Allen Matkins attorney Bryan Jackson made the recommendation during an Aug. 11 webinar that Green Building Insider sponsored entitled "Green Construction Contracts."

There are seven new entries to our list of newsworthy developments that are scheduled to take place over the next several years.

Providing the advice was George DuBose, vice president of building consulting services for Orlando-based Liberty Building Forensics Group.

A White House representative made the announcement at the U.S. Green Building Council's 2010 Federal Summit conference, where GBI also covered remarks from U.S. General Services Administration Administrator Martha Johnson and other officials.

GBI's Ecobuild America conference coverage also includes update on Energy Star Buildings progress, exhibitor developments.  

Topics addressed in GBI's coverage of the recently concluded Ecobuild America conference include a new AIA report on municipal green building programs, a consultant's advice for green building projects, and recent exhibitor developments.