate Change, Patrick E. Tolan
Homeland Security Challenges Of Global Climate Change, Patrick E. Tolan
Patrick E. Tolan Jr.
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 directs military planners to consider the effects of climate change on national security. This directive is not surprising following a year of increasing concern about global warming and prognostications of the myriad ills that such warming will produce.
Although some excellent articles have recently been published exploring potential overseas consequences to the Department of Defense, this article instead outlines the perhaps even more significant national security threats to the U.S. homeland.
The article takes a three-pronged approach analyzing potential weather effects, refugee issues, and economic consequences that could be prompted by …
Re-Examining Natural Resource Damages Under Cercla: Failures, Lessons Learned, And Alternatives, Patrick E. Tolan
Re-Examining Natural Resource Damages Under Cercla: Failures, Lessons Learned, And Alternatives, Patrick E. Tolan
Patrick E. Tolan Jr.
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) imposed widespread liability on responsible parties to clean up hazardous releases. In addition to cleanup liability, Congress also included important natural resource damages (NRD) provisions in CERCLA, to restore natural resources that had been injured or destroyed due to a release of hazardous substances.
This article examines lessons learned from NRD litigation to date to explain why a tool with so much potential to benefit the environment has remained underutilized. It also explores the bigger picture, including May, 2007, federal advisory committee proposals to make Natural Resource Damage Assessment …