In this episode, Patrick Miller speaks with Nicole DeNamur about her innovative firm, Climate Aligned Law, where she combines over a decade of legal experience with deep knowledge of sustainable building processes. Their discussion covers rapidly emerging developments in mandatory building performance standards in cities and states across the US, how these new regulatory frameworks impact leasing and construction agreements, as well as some of the technical aspects of accounting for a building’s environmental impact throughout its lifecycle.

GUEST: Nicole DeNamur is the founder and owner of Climate Aligned Law. She was also a member of the team of lawyers tasked with transposing the work of The Chancery Lane Project, to US markets and relevance. She demonstrated her leadership regarding climate-aligned contracts, through this pro bono work, crafting some of the first model clauses of this type, designed for US markets. Nicole transposed what is now known as “Willow’s Clause,” which works to manage the impacts of embodied carbon in construction. Nicole is also currently an Affiliate Instructor at the University of Washington, Department of Real Estate Studies, where she teaches the course she developed, Risk and Reward in Sustainable Development.

HOST: Patrick Miller is the Founding Attorney at Impact Advocates APC, a law firm based in Los Angeles which focuses on commercial litigation & international arbitration, as well as ESG advisory services such as implementing responsible supply chain frameworks.

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