Northern Virginia goes green without disputes

Let ‘green computing’ take root in your office

By Dolan Media Newswires
Published: November 26, 2012
Tags: Going Green, Technology

Eco-friendliness doesn’t have to stop at the IT department’s door. For a few years now, many enterprises have embarked on green computing initiatives, making changes to their technology and practices to become more efficient and environmentally aware. “Green computing” is an umbrella term that describes a wide range of strategies, including computer and peripheral manufacturing. [...]

Legal Issues with LEED and Green Building: A New Frontier?

By Christopher G. Hill
Published: May 31, 2010
Tags: Going Green

Sustainable or “green” construction is here to stay. Future energy requirements, environmental issues and government mandates either require or will soon require that construction professionals and their attorneys deal with a brave new world of building. The LEED rating system has become the leading method to determine the “greenness” of a building or neighborhood. Owners [...]

Practice as a LEED Accredited Professional

By Jonathan C. Kinney and Timothy R. Hughes
Published: May 31, 2010
Tags: Going Green

The current green building landscape is dominated by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) and its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. USGBC has seen a dramatic growth in its membership and the LEED program has become synonymous with green building. Lawyers interested in developing a legal practice incorporating sustainability, land use, [...]

Protecting yourself, data when recycling

By dmc-admin
Published: May 31, 2010
Tags: Going Green, Law Office Management, Technology

When donating or recycling used computers, it’s important to keep your personal files out of the wrong hands. Simply deleting files from your computer does not clear the information from your hard drive. Armed with the right tools, even an inexperienced crook can recover client data, legal documents, credit card numbers, browser history, passwords and [...]

Old computers can get new life through recycling

By dmc-admin
Published: May 31, 2010
Tags: Going Green, Law Office Management, Technology

As technology develops at a seemingly exponential rate, many small firms and businesses find themselves burdened with obsolete equipment. Limited resources and overall lack of awareness, coupled with concerns for the environment, have prompted some offices to hang on to old computers rather than throw them away. Those environmental concerns, however, are not without merit. [...]

Green practices at firms require coordination

By Alan Cooper
Published: May 31, 2010
Tags: Going Green, Law Office Management

Green practices at a law firm can be the result of a coordinated effort by a 900-lawyer institution or a single lawyer following what she describes as her “hippy-dippy” inclinations. Robert J. Couture, executive director of Richmond-based McGuireWoods LLP, said the firm has been recycling its paper since the 1990s but has greatly expanded its [...]