Benefits Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) has evolved rapidly over the past decade as more and more urban areas build or expand light rail, passenger rail, subway, bus rapid transit and other public transportation modes. Design elements are critical in making TOD projects truly transit-oriented, not just transit-adjacent. Similarly, transit stations need to become more neighborhood-oriented for TOD projects to succeed. This course will exami...

Benefits Uncertain and potentially costly environmental risks present difficult obstacles for parties involved in purchasing, selling, developing, leasing, operating or financing in today's business and real estate market. In an attempt to meet these needs, the insurance industry has developed a broad range of risk-specific environmental insurance products. In considering the use of insurance for the transfer of environmental risks, it is impo...

Benefits 501(c)(3) organizations are subject to very specific rules - and very harsh penalties - with respect to both lobbying and political activity. Lobbying is permitted, but only in specific circumstances. Political activity is never permitted. This live audio conference will explain, in plain English, how to avoid the pitfalls and how to take advantage of the opportunities available to 501(c)(3) organizations. Practical guidance will be p...

Benefits This live audio conference will provide updates and analysis of the most recent court decisions relating to eminent domain, including the 'public use' limitation under federal and state law. In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Kelo v. City of New London in 2005, many state courts - and state legislatures - have addressed the question of whether a taking is truly for public use. The Kelo case has also raised interest in...

Benefits From the Affordable Care Act to the IRS's Tax-Exempt Divisions Workplan for 2012, there is a lot of changes and hot issues to keep track of. This live audio conference will give a quick rundown of the hot developments impacting exempt organizations in 2012 and beyond. Whether you work with charities, social clubs, business associations or one of the other 30 or so types of exempt organizations, you will have an updated sense of the re...

Benefits Buying existing developments, whether commercial or residential, carries added legal and financial risks not otherwise associated with ground-up development projects. These risks are further heightened when acquiring distressed property from bank foreclosure sales or under similar circumstances. Frequently, persons who acquire such developments fail to appreciate the additional due diligence and proactive measures required to successf...

Implementing Deep Retrofits fosters competency in developing retrofit solutions that demonstrate integrated, holistic, and synergistic approaches to energy-efficient retrofits. The goal is to yield higher performance results than are achieved with standard, individual, and routine energy conservation measures. Develop skills in scoping opportunities and drafting a statement of work; building system synergies and areas of technology integration...

Benefits The wireless industry has built more than 250,000 cell sites in the United States in the past 20 years. But many more cell sites are needed as iPhones™, iPads™ and the like strain existing network capacity with data, email, computer and video applications. New cell sites and significant modifications to existing cell sites will also be needed due to the government's goal of using wireless to increase broadband speeds and c...

Benefits EPA's Unified Guidance (UG) offers major new recommendations for handling and analyzing groundwater monitoring data. Incorporating these recommendations into your groundwater monitoring program is not only consistent with current EPA guidelines - aiding in complying with regulatory expectations - but it also allows for better and scientifically accurate evaluation of groundwater conditions at your site. The new recommendations include...

Benefits Many state and local governments are acquiring a variety of preservation easements for a broad variety of reasons and it is important that property owners understand the proper method of valuing these easements to insure they are receiving just compensation. Further, condemnors are increasingly recharacterizing temporary construction easements as noneasements to avoid paying compensation. Property owners and their attorneys need to kn...