Shari Shapiro

Shari Shapiro, J.D., LEED AP, is an associate with Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP in Philadelphia. She heads the company's green building initiative and writes about green building and the law on her blog at http://www.greenbuildinglawblog.com.

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Shining a Light on the LEED-ND Legal Bogeyman GreenerBuildings.com
By Shari Shapiro, May 07, 2009
Green building law expert Shari Shapiro writes about a newcomer to the LEED family: LEED for Neighborhood Development -- and the specter some have raised about the new rating system ...
Where the Boys Are…and the Girls Aren't GreenerBuildings.com
By Shari Shapiro, March 26, 2009
Attorney Shari Shapiro recently went to an EPA conference on greening building codes -- and the thing she found most striking was the lack of gender diversity. See what she says about turning that...
Proposing A Band-Aid Where a Transplant is Required
By Shari Shapiro, February 09, 2009
As the stimulus package debate heightens, the Senate is proposing to give the United States a Band-Aid, when a transplant is required, says green building law expert Shari Shapiro. ...
For Green Building, Change Has Already Come to Washington GreenerBuildings.com
By Shari Shapiro, January 21, 2009
In the past three years, Washington D.C. has adopted some of the most progressive sustainability regulations in the country. Shari Shapiro talks to a key behind-the-scenes team to find out what's...
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Lawyers? GreenerBuildings.com
By Shari Shapiro, November 30, 2008
Could it be the U.S. Green Building Council? Legal issues, especially risk and liability associated with building green, were little discussed at Greenbuild. Experts in green building law ask why...
What’s Next for Albuquerque? GreenerBuildings.com
By Shari Shapiro, November 16, 2008
A lawsuit has left Albuquerque’s green building code in tatters, but the city has some options, says expert in green building law Shari Shapiro. ...
Your Brother's (and Sister's) Keeper: Taking Responsibility for Ourselves and Others
By Shari Shapiro, November 06, 2008
In his speech on election night, Obama implored us to "summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves...
Election Day: We Must All Hang Together
By Shari Shapiro, November 03, 2008
As Americans go into today's election, we need to take an important vision with us into the voting booth. If we are to have a future -- as a country, as a species -- there cannot be a red America...
Open the Floodgates: The Era of Green Building Litigation GreenerBuildings.com
By Shari Shapiro, July 10, 2008
Until now, there has been little, if any, active litigation related to the rash of green building regulations passed in the past few years. That changed July 3 when a new era of environmental...
Losing the Forest to Save a Few Trees: The Problems Behind Green Sprawl GreenerBuildings.com
By Shari Shapiro, September 05, 2007
Green sprawl -- erecting green buildings on unsustainable sites -- can pose several problems, such as justifying the continued development on the periphery and perpetuating reliance on...

Greenbashing -- Greenwashing's More Evil Twin GreenerBuildings.com
By Shari Shapiro, August 05, 2009
By now, everyone has heard of greenwashing, but there's a new wave of anti-environmental action that is more devious and potentially more destructive: greenbashing. ...
Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid. Now Do Something About Climate Change. ClimateBiz.com
By Shari Shapiro, June 18, 2009
On Tuesday, the Obama Administration released a study analyzing the potential impact of climate change in the United States. It read like the Ten Plagues at my family's annual seder ... ...

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Shining a Light on Climate Change Risk Faced by Companies GreenerBuildings.com
By Shari Shapiro, November 02, 2009
The SEC has changed its metrics for determining when shareholder resolutions regarding climate change risk must be included in SEC documents. The move is expected to make it easier for...
Draft of Senate Climate Bill Punts on National Energy Efficiency Building Code GreenerBuildings.com
By Shari Shapiro, October 01, 2009
Many have argued that the Waxman-Markey and ACELA bills go too far -- making the energy efficiency requirements too high. I would argue that the Boxer-Kerry draft of the climate bill for the...
CBRE Makes a Financial Case for Building Green GreenerBuildings.com
By Shari Shapiro, September 24, 2009
Who shoulders the cost for greening commercial real estate? A report by CB Richard Ellis tackles that question and examines the economics of sustainable buildings. ...

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