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Getting Green From the Stimulus
1. Getting Green !
From the Stimulus!
Chris Cheatham, LEED AP, Esq.!
www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
2. Getting Green From the Stimulus!
• How many have
read the stimulus?
• Why haven’t you
read the stimulus
act yet?
• Don’t worry,
Congress didn’t
either.
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
3. [TITLE Green From theBuilding!
Getting OF and Green Stimulus!
Suretyship PRESENTATION]!
• What Will You Learn?
• Huge green building opportunities.
• You can prepare your company now.
• The Secret Weapons.
• There are risks that must be considered.
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
4. [TITLE Green From theBuilding!
Getting OF and Green Stimulus!
Suretyship PRESENTATION]!
• Agenda
• Overview of the Stimulus
• Green in the Stimulus
• Information is Power
• Avoid Green Risks
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
5. [TITLE OF PRESENTATION]!
Overview of the 101!
Suretyship Stimulus!
• H.R. 1, the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
• Signed by
President
Barack Obama
on February
17, 2009
• $787 Billion
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
6. [TITLE OF PRESENTATION]!
Overview of the 101!
Suretyship Stimulus!
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
-Recovery.org
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
7. [TITLE OF inof the 101!
Green PRESENTATION]!
Overview the Stimulus!
Suretyship Stimulus!
• Estimates for Our Region:
• Virginia
$11,853,726,873
• D.C.
$1,537,624,943
• Maryland $9,516,780,462
-Center for American Progress
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
8. [TITLE OF inof the 101!
Green PRESENTATION]!
Overview the Stimulus!
Suretyship Stimulus!
• No Earmarks
“When this bill passes, a Niagara Falls of
money will flow out of Washington and
into the accounts of state highway
commissioners, governors and
legislatures, local school boards, county
executives — even mayors,” Binder says.
- NPR, 2/6/09
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
9. [TITLE OF inof the 101!
Green PRESENTATION]!
Overview the Stimulus!
Suretyship Stimulus!
• Shovel Ready Projects
• Funds available until Sept. 30, 2010
• Goal to use 50 percent funding for
projects initiated by June 17, 2009
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
10. [TITLE OF inof the 101!
Green PRESENTATION]!
Overview the Stimulus!
Suretyship Stimulus!
• Green Industries in the Stimulus:
1. Federal Buildings
2. State Energy Programs
3. State Weatherization
4. Schools
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
11. Green BuildingPRESENTATION]!
[TITLE OF in the Stimulus!
Green Industries in Stimulus!
Suretyship 101!
• Federal Buildings - GSA
• Agency: General Services Administration
• $4.5 billion to convert federal buildings to
High-Performance Green Buildings.
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
12. Green BuildingPRESENTATION]!
[TITLE OF in the Stimulus!
Green Industries in Stimulus!
Suretyship 101!
• Federal Buildings - GSA
• “GSA has 45 days to submit its official
project list.”
• Incredibly, project list published
April 2, 2009
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
13. Green BuildingPRESENTATION]!
[TITLE OF in the Stimulus!
Green Industries in Stimulus!
Suretyship 101!
• Federal Buildings - GSA
• D.C. $1.2 billion
• Virginia $66 million
• Maryland $25 million
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
14. Green BuildingPRESENTATION]!
[TITLE OF in the Stimulus!
Green Industries in Stimulus!
Suretyship 101!
• Federal Buildings - GSA
• “All GSA new construction projects and
substantial renovations must be certified
through the LEED Green Building Rating
System of the U.S. Green Building Council.”
• “Projects are encouraged to exceed basic
LEED green building certification and
achieve LEED Silver level.”
-www.gsa.gov
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
15. Green BuildingPRESENTATION]!
[TITLE OF in the Stimulus!
Green Industries in Stimulus!
Suretyship 101!
• Federal Buildings - DOD
• Agency: Department of Defense Energy
Conservation Investment Program
• $3.6 billion for energy efficiency projects and
modernization of facilities.
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
16. Green BuildingPRESENTATION]!
[TITLE OF in the Stimulus!
Green Industries in Stimulus!
Suretyship 101!
• State Energy Program
• Agency: Department of Energy
• $3.1 billion for State Energy Program (SEP).
• Funding requires Governors’ assurances
regarding stricter building codes and reform
utility policies.
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
17. Green BuildingPRESENTATION]!
[TITLE OF in the Stimulus!
Green Industries in Stimulus!
Suretyship 101!
• Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Block Grant Program
• Agency: State and Local Governments
• $3.2 billion provided to local governments
to implement energy efficiency and
conservation programs.
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
18. Green BuildingPRESENTATION]!
[TITLE OF in the Stimulus!
Green Industries in Stimulus!
Suretyship 101!
• Weatherization Assistance Program
(WAP)
• Agency: States
• $5 billion for weatherization of low-income
family homes
• Estimate: will weatherize one million homes
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
19. Green BuildingPRESENTATION]!
[TITLE OF in the Stimulus!
Green Industries in Stimulus!
Suretyship 101!
• Assisted Housing
• Agency: Department of Housing and
Urban Development
• $2.25 billion for energy retrofits of
existing affordable housing
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
20. Green BuildingPRESENTATION]!
[TITLE OF in the Stimulus!
Green Industries in Stimulus!
Suretyship 101!
• Green Schools
• Agency: State
• $9.75 billion for public safety and other
government services,
• Can include modernization, renovation or
repair of public school facilities consistent
with a recognized green building rating
system
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
21. [TITLE OF inof the 101!
Green PRESENTATION]!
Overview the is Stimulus!
Information Stimulus!
Suretyship Power!
• The Green is Flowing Now
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
22. [TITLE Prepare forisGreen!
OF PRESENTATION]!
Suretyship and Green Building!
Information Power!
• Information at Your Disposal
1. Understand FedBizOpps and state
websites.
2. Register on Central Contractor Registration
database (www.ccr.gov).
3. Form relationships with agencies and
contractor.
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
23. [TITLE Preparethe isGreen!
OF PRESENTATION]!
Overview of forStimulus!
Green in the 101!
Information Stimulus!
Suretyship Power!
• The Secret Weapons
• FedBizOpps: https://www.fbo.gov/
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
24. [TITLE Preparethe isGreen!
OF PRESENTATION]!
Overview of forStimulus!
Green in the 101!
Information Stimulus!
Suretyship Power!
• The Secret Weapons
• State Website – Virginia stimulus.virginia.gov
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
25. [TITLE Preparethe isGreen!
OF PRESENTATION]!
Overview of forStimulus!
Green in the 101!
Information Stimulus!
Suretyship Power!
• State Website -Maryland
• http://statestat.maryland.gov/recovery.asp
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
26. [TITLE Preparethe isGreen!
OF PRESENTATION]!
Overview of forStimulus!
Green in the 101!
Information Stimulus!
Suretyship Power!
• The Secret Weapons
• StimulusWatch.org
• Shovel ready
projects submitted
by U.S. Mayors
Conference 2008
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
27. [TITLE Avoid Green Risk!
OF PRESENTATION]!
Suretyship and Green Building!
• Risks
• ew,
N
inexperienced
entities
involved with
green building
- U.S. Mayors Conference, Mainstreet Economic Recovery Report
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
28. Green BuildingPRESENTATION]!
[TITLE AvoidIndustries in Stimulus!
OF the Stimulus!
Green inGreen101!
Suretyship Risk!
• Risks
• Guaranteed LEED certification
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
29. [TITLE Avoid Green Risk!
OF PRESENTATION]!
Suretyship Be Shovel Ready!
How to and Green Building!
• Risks
• Energy Efficiency Requirements
Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
30. Getting Green From theBuilding!
Suretyship and Green Stimulus!
• What Did You Learn?
• reen building opportunities are out there.
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• he Secret Weapon - StimulusWatch.org.
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Chris Cheatham - www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com!
31. Getting Green From theBuilding!
Suretyship and Green Stimulus!
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